Fine wines -- best without food?

[Thomas]

Sometimes, w.w. is a philosopher.

I think everyone who posted (except Jaime) agrees on this matter.

We have had similar discussions before, and it all seems to point to cultural differences between the Old and New Worlds; the former mainly use wine as a food (with scant few exceptions); the latter is just learning how.

My dream is that this country becomes a wine culture, which demands that wine and food stay joined forever, dare I say, like Coke and McDonald's... .(Forgive the lack of either "Brand" or "TM," and please, lawyers, I at least capitalized the two--we writers must cover our behinds.)