Science Says Dring White Wine with Fish!


	Science Says Dring White Wine with Fish!

emilswift

10-24-2009 10:56 PM

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taste, wine, flavor, fish, white, red

emilswift says:

Research suggests why fish tastes more "fishy" when consumed with red wines instead of white.

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