The best food and wine pairings have something called "muscle." Modo di Bere host Rose Thomas Bannister illuminates the Italian gems that will take your holiday wine pairings from the usual suspects to the sweet spot amid the tannin, acid, fruit and fat. Please enjoy the audio version of Modo di Bere Magazine's Fall & Winter Holiday Wine Pairing Guide. To read and refer to the written guide, visit mododibere.com/magazine, and don't forget to subscribe to the newsletter.

For a review of the basic principles of food and wine pairing, revisit RT's interview with pairing expert Joyce Lin from Season 2, Episode 5.

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