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SMALL PLATES MATCHING
Any advice for how to go about choosing a bottle of wine when ordering various small plates, which seems to have become the new norm in dining out?
Lorna Deans, by email
It’s honestly not as difficult as it sounds – the trick is to avoid wines with a distinctive personality that might clash with some foods or which are polarising. Gewürztraminer for example. Italian whites such as Orvieto, Verdicchio and Vernaccia are