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Research uncovers the somatosensory basis for pairing red wine with red meat

Why does high-tannin red wine pair well with fatty red meat? According to research published in the October 9 issue of Current Biology, it is because the dry oral sensation produced by red wine counters the slippery oral sensation associated with fattiness. “The mouth is a magnificently sensitive somatosensory organ,…