Peanut butter and jelly. Salt and pepper. Mac and cheese. There are too many classic food pairings to count. But there’s one combination that’s a step above the rest – wine and cheese. Nothing says luxury quite like a great bottle of vino and some perfectly aged cheese. Here’s what you need to know about pairing these two ingredients at your next party… There’s actually a scientific reason why wine and cheese taste so good when eaten together. Researchers from Rutgers University found that astringent foods such as wine and fatty ingredients like cheese strike a balance on our palates because they’re opposites on the sensory spectrum… “The mouth is a magnificently sensitive somatosensory organ, arguably the most sensitive in the body,” said Paul Breslin of Rutgers University. “The way foods make our mouths feel has a great deal to do with what foods we choose to eat.”