General Rules

Match weights/richness of food and the body of the wine
Match the flavour of both food and wine e.g. herbal, spicy, creamy
Match acidic food with acidic wine
Match sweet foods with sweet wine
Match foods with their regional wine, if in doubt
Match red meats with highly tannic red wines
Match salty food with sweet, high acid wine (opposites attract here)
Match spicy foods with spicy wines
Match delicate food with delicate, fragrant wine.
Do not drink highly tannic red wines with oily/salty foods. Drink high acid, white wines instead
Think about your meal(dish) and it’s ingredients and then treat your wine like an additional flavour. This helps you to choose the best wine
If cooking food in a wine based sauce, try and drink the same wine.

With that in mind, check out a few classic matches