Pairing food/wine

Question 1

What makes wines harder

Answer 1

Sweetness/unami
more bitter, acidic, less sweet, less fruity

Question 2

What makes wines softer

Answer 2

Salt, acid
less drying, less acidic, sweeter, more fruity

Question 3

What are the food characteristics that wine will react to

Answer 3

Sweet - wine seems more drying/bitter, more acidic, less sweet/fruity
Unami - wine seems more drying/bitter, more acidic, less sweet/fruity
Salty - less drying/bitter, less acidic, more fruity, more body
Acidic - less drying/bitter, less acidic more sweet/fruity (unless wine acid is low and acid food can make wine seem less fruity
Highly flavored - wine overwhelmed
Fatty/Oily - less acidic
Chili heat - wine increases heat, seems more alcoholic