You wrote:

I was trying to indicate that as wine grows in importance
it will outstrip food and the food will become secondary. The food is
usually primary at home. A restaurant is another matter. I can see special
bottles as being the focus of a meal.

We eat in and out a lot. Never found your situation to be true. Best food
(and wine) has always been at home. But maybe friends and family have
something to do with it.

Rich R.