Why can we taste more in our food after drinking wine?

Question: Why can we taste more in our food after drinking wine?
- Keywords:
  food,
  taste,
  wine
Asked by mrinsanet to Asif, Laura, Lena, Sean, Viv on 16 Mar 2012.
- Sean Murphy answered on 16 Mar 2012:
  
  I think some foods taste better with wine.
  
  Here is a bit of an explanation:
  http://www.winecurmudgeon.com/my_weblog/2012/01/does-wine-make-food-taste-better.html
- Lena Ciric answered on 17 Mar 2012:
  
  I don’t think we can taste any more food, but there are certain flavours in the wine that complement the food that you are eating which might make it taste better. I expect the alcohol in your system also makes the food seem to taste better. 😉

Question: Why can we taste more in our food after drinking wine?