Ha ha griff . We don't do food and wine protocol in our house . But we did actually have a bottle of merlot with the steak . Then a bit of Sauv blanc after . Now your gunna tell me never to mix the grape . 
No, that's perfectly acceptable.
Sounds like you had a good night. The last time I
really mixed them though, the toilet in our hotel room looked like the back of JFK's car as the cavalcade headed through Texas.