Need help picking a wine to go with dinner? Or, ideas for what to eat with that new wine you bought? We make it easy. Here are three different ways to get pairing advice:

Start with wine:
Select wine... • Barbera • Bardolino • Barolo • Beaujolais • Brunello • Cabernet Franc • Cabernet Sauvignon • Chablis • Chardonnay • Châteauneuf-du-Pape • Chenin Blanc • Chianti • Côtes du Rhône • Dolcetto • Dry Rosé • Frascati • Gamay • Gewürztraminer • Lambrusco • Malbec • Marsanne • Meritage • Merlot • Muscadet • Piesporter • Pinot Blanc • Pinot Grigio • Pinot Gris • Pinot Noir • Red Bordeaux • Retsina • Riesling • Rioja • Sangiovese • Sauvignon Blanc • Soave • Sparkling wine • Syrah/Shiraz • Valpolicella • Various Varietals • Viognier • White Zinfandel • Zinfandel

Start with food:
Select food... • Beef • Cheeses • Eggs • Ethnic • Fish • Lamb • Pasta/Risotto/Polenta • Pizza • Pork • Poultry • Salad • Seafood • Soup • Veal

Start with sauces and flavorings:
Select sauce... • Anise/Fennel • Barbeque sauce • Basil • Béarnaise • Brown butter sauce • Butter Sauce (like beurre    blanc) • Caraway • Cheese sauce (like mornay or    alfredo sauce) • Cheesy dressings (like Blue    Cheese) • Cilantro • Citrus-flavored sauce • Creamy dressings (like 1000    Island, Ranch) • Curry powder (English) • Dill • Gorgonzola or blue cheese    sauce • Hollandaise • Horseradish sauce • Madeira/Port Sauce • Mint or mint sauce • Mushroom sauce • Mustard sauce • Oregano/Marjoram/Sage/Thyme • Pesto sauce • Rosemary • Saffron • Sauces with pungent    olives/capers/anchovies • Savory fruit sauce,    relish/chutney, or fruit salsa • Seafood cocktail sauce • Seafood sauce, cream based • Seafood sauce, tomato based • Southeast Asian or Indian    curry sauce • Soy sauce-based sauce or    marinade • Spicy or meaty tomato-based    sauces • Spicy peanut sauce • Spicy sauce or marinade • Tarragon • Tartar sauce • Tomato-based sauces (like    marinara) • Vinaigrette • Wine reduction sauce/wine    based marinade • Yogurt sauce

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Check German wine labels for the words "Erstes Gewächs," a designation that was created to be the equivalent of France's "Grand Cru" designation. Effective with the 1999 vintage, these wines are considered top quality.

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Q: What is that dent in the bottom of a bottle of wine?

A: The dent on the bottom of a wine bottle is called a punt. It is found on the bottom of Champagne/sparkling wine bottles and some still wine bottles. The main purpose of the rounded bottom or punt is to strengthen the bottle--especially important for sparkling wines--but punts also can be useful for collecting sediment and for pouring wine (it provides a place to put your thumb).