This new section of our web site presents a user-friendly guide to pairing food and wine, including the link, "Ten Tips to Successful Food and Wine Pairing". Each varietal is listed with common flavors and aromas, best source regions, typical styles, compatible base and bridge ingredients, and tips on marrying each varietal to foods. Varietals are:

Champagne/Sparkling Wine Pinot Noir
Sauvignon/Fumé Blanc Sangiovese
Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio Zinfandel
Riesling Syrah, Rhône Blends, Dry Rosé
Gewürztraminer Merlot
Viognier Cabernet Sauvignon
Chardonnay Dessert Wines

This information is excerpted from The Wine Lover's Cookbook - Great Recipes for the Perfect Glass of Wine by Sid Goldstein, VP, Director of Marketing Communications with Fetzer Vineyards/Brown-Forman wines. Excerpted with permission from The Wine Lover's Cookbook - Great Recipes for the Perfect Glass of Wine, Chronicle Books, 1999.