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A
acidity
Acme Fine Wines
aging
aglianico
Ah-So wine opener
albariño
Alfredo sauce
allergies
Alsace, France
Amarone
anchovies
AOC (Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée) system
appellation, definition of
apples
apricots
arneis
Aroma Wheel
artichokes
arugula
asparagus
Australia
homework six-pack
riesling
shiraz
visiting wineries in
Austria
B
bacon
balthazar, size of
banana desserts
Bandol
Banyuls
chocolate with
description of
pairing food with
Barbaresco
barbecue
barbera
Barolo
Barsac
Beaujolais
cru
description of
nouveau
pairing food with
tannin and
beef
Ota’s Monster Meat Loaf Muffins
pairing wine with
Beerenauslese
beets
bell peppers
biodynamic farming
blends
blind tastings
blogs
blueberry desserts
body
books
Bordeaux
blending in
cabernet sauvignon
first-growth chateaus of
futures in
homework six-pack
merlot
pairing food with
red
sauvignon blanc
white
Botrytis cinerea
bottles
opening
punts in
sizes of
Bourbon Ketchup
Brettanomyces
Brix scale
broccoli
brunello di Montalcino
description of
pairing food with
recommendations for
Brussels sprouts
bud break
burgers
Burgundy
chardonnay
homework six-pack
pairing food with
pinot noir
red
visiting wineries in
white
butter and butter sauces
buying
in bulk
grocery store brands
inexpensive wines
online
prices and
quantity guide
at wineries
from wine shops
C
cabbage
cabernet franc
cabernet sauvignon
description of
homework six-pack
notable versions of
pairing food with
recommendations for
similar grapes and wines
calamari
California. See also individual regions
cabernet sauvignon
chardonnay
diurnal shift in
history of winemaking in
homework six-packs
merlot
pinot noir
sauvignon blanc
sparkling wines
syrah
visiting wineries in
winemaking schools in
zinfandel
carménère
cava
caviar
ceviche
Chablis
Champagne
cheese with
description of
glasses for
homework six-pack
nonvintage (NV)
opening bottles of
pairing food with
recommendations for
serving
sparkling wine vs.
stoppers for
visiting wineries in
chardonnay
description of
notable versions of
pairing food with
recommendations for
similar grapes and wines
château, definition of
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
cheese
chenin blanc
cherries
Chianti
cheese with
Classico
description of
history of
pairing food with
recommendations for
chicken
chili
Chinese food
Chinon
chocolate
cilantro
clams
classes
clones
cloves
color
guide to
origin of
Consorzio del Vino Chianti Classico
cooking, wines for
corkage fees
corked wines
corks
broken
condition of
oxidation and
screw caps vs.
thermal expansion and
corkscrews
alternatives to
traveling with
types of
corn
Cornas
cortese
Côte Rôtie
Côtes du Rhône
crab
cranberries
Creasy, Leroy
critics
Croze-Hermitage
crush
crystals, potassium bitartrate
curry
cuvée, definition of
D
decanting
dessert wines
diacetyl
diurnal shift
DOC (Denominazione di Origine Controllata) system
dolcetto
dry wines
Duboeuf, George
duck
durif
E
educational websites
eggs
Eiswein. See ice wine
enchiladas
estate bottled, definition of
expensive wines
F
fajitas
falanghina
fermentation
figs
fish
flights
flowering
Food and Wine magazine
food and wine pairing. See also individual foods and wines
benefits of
as bridge building
for cheese
for chocolate
for desserts
for fruit
guidelines for
intensity and
parties for
personal preference and
regional
for spicy foods
subjectivity and
suggestions for, by food
suggestions for, by wine
tannin and
versatile wines for
France. See also individual wines and regions
AOC system in
cabernet sauvignon
chardonnay
homework six-packs
merlot
pinot noir
riesling
sauvignon blanc
syrah
french fries
fried food
fruit. See also individual fruits
fruit set
futures
G
gamay
game
Gavi
Germany
homework six-pack
labeling in
riesling
visiting wineries in
gewürztraminer
gift ideas
Gigondas
glassware. See wineglasses
grapes. See also individual varieties
annual production of
early development of
harvesting
history of
rain and
species of
grapevines
annual cycle of
clones
green harvesting
pruning
statistics about
struggling vs. coddled
trellising
Greece
green harvesting
grenache
grocery store brands
grüner veltliner
half bottles
at restaurants
size of
ham
harvesting
green
rain and
time for
Hermitage
homework six-packs
hot dogs
I
ice wine
IGT (Indicazion Geografica Tipica) designation
Indian food
Italy. See also individual wines
DOC system in
history of winemaking in
homework six-packs
IGT designation in
labeling in
merlot
sangiovese
visiting wineries in
J
jeroboam, size of
Jumilla
K
Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant
Ketchup, Bourbon
L
labels
anatomy of
language on
Old World vs. New World
pretty
lamb
lasagne
LeDoux, Joseph
leftover wine
legs
lemongrass
lemons
lobster
Loire Valley, France
M
macaroni and cheese
Madeira
cheese with
cooking with
description of
Malmsey
pairing food with
magazines
magnum, size of
malbec
malolactic fermentation
mangoes
marinara sauce
meat loaf
Ota’s Monster Meat Loaf Muffins
pairing wine with
melons
meritage wines
merlot
description of
notable versions of
pairing food with
recommendations for
similar grapes and wines
methuselah, size of
MOG, definition of
montepulciano d’Abruzzo
morellino di Scansano
description of
pairing food with
recommendations for
moscato d’Asti
description of
pairing food with
recommendations for
mourvèdre
Muffins, Ota’s Monster Meat Loaf
Muscadet
mushrooms
mussels
mustard and mustard-based sauces
N
Napa Valley, California
cabernet sauvignon
homework six-packs
merlot
visiting wineries in
zinfandel
nebbiolo
nebuchadnezzar, size of
negroamaro
nero d’Avola
New York state
New Zealand
homework six-pack
innovations in
pinot noir
sauvignon blanc
visiting wineries in
Noble, Ann C.
noble rot
nuts
O
oak barrels
oenology, definition of
old vines, definition of
olives
online wine retailers
Oregon
homework six-pack
pinot noir
visiting wineries in
organic wines
Orvieto
Ota’s Monster Meat Loaf Muffins
oxidation, premature
oysters
P
paella
parties
buying guide for
for food and wine pairing
leftovers after
Paso Robles, California
pasta carbonara
peaches
pears
peas
pepper (black)
pesto
petite sirah
petit verdot
Phylloxera vastatrix
pinotage
pinot blanc
pinot grigio/pinot gris
pinot meunier
pinot noir
cheese with
clones
homework six-pack
notable versions of
pairing food with
recommendations for
resveratrol in
similar grapes and wines
tannin and
versatility of
pizza
polenta
popcorn
pork
Ota’s Monster Meat Loaf Muffins
pairing wine with
Port
barrel-aged
bottle-aged
chocolate with
description of
history of
pairing food with
Portugal
potassium bitartrate crystals
potato chips
Pouilly Fumé
primitivo
Priorat
prosciutto
prosecco
pumpkin
punts
R
rabbit, pairing wine with
Rabbit wine opener
rain, effects of
raspberries
ratings
regionality
regulations
reserve, definition of
restaurants
BYOB
corkage fees at
ordering from wine list of
sommeliers at
taste test at
resveratrol
Rhône Valley, France
Ribera del Duero
ribs
riesling
description of
notable versions of
pairing food with
recommendations for
similar grapes and wines
Rioja
risotto
Robertson, Richard
rosé
description of
homework six-pack
pairing food with
production of
recommendations for
Rosso di Montalcino
description of
pairing food with
recommendations for
roussanne
S
Saint-Émilion
Saintsbury, George
salads, green
salmanazar, size of
salmon
Sancerre
description of
nicknames for
notable versions of
pairing food with
recommendations for
similar grapes and wines
sausage
Sauternes
sauvignon blanc
description of
homework six-pack
notable versions of
pairing food with
recommendations for
similar grapes and wines
scallops
schools
screw caps
sediment, separating
semillon
serving tips
Sherry
shiraz. See syrah/shiraz
shrimp
Sierra Foothills, California
smell
Soave
sommeliers
Sonoma County, California
South Africa
Southern cooking
soy sauce
spaghetti and meatballs
Spain
sparkling wines. See also Champagne
Champagne vs.
glasses for
homework six-pack
nonvintage (NV)
opening bottles of
recommendations for
rosé
serving
stoppers for
spicy foods
spinach
spitting, guide to
split, size of
steaks
Steiner, Rudolf
storage tips
strawberries
sulfites
sulfur dioxide
Super Tuscans
sushi
sweet potatoes
syrah/shiraz
description of
homework six-pack
notable versions of
pairing food with
petite sirah vs.
recommendations for
similar grapes and wines
sparkling
T
tannin
food and wine pairing and
sensitivity to
taste and
wines high in
tastings
attending
blind
descriptive language for
homework six-packs for
parties for
smell and
spitting guide for
starting group for
themes for
tours vs.
visual appearance and
Taurasi
TCA (trichloroanisole)
tears
temperature
for serving
for storing
tempranillo
terroir
Thai food
Tokaji Aszú
tomatoes
torrontés
trellising
trichloroanisole (TCA)
Trockenbeerenauslese
truffles
turkey
U
unfiltered, definition of
V
Valpolicella
vanilla
variety, definition of
veal
Ota’s Monster Meat Loaf Muffins
pairing wine with
venison
veraison
vernaccia di San Gimignano
Vinho Verde
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
vintages
viognier
viticulture, definition of
Vouvray
W
Washington state
homework six-pack
merlot
syrah
visiting wineries in
weeping
wine carriers
wine clubs
wine critics
wineglasses
charms for
as gifts
holding
swirling
types of
wine list, ordering from
wine magazines
winemaking
choices in
phases of
as science and art
terroir and
wine openers
wineries, visiting
wines. See also buying; food and wine pairing; labels; tastings; winemaking; individual wines
acidity of
aging
allergies and
appearance of
benefits of drinking
blends vs. single-varietal
bottle sizes for
calories in
color of
consumption of, by country
for cooking
corked
crystals in
decanting
descriptive language for
dessert
dry
expensive
as gifts
grocery store brands of
inexpensive
information sources about
learning about
leftover
myths about
New World vs. Old World
online retailers of
opening bottles of
organic
pour size for
prices of
rating
regulations for
running out
sediment in
serving
smelling
storing
tannin in
temperature and
terroir and
unfiltered
vintages of
Y
yeast
Z
zinfandel
chocolate with
description of
notable versions of
pairing food with
recommendations for
similar grapes and wines