How to Choose a Wine With Dinner

Picking out a bottle of wine or ordering wine at a restaurant seems like it should be a simple process, but it often isn't. Beyond the basic question of red or white, you need to choose the type of grape, the level of quality and the...
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Choosing wine doesn't have to be stressful or intimidating. AM's got 4 easy steps to guide you toward decisiveness.
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Shopping for wine can be an overwhelming and daunting experience. So many bottles, labels, regions! 

Thanksgiving is upon us again, and I am sure all of you are looking forward to relaxed gatherings with friends and family. Small or large, thoughts are not just on the food to be prepared, but also on the wines to serve. Choosing Thanksgiving wines should be an enjoyable task, not riddled with anxiety. Read on for some tips to help you chose confidently and stay within budget — and I'll share what I'm serving this year as well.

If you're going on a date or having dinner with friends, you need to learn the art of prolonged pleasure. (And no, we do not mean that pleasure.) We mean: How do you make the drinking go on forever? Some guys go from red to white, then back to red, and lose their palates and their friends all at once. Others spend too much money on splashy bottles when they can't even taste what's inside. Our food-and-wine critic, who has endured long evenings good and bad, tells you how to go gently into the night
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