| There's no doubt about it, wine is more popular | | | | making a dinner of fish, chicken, or even pork, |
| than ever. Not only is wine a great choice with | | | | white wine is a fairly safe bet. Keep in mind that |
| meals, it can also be a very important part of a | | | | this is a very, very basic rule; the inclusion of |
| social gathering as a topic of discussion; no doubt | | | | certain kinds of sauce, for example, may change |
| you have heard people discussing which years | | | | the wine that you want to serve with supper. |
| were some of the best for a certain crop or | | | | In addition, white wines are generally considered |
| brand of wine, where the best ice wines are | | | | to be dessert wines; this means they may be |
| produced, and so on. | | | | served with dessert, or served as dessert. |
| We will leave some of the more advanced topics | | | | Red Wines |
| to the side for one moment in order to focus on | | | | Red wines are always best served at room |
| the two most basic questions of any entertainer: | | | | temperature. Again, glass size and shape can |
| which wines should be served at which point in | | | | make a difference here; a large bowl will help to |
| the evening, or with which types of meals, and | | | | keep the heat distributed just right. |
| how that wine is best served. | | | | You've probably already guessed that if white |
| White Wine | | | | wine means white meat, red wine means red |
| White wine is best served slightly chilled, usually at | | | | meat, and again that is the general rule. Keep in |
| just below room temperature, so an hour or so in | | | | mind, though, that there are dozens of different |
| the refrigerator should get it to the perfect | | | | red wines, and some will go better with different |
| degree for you and your guests. Believe it or not, | | | | foods. |
| the shape of the glass may have a direct effect | | | | Red wines are also generally served both as |
| on the temperature of the wine; usually a glass | | | | aperitifs and as "evening drinks"; port, for |
| that has a slightly narrower bowl than those used | | | | example, is highly fortified red wine. |
| for red wines will be used. This is to prevent body | | | | Before we receive a lot of emails from true wine |
| heat from the palm from raising the temperature | | | | connoisseurs, it's important to note that we just |
| of the wine. | | | | tried to outline the very basics in this article. The |
| When it comes to the question of what white | | | | dozens of different varieties of wine will have |
| wine is best served with, there are several | | | | their own place with certain meals and at different |
| opinions. The general rule is that white wines | | | | points of the evening. |
| should be served with white meat, so if you are | | | | |