A nice warm, flavorful curry is the perfect antidote for a cold winter's night! Recipes and wine pairing information for Indian Chicken Curry, Thai Curry and Seafood Curry are here:

http://kathleenlisson.blogspot.com/2008/01/recipe-and-wine-pairing-for-indian.html

A sophisticated dish that is surprisingly easy to create! Of course, there is red wine involved!

How to Poach Pears

What do you serve when half your guests only drink white and the other half simply love reds?

Four heavy - hitter Chefs each offer a food pairing that works well with both red and white wines. See the dishes and the wines here:

Wine and Cheese Pairing Ideas

In a Washington Post article entitled, 'With a Chunk of Cheese, Pour These,' Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page recommend the following wine and cheese matches:

Before dinner, try Chevre and Sancerre or Camembert and sparkling wine.

If you will be serving the Gewurztraminer with an Asian or other suitable entree, try Muenster cheese as a before dinner pairing with a bottle of Alsatian Gewurztraminer. What a great way to welcome your guests while you put the finishing touches on dinner!

For a savory after-dinner treat, they recommend Stilton and Port -- or Roquefort and Sauternes / other dessert wine.

With a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon, try a milder cow's milk cheeses (such as Gouda) or milder blue cheeses.

Chardonnay matches with cow's and goat's milk cheeses, but avoid sheep's milk cheeses.

Merlot pairs with cow's and sheep's milk cheeses and milder blue cheeses.

Pinot Noir pairs with cow's and sheep's milk cheeses but avoid goat's milk cheeses and blue cheeses.

Sauvignon Blanc pairs with goat's and sheep's milk cheeses, but avoid blue cheeses.

For a glass of Syrah or Shiraz, choose a cow's milk cheese like cheddar but avoid blue cheeses.

Match Zinfandel with cow's and sheep's milk cheeses and blue cheeses.

The authors had a wonderful party tip - separate your cheeses at different cheese stations and serve the cheeses alongside tasting-sized glasses of well matched wines. What a great idea to add a little wine education to your next social event.

Much more information and the author's recommendation for the perfect cheese for most any wine and the perfect wine for most any cheese are included in the article, which is here:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/11/AR2007121100479.html