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15 Rules for Great Wine and Food Pairings

F&W Wine Guide 2010 Food & Wine’s Wine Guide 2010 is like a pocket-size sommelier eager to tell you what to drink, why it’s good and what the important trends are. Here, a peek.

How to Be a Smarter Wine Shopper F&W’s Ray Isle tells how to navigate every part of a wine store, from the discount bins to the cabinets under lock-and-key, and come home with a delicious bottle.

Editor’s Letter

Favorite New Dessert Cookbooks This preview of fall’s top baking books celebrates easy American desserts of all kinds, from a creative chocolate-nut pound cake to a classic Southern lemon icebox pie.

15 Rules for Great Wine and Food Pairings F&W’s Ray Isle created pairing principles for the world’s most important wines, then the F&W Test Kitchen came up with stellar recipes to match. The result: the most comprehensive pairing guide we’ve ever created.

American Wine Awards 2009 F&W’s 12th annual American Wine Awards honor a shrewd importer, several terrific winemakers and great bottles that are also great values.

Ultimate Napa Wine & Pizza Party Building a clay oven is a little like a barn raising, the owners of Napa’s Fatted Calf and their friends discover: When the work’s done, the celebration starts.

Understanding Oregon Pinot Noir Country Novelist Chang-rae Lee explores the Willamette Valley and meets winemakers stubbornly protecting their independence.

What Sommeliers Know Best F&W asked 24 of the country’s savviest wine experts for tips on everything from finding the best value bottles to coping with a crumbly cork.

Wineries by the Sea Some of the world’s best beaches are minutes from world-class vineyards. F&W’s Jen Murphy names the best places to combine wine tasting with surfing, swimming, sunning and eating.

Wines for Drinking, Not Overthinking Why can’t we talk about wine as easily as we talk about food? Writer Salma Abdelnour seeks out a common language while drinking Pinot Grigio with burgers.

Mind Blowing Glass Designs Twisted or puffy, tall or squat, the international assortment of glasses and decanters at Clo wine bar in New York City are a beautiful break from tradition.

Columns

Travel Oaxaca’s Art and Food Rebels
Equipment Paula Wolfert’s Clay-Pot Guide
Test Kitchen Perfecting Gnocchi
Kitchens Seamus Mullen’s Tips for Easy Kitchen Cleanup
Travel Insider’s Guide to French Wine Country
Wine Matters Is Grüner a Great Wine or a Groaner?
Well-Being Joe Bastianich’s Energizing Italian Recipes
Tasting Room 50 Wine Classics You Must Try
Chef Recipes Made Easy A Lesson in Spanish Tapas
Equipment Best Cellar Tips
Fast Best One-Pan Dinners
Restaurants Where to Stay and Eat in Oaxaca, Mexico
Travel Wineries by the Sea: Australia
Travel Wineries by the Sea: France & Spain
Travel Wineries by the Sea: Portugal
Travel Wineries by the Sea: South Africa
Travel Wineries by the Sea: U.S.
Travel Wineries, Hotels and Restaurants in Oregon’s Willamette Valley
Master Cook The Secret to Real Mediterranean Flavor

Wine Buying Guide: Lettie Teague’s Favorite Grüner Veltliners
Wine Wine Classics to Try: Australia
Wine Wine Classics to Try: Austria & Germany
Wine Wine Classics to Try: Chile & Argentina
Wine Wine Classics to Try: France
Wine Wine Classics to Try: History-Changing Wines
Wine Wine Classics to Try: Italy
Wine Wine Classics to Try: 1 Classic Wine, 2 Different Styles
Wine Wine Classics to Try: Renowned Classics & Their Body Doubles
Wine Wine Classics to Try: Spain & Portugal
Wine Wine Classics to Try: The Next Great Classics
Wine Wine Classics to Try: United States
Wine Best Wines Over $20
Wine Best Wines $20 and Under
Wine Importer of the Year
Wine Most Promising New Winery
Wine Winemaker of the Year
Wine Beer and Cheese
News & Notes Brit Book Gods
News & Notes Easy-To-Find Value Wines
News & Notes Easy Wine Remedies
News & Notes Eating in Wine Country
News & Notes Must-Have Glasses
News & Notes Next Great Wine Regions
News & Notes Reliable Importers
News & Notes The Glories of Greece
News & Notes Wine-Shop Stars
News & Notes Wines for Takeout
Wine Wine Guide’s Best Value Bottles

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