Are you sometimes overwhelmed with where to start when you are handed the wine list at a restaurant? Head Thirsty Girl, Leslie Sbrocco has some tips for help you navigate through a wine list.

TIPS

• Ask for help from the sommelier.
• Be adventurous- and look for other sections or wines from other countries.
• Instead of just a glass, go for a half bottle of wine.

When it comes to pairing wine with food, we all have our favorites.  Whether you’re eating something sweet, salty or spicy, try think of “refreshing” when pairing a wine with it. Here, Leslie shares some of her favorite tips when pairing wine with food.

A Food and Wine pairing tip from Leslie: Match the texture or feel of the food and wine: Delicate foods with delicate wines and big foods with big wines. (Think leather pants with a sweater and linen pants with a cotton shirt.) It’s not the outdated mantra of red wine with meat and white with fish; it’s about the weight of the food and wine in your mouth.

What are your food and wine pairing tips?

What favorite wines do you like to pair with heavier, more robust foods?

What wines do you pair with lighter fare?

Think about the textures of food when deciding what wine to pair them with. In this video, wine expert and Head Thirsty Girl, Leslie Sbrocco gives her tips for how to pair different food dishes with wines taking into account their textures and flavors.

Of course, any glass with wine in it is considered a wine glass but what else should you consider when choosing wine stemware? In this video, Leslie Sbrocco gives you a quick overview about what features to consider for your wine stemware. And find out her bonus tips for how to keep track of your wine glass at a party.

Many of you may ask, “Leftover wine? What’s that?” Should you find yourself with some leftover wine and are wondering how to keep it fresh until later, watch the video below as head Thirsty Girl, Leslie Sbrocco, shares her tips for storing leftover wine.