Over at the Amex OPEN Forum, Maggie writes about creating a thoughtful restaurant wine list. It seems obvious to say it, but the best way for restaurants to encourage customers to order wine with their meals is to make sure the wine complements the food. Check out the article and tell us what you think. More

No one likes to feel like a dope when staring down a wine list. So here's a cheat sheet on how to avoid embarrassment, culled from the collective wisdom of sommeliers and other wine professionals. For example, never walk into a wine store or restaurant and ask for a nice, dry red wine. It's like walking into a grocery store and saying, "excuse me, do you have any FOOD?'" More