Wine pairing made simple and Passover desserts

We hear you! You’re interested in wine and want the basics spelled out so you can hold your own with your oenophile friends. Canadian Living features our new wine writer and Sommelier - Anne Martin - who sets off to debunk wine myths and makes wine easy to understand and pair with food. Subscribe to Canadian Living to receive Anne's insightful wine advice fresh off the press.

We have two of Anne's articles online:

• Shiraz and Syrrah: Demystifying this adaptable red grape
• Chardonnay: How to enjoy this versatile wine

Make the most of your newfound wine knowledge with our Chardonnay Wine Pairing Menus. We’ve put together three menus for any style of Chardonnay that you are serving this spring.

Stuck for kosher wine on Passover? Try Yarden’s 2005 Viognier from Israel. Feature it with one of our 5 Seder menus. We have great Passover dessert ideas - including our Passover Sunshine Cake featured above - to go along with dinner.

I have reviewed more Kosher wine picks sampled by The Canadian Living Test Kitchen. Click here to see our favourite choices.

If wine is not your drink of choice, how about beer? The Foodie File is giving away two free tickets to The Brewers Plate event; leave a comment on this post with your favourite beer and food match to win tickets if you live in the Toronto area, or to win a fabulous cookbook - Wild Sweets Chocolate by Dominique and Cindy Duby - if you live in the rest of Canada!