Rule#1: You don't have to serve red wine with meat an white wine with fish.

Rule#2: You do need to decide whether you want a full or light-bodied wine - red or white- by considering the ingredients of your meat if you're offering a choice of fish, meat, and poultry, choose a light-bodied red wine such as pinot noir. It goes with everything.

Consider the Weather: Guest will often prefer a lighter wine in the warmer weather and a richer one in the cold.

Sipping Tips: Choose full-bodied red or white for cuisine that is spicy richly sauced or hearty. Choose light-bodied red or white with meals that are delicate, such as broiled fish.

TREND REPORT

A hot trend in wedding gift giving is to create a custom wine label and attach it to your favorite bottle(s) of wine. Designed to match your wedding theme and style, each label features you and your fiancée's name, the date of your wedding and a photo if you choose. Place a few of these personalized bottles at each table for dinner or you can give away smaller bottles to each guest as a gift. You can also create gift baskets for your out-of-town guest that include wine from local winery (don't forget to include a corkscrew) Lynfred Winery, Fox valley Winery and Berryville Winery are three that can prepare a beautiful assortment of wine for your out-of-town guest or your wedding reception and prepare a custom wine label.

ARIZONA WINERIES:

Arizona Vineyards..602.287.7972....Nogales, AZ

Callaghan Vineyards ..520.455.5322....Elgin, AZ...
www.callaghanvineyards.com

Cave Creek Winery..480.585.5985....Cave Creek, AZ
www.cavecreekwines.com

Charron Vineyards..502.762.8585....Vail, AZ
www.charronvineyards.com

Colibri Vineyard & Winery..520.558.2401....Portal, AZ
www.colibrivineyard.com

Domaines Ellam Winery..520.455.9309....Elgin, AZ
www.domainesellam.com

Dos Cabezas Wineworks..520.455.5389....Wilcox, AZ
www.doscabezaswinery.com

Echo Canyon Vineyard & Winery.. 928.634.8122....Sedona ..
www.echocanyonwinery.com

Fort Bowie Winery..888.299.5951....Bowie, AZ
www.fortbowievineyards.com

Gargoyle Cider & Meadery..602.843.4337....Phoenix, AZ

Javelina Leap Vineyard & Winery.. 928.274.0394....Sedona, AZ

Jerome Winery..928.639.6097.... Jerome, AZ
www.jeromewinery.com

Keeling-Schaefer Vineyards..520.507.2301....Pearce, AZ
www.keelingschaefervineyards.com

Kokpelli Winery..480.792.6927....Chandler, AZ
www.kokopelliwinery.com

Oak Creek Vineyards & Winery..928.649.0290...Cornville

Page Springs Vineyards & Cellars...928.639.3004.... Cornville, AZ....
www.pagespringscellars.com

Rancho Rossa Vineyards...520.604.6532....Elgin, AZ

San Dominique...602.945.8583....Camp Verde, AZ

Sonita Vineyards..602.455.5893....Tucson, AZ
www.sonoitavineyards.com

Terra Rossa Vineyards..602.750.8962....Tucson, AZ

Village of Elgin Wines..520.455.9309....Elgin, AZ
www.elginwines.com

Reference: Arizona Weddings