Simply Wine host Andrea Immer, and Ellen Flora, wine educator at Domaine Chandon, offer these wine pairings:

Domaine Chandon Pairings

• Goat Cheese and Brut Classic
  
• Humboldt Fog and Riche Chardonnay
  
• Raspberries and Riche
  
• Manchego and étoile Rosé
  
• étoile is Domaine Chandon's name for their rosé and translates to "star."

Glossary of Terms

• Flavor style — dry or sweet
  
• House style — indication of body; light, medium or full
  
• Category — classic or specialty
  
• Brut non-vintage — a blend of vintages for consistency and complexity
  
• Vintage — from a single year's harvest
  
• Rosé — red wine adds color and body
  
• Blanc de Blancs — made from white grapes only
  
• Tete de Cuveé or prestige cuveé — the most expensive bottling of the house
  
• Sur Lees — on the lees or on the yeast deposit (a richer, more complex flavor arises the longer the wine stays on the lees)
  
• Body style — how heavy it feels in the mouth (think skim milk verses heavy cream). Brut is a lighter body, prestige cuveé is a medium body and rosé has the fullest body.
  
• Chardonnay — front palate
  
• Pinot Noir — back palate
  
• Pinot Meunier — seasoning
  
• Yeasty — fresh dough, bread-like aroma and/or flavor
  
• Bready — a grainy flavor often found in ales
  
• Biscuity — flavor often associated with malt
  
• Nutty — nut-like bouquet often found in white wines

Winery: Domaine Chandon, Yountville, Calif.
www.chandon.com