Use wine to boost the flavor in beef bourguignon, cioppino, chicken marsala and poached pears.

Cooking with wine is an easy way to boost the flavor in any recipe. Martha highlights the basic guidelines for using wine as an ingredient in four classic recipes: richly flavored beef bourguignon; cioppino, a tomato-and-wine-based fish stew; a sumptuous chicken marsala; and, for something sweet … poached pears two ways, in red and white wine.