"You're not gonna get the girl unless you have champagne and champagne glasses," Singh says. "It's just not gonna happen."

Throw a curveball, and pick "something a little off the beaten path." Singh recommends: gruner veltliner from Austria or moscophilero from Greece.

"Perhaps you discovered it on a trip, so when you serve it to her, you can tell a little story about it," Singh says. Don't tell her it scored 89 points in the Wine Spectator. "Never score a wine," Singh warns, "because basically all you're telling her is you can read a magazine. She wants to hear that you're exciting and you're willing to discover new things."

"If it's got a little age to it, and you open it for her, she's going to feel very special," Singh says. A Bordeaux or a California cabernet works. "You don't have to spend a lot of money to get the age," Singh explains. "Italian wines are perfect for this, too, because they do tend to age them a little longer." Her picks: a Brunello de Montelcino or an Italian Barbaresco or Amarone.

"It doesn't have to be fancy," Singh says. When you want the red wine to open up, serve it in a decanter. No need to wait 30 minutes, either -- just pour the wine into the decanter and start drinking.

Cheap glasses are good for parties, but when she comes back to your place, break out the nice stemware -- you only need two glasses, after all. If she's a red wine fan, "give her the bigger glass for red wine," Singh says. "I'll let you draw the phallic conclusions there."