The Wine Enthusiast Magazine Wine & Food Pairings Cookbook: With More than 80 Recipes and Wine Recommendations [Hardcover]

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Book Description

Publication Date: October 7, 2008

This beautiful and easy-to-use cookbook features more than 75 innovative food and wine pairings compiled by the expert editorial team at Wine Enthusiast Magazine. Filled with delectable full-color photographs, the Wine Enthusiast Magazine Wine and Food Pairings Cookbook is sure to be appreciated by everyone from serious wine lovers to occasional wine drinkers.

With chapters that are organized by wine styles—from soft, easy reds to light, aromatic whites—this cookbook guides wine and food lovers to easily choose a wine and plan a delectable meal around it. The mouthwatering recipes come from top chefs and culinary stylemakers around the globe, from simple dishes that are ideal for a last-minute weekday meal to elegant, exotic feasts that will serve as centerpiece to a stylish special occasion. Each recipe is creatively paired with the best, and most interesting, wines from around the world, and Wine 101 sidebars break down the need-to-know facts about the styles of wines showcased. This indispensable guide also includes a comprehensive vintage chart listing the great grape varieties of the wine world and the key characteristics of each.

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About the Author

Wine Enthusiast Magazine is the world’s largest and most-read periodical on wine and spirits. Since its inception in 1988, the magazine has been bringing consumers wine news and reviews tailored to their needs.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Running Press (October 7, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762435275
• ISBN-13: 978-0762435272
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #563,453 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #98 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Drinks & Beverages > Wine > Food & Wine

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Elegant recipes for those special occasions., February 9, 2009

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kiwanissandy "Go Bucks!" (Heart of Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Wine Enthusiast Magazine Wine & Food Pairings Cookbook: With More than 80 Recipes and Wine Recommendations (Hardcover)

This book is printed on nice, coated paper so it looks good and will hold up well after many uses. There are over 80 recipes each with a wine pairing. The food recipes are geared more for entertaining type meals, they are not everyday meals.

There is Mussels Provencal, Spaghetti with Cockles, Chilled Cucumber Water with Minted Crab Salad, Lobster al'Americaine with Basmati-Risotto Cakes, Tuna with Osetra Caviar, Aglaia's Moussaka, and Duck Breast with Spaetzle, Chanterelles, and Spinach Puree...just to name a few. There are wine pairings given for all the recipes. There are no menus for suggested main entrees, sides, etc together.

If you want more everyday type meals and wine pairings then I would suggest using [...] it's something you can keep in the car and use whenever you want to pick up a bottle on the way home. It's a two sided wheel that will help you pick a wine for food you are already having.

Another book with everyday type wines and food pairings is [...] . It doesn't have recipes, it's just a list of food items with suggested drink pairings. But it's an excellent resource as well.

This book is definitely for those special meals when you want something over the top. It has great pictures as well.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What More Could You Ask For?, October 2, 2009

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Great recipes AND what wine to pair with them! Love this book! I'm not a good cook, but I can handle some of these recipes. I know nothing about wine, but I'm on a wonderful journey of discovery! I'm ordering another to send as a gift.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Recipes & Wine Pairings, July 2, 2011

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We have just started trying to be a little more selective with dinners we are preparing for company. We are also new at trying to purchase the proper wine with the perfect meal. This book has been a great help. Recipes are pretty straight forward and are great with suggestions with what works well with the meal with different wines. A nice addition to my cook book collection.