Pairing Wine and Food

A Handbook for All Cuisines

Published by Burford Books
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book

Matching the right wine to any dish can be the ultimate dining puzzle.  Pairing Wine and Food, with its comprehensive, ready-reference lists of foods and their complementary wines, will show you how.  With hundreds of international dishes listed, and a wealth of wines that go with them best, the book also covers how and why foods and wines taste as they do, and how those tastes blend. 
            This fully revised book takes the original 1999 edition and updates it for today’s vibrant international culinary atmosphere.  This edition reflects the wider range of wines popular now, from South America, Australia/New Zealand and elsewhere, as well as cuisines such as Thai and Indian that are commonplace for food enthusiasts today.  Also featured are famous contemporary chefs speaking about wine and food pairings.

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Product Details

  • Publisher: Burford Books (May 15, 2012)
  • Length: 208 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781580805179

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“The superlative precision provided in Pairing Wine and Food should serve to blur the divisiveness often found between foodies and grape nuts. At its best, the palate game (played by both food and wine lovers) requires the most honed tasting skills backed by a prodigious memory. Johnson-Bell has contributed a splendid resource for the novice and expert.”

– Foreword Reviews

“The superlative precision provided in Pairing Wine and Food should serve to blur the divisiveness often found between foodies and grape nuts. At its best, the palate game (played by both food and wine lovers) requires the most honed tasting skills backed by a prodigious memory. Johnson-Bell has contributed a splendid resource for the novice and expert.”

– Foreword Reviews

“The superlative precision provided in Pairing Wine and Food should serve to blur the divisiveness often found between foodies and grape nuts. At its best, the palate game (played by both food and wine lovers) requires the most honed tasting skills backed by a prodigious memory. Johnson-Bell has contributed a splendid resource for the novice and expert.”

– Foreword Reviews

“The superlative precision provided in Pairing Wine and Food should serve to blur the divisiveness often found between foodies and grape nuts. At its best, the palate game (played by both food and wine lovers) requires the most honed tasting skills backed by a prodigious memory. Johnson-Bell has contributed a splendid resource for the novice and expert.”

– Foreword Reviews

“Here is a handy guide explaining the tastes and aromas of wine and food and how this knowledge enhances the enjoyment of both. . . . Useful for everyone from beginning oenophiles to restaurateurs, this book is highly recommended.”

– Library Journal

“Here is a handy guide explaining the tastes and aromas of wine and food and how this knowledge enhances the enjoyment of both. . . . Useful for everyone from beginning oenophiles to restaurateurs, this book is highly recommended.”

– Library Journal

“Here is a handy guide explaining the tastes and aromas of wine and food and how this knowledge enhances the enjoyment of both. . . . Useful for everyone from beginning oenophiles to restaurateurs, this book is highly recommended.”

– Library Journal

“Here is a handy guide explaining the tastes and aromas of wine and food and how this knowledge enhances the enjoyment of both. . . . Useful for everyone from beginning oenophiles to restaurateurs, this book is highly recommended.”

– Library Journal

“The growing popularity of non-European cuisines has made food-wine matching even more problematic. Nevertheless, there are some thoughtful ways to go about picking a wine to accompany those enchiladas or that pad thai. Johnson-Bell writes clearly about how food flavors affect the way wine is perceived and vice versa.”

– Booklist

“The growing popularity of non-European cuisines has made food-wine matching even more problematic. Nevertheless, there are some thoughtful ways to go about picking a wine to accompany those enchiladas or that pad thai. Johnson-Bell writes clearly about how food flavors affect the way wine is perceived and vice versa.”

– Booklist

“The growing popularity of non-European cuisines has made food-wine matching even more problematic. Nevertheless, there are some thoughtful ways to go about picking a wine to accompany those enchiladas or that pad thai. Johnson-Bell writes clearly about how food flavors affect the way wine is perceived and vice versa.”

– Booklist

“The growing popularity of non-European cuisines has made food-wine matching even more problematic. Nevertheless, there are some thoughtful ways to go about picking a wine to accompany those enchiladas or that pad thai. Johnson-Bell writes clearly about how food flavors affect the way wine is perceived and vice versa.”

– Booklist

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