The Complete Idiot's Guide to Wine and Food Pairing

Enhance Your Meal with the Perfect Wine

Ebook
On sale Jun 01, 2010 | 256 Pages | 9781101197967

A delectable guide that's in good taste

The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Wine & Food Pairing will help readers find the perfect pairings beyond the truism of red going with red and white going with white, noting the similarities and differences in intensity, acidity, and sweetness of the wines in relation to the tastes of the cuisine.

• Includes a glossary, a master pairings list for more than 100 foods and wines, wine menus for special dinners, and wine and food resources
• Breaks down white, red, sparkling, and dessert wines into flavor profiles for pairing
• Matches wines with international cuisine
Jaclyn Stuart is a certified sommelier with three different accreditations from the French Wine Society, the Court of Master Sommeliers, and the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET). She is the owner of the specialty wine and fine foods retailer Vintage Elkhart Lake. In 2011 Stuart received the title TopNewSomm in the Great Lakes Region from the Guild of Sommeliers. In 2016 she received the WSET Diploma in Wisconsin. View titles by Jaclyn Stuart
Jeanette Hurt is an award-winning food, wine, and travel writer. Her books include The Unofficial Aldi Cookbook, The Cheeses of California, Wisconsin Cocktails, and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Wine and Food Pairing. Her work can also be found in Wine Enthusiast, Relish, Saveur, and dozens of other publications.  View titles by Jeanette Hurt

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A delectable guide that's in good taste

The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Wine & Food Pairing will help readers find the perfect pairings beyond the truism of red going with red and white going with white, noting the similarities and differences in intensity, acidity, and sweetness of the wines in relation to the tastes of the cuisine.

• Includes a glossary, a master pairings list for more than 100 foods and wines, wine menus for special dinners, and wine and food resources
• Breaks down white, red, sparkling, and dessert wines into flavor profiles for pairing
• Matches wines with international cuisine

Author

Jaclyn Stuart is a certified sommelier with three different accreditations from the French Wine Society, the Court of Master Sommeliers, and the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET). She is the owner of the specialty wine and fine foods retailer Vintage Elkhart Lake. In 2011 Stuart received the title TopNewSomm in the Great Lakes Region from the Guild of Sommeliers. In 2016 she received the WSET Diploma in Wisconsin. View titles by Jaclyn Stuart
Jeanette Hurt is an award-winning food, wine, and travel writer. Her books include The Unofficial Aldi Cookbook, The Cheeses of California, Wisconsin Cocktails, and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Wine and Food Pairing. Her work can also be found in Wine Enthusiast, Relish, Saveur, and dozens of other publications.  View titles by Jeanette Hurt

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