Decanting Napa Valley: The Cookbook: 100 Wines from Vintners with Pairing Recipes from Restauranteurs, Wineries and Professional Chefs

by Michelle Higgins

Decanting Napa Valley : The Cookbook brings together over 100 wines from vintners, with tasting notes by 62 winemakers, and 180 pairing recipes from 72 celebrated restauranteurs, winery and professional regional chefs. This unique collaboration also features stemware history and education by Riedel Crystal. It is the enthusiastic people within the Napa Valley: the winemakers, the chefs, and the creative professionals, who, in collaboration, allowed it to emerge as America's premier viticultural region. It is the land where the artisan food movement began; sustainable small farms, chefs and farmers working in symbiotic relationships and it is this unique landscape that has inspired a renewed respect for food and wine. The Decanting Napa Valley Cookbook features contributions from many of the wine regions most acclaimed wine producers including: Ardore, Arkenstone, Bacchanal, Buoncristiani, Cade, Cakebread, Caldwell, Continuum, Cross, Dancing Hares, Dare, Darioush, David Arthur, Dolce, Domaine Carneros, Domaine Chandon, Etude, Fantesca, Far Niente, Favia, Ghost Block, Grgich Hills, Hartwell, Hoffmann, Hope and Grace, Joseph Phelps, Keever, Lail, Martin Estate, Melka Wines, Miner, Mi Sueno, Nickel & Nickel, Newton, Pott Wine, Pride Mountain, Quintessa, Quixote, Revana, Reynolds, Round Pond, Roy Estate, Schramsberg, Silver Oak, Spring Mountain, St. Supery, Swanson, Viader, Vineyard 7 & 8, Waugh and ZD.

387 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Karon [KC] · Rating 3 out of 5]

A must-have reference into pairing recipes from vintners and restauranteurs, wineries and professional chefs. Supported by respected names in the food and beverage industry in Napa Valley, this is a wonderful addition to anyone's interests in wines and pairings, exquisite recipe presentations and selections for haute cuisine.