The Perfect Match: Pairing Delicious Recipes with Great Wine

by Brian St. Pierre, E.J. Armstrong (Photographer)

The best-selling Perfect Glass of Wine introduced budding aficionados to the pleasures of the vine. Now The Perfect Match takes readers to the next exploring the perfect partnership of wine and food. The Perfect Match is both a guide to the principles of pairing wine with food and a glorious collection of mouthwatering recipes. Author Brian St. Pierre takes the intimidation out and puts the accessibility in, and lists grapes by varietal with descriptions of their principal flavors, virtues as a companion with meals, and the foods they go best with. This artfully photographed volume offers over 70 delicious recipes, many based on the classics of the great wine-producing regions of Europe, as well as contemporary cuisine from the New World. Additional topics include flavors that are difficult to match, how special occasions influence wine choices, and the big cheese red, white, dry, or sweet? With two handy indexes, one by wine and one by major ingredient, finding the perfect match has never been easier.

Genres: Cookbooks

156 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2001

Reviews

[Lila · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ever wonder what wine goes with what dish? Never again will you be clueless with this great cookbook that offers wine suggestions and a brief lesson on the subject at the beginning of the book. Caution though: recipes aren't for novice cooks.

[Katy Hayes · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really fun, well illustrated beginner's guide to wine and food pairing