Wine Style
Discover the Wines You Will Love Through 50 Simple Recipes
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
Wine and food are meant to be enjoyed together. This fresh look at a classic subject covers the essential grape varieties that wine lovers need to know, as well as fifty elegantly simple and delicious recipes to savor alongside.
“One of the most approachable books on wine I’ve seen.”—David Lebovitz, author of Drinking French
Wine Style is the modern, casual guide to finding which wines you love and with which foods to pair them. There are no rules here (especially none of the old-fashioned ones, like “seafood should always be paired with white”). Whether you’re looking to find an affordable new mainstay bottle for weeknight dinners, incorporate dessert wines into your routine, or learn how orange wine is made, Wine Style has you covered. And what could be a more delicious and fun way to explore different varietals than by cooking the perfect complementary snacks and dishes to go with them? You’re bound to find new favorites—in foods and wines alike—with winning combinations such as baked lemony feta with crisp white wine; caramelized cabbage and onion galette with a serious red; smoked salmon spaghetti with sparkling wine; and so much more.
Discover new wines alongside incredible—and incredibly easy—recipes. With its modern approach to food and drink, Wine Style injects some much-needed fun into the world of wine tasting.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Food writer and former chef Leahy (La Buvette) covers wine basics and pairs popular varieties with inventive recipes in this enchanting guide. She starts with an accessible explainer of the winemaking process and clearly defines body and flavor categories in a list of wine notes (for instance, she describes "earthy" as wine tasting more like a forest than fruit, with tobacco and walnut as some common descriptors). Each chapter centers on a type of wine (rich white wines, sparkling wines, big red wines) and begins with a quick primer on the most common varieties of each (Grüner Veltliner, for example, is a popular crisp white wine). She also provides general guidelines for why certain foods are paired with certain wines; sparkling wine, for instance, works well with fried food because "the bubbles seem to scrub your mouth clean and brighten the flavors of the food." Once the varieties are parsed, she follows with enticing recipes that complement each wine—such as onion jam (ideal with Syrah and zinfandel), garlic bread–flavored popcorn (perfect with sparkling rosé), and ginger chicken salad (paired with a Riesling or sauvignon blanc). Packed with recipes ripe for a celebration, this is ideal for home cooks who love to entertain and need a bit of help getting acquainted with the wine world.
