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Synopsis
If you eat according to the seasons, you should drink wine that way too. Enjoy 3 wines for every month along with recipes for 12 seasonal meals to take advantage of the best of food and drink all year long
Online wine expert Paul Zitarelli curates a list of 36 wines (a red, a white, and something else like a sparkling wine) explains in a friendly and humorous style what and who makes them worth drinking, and connects each with seasonal meals that together compose a beautiful sensory experience. This book proves that you don't need an encyclopedia--a handpicked selection can deliver a world of wine.
Synopsis
If you eat according to the seasons, you should drink wine that way too. Online wine merchant Paul Zitarelli offers up 36 wines you should drink--3 varieties per month--along with recipes for 12 seasonal meals to bring out the best in food and drink. A wine expert curates a list of 36 wines (a red, a white, and something else like a sparkling wine) explains in a friendly and humorous style what and who makes them worth drinking, and connects each with seasonal meals that together compose a beautiful sensory experience. This book proves that you don't need an encyclopedia--a handpicked selection can deliver a world of wine.
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Too much wine? Not last night, but at the wine store where it's bewildering to choose something good. In this friendly guide, a wine expert curates a shortlist of 36 bottles to try (3 varieties per month--a red, a white, plus something else like a sparkling or rose) and explains in an accessible, humorous style what and who makes each worth drinking. In addition, 30 recipes for monthly meals connect seasonal food to wine, composing beautiful sensory experiences. This book proves you don't need an encyclopedia when a handpicked selection delivers a world of wine.
Wines featured in the book by country of origin:
France: Grignan-les-Adhemar; Rose; Breseme Rouge; Quincy; Reuilly; Menetou-Salon; Savoie Blanc; Cote de Broouilly; Cote de Provence Rose; Muscadet; Chinon Rouge; Chablis; Tavel Rose; Montlouis Sec; Cremant de Bourgogne
Spain: Amontillado sherry; Tinta de Toro; Cava; Rias Baixas Albarino; Getariako Txakolina
Italy: Fiano di Avelino; Chianti Classico; Dry Lambrusco; Alto Adige Pinot Bianco; Langhe Rosso
Germany: Mosel Riesling Kabinett
Austria: Gruner Veltliner
Portugal: Madeira
Hungary: Tokaji Aszu 5 Puttonyos
Chile: Carmenere
America: Rose; sparkling wine; Oregon Pinot Noir; California Zinfandel; Washington State Red
Australia: Hunter Valley Semillon
New Zealand: Central Otago Pinot Noir