Fringe Benefits of Having a Wine Blog!
You get lots of free books.
Today, I received the thought-provoking What to Drink with What you Eat by James Beard award winning authors Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page (handsomely pictured below). This is a beautifully done hardcover book that is so packed with glossy pictures that it is too heavy for a man of my age to pick-up without the aid of a younger assistant.
I've agreed to read their book and in return they will feature my blog in their newsletter to over 20,000 wine lovers. Don't miss my review on Wednesday, October 18th.
The authors were kind enough to also include, stuffed inside the book, some press coverage of their activities. They recently were mentioned on Page 6 of The New York Post opposite an extremely suggestive picture of someone named Eva Longoria, who has nothing to do with the food and wine business. Mr. Dornenburg and Ms. Page had been invited to a tasting of Lorraine Bracco's wines in Southampton and are cited as liking Ms. Bracco's Pinot Grigio, which they told the Post is a perfect match for fresh-shucked clams and oysters.
I quite literally opened the book to a random page, Page 241, where there is a picture of Domaine de la Pépière 2004 in a general section about Muscadet. According to the authors, Muscadet has green apple and salt characteristics. It goes with aperitif, clams, fish (bass), oysters, salad, sardines, raw seafood, raw shellfish and shrimp.
The Muscadet section has a quote from noted wine critic, David Rosengarten, who writes: a Muscadet by itself has hardly any flavor; it is just crisp and lemony. With a salad, the acid in the vinaigrette cancels the acid in the wine, and all the fruit flavors come out. It is a beautiful thing!
Other highlights, opened at random, include Page 113, where they suggest that Tempranillo or Vigonier goes well with Cumin and Merlot goes with spicier curries.
Don't miss this comprehensive and delightful book!
I'll have more about it as I read throgh the 356 pages.
The book was printed in Singapore.
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