Review: Tons of Useful Info About Wine and Food
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 30, 2012
"Wine Red White Wonderful - Complete wine guide from novice to connoisseur" by S.K. Newberry is nothing less than a treasure trove of information about wine and how to properly pair wine with food. This can be the definitive wine guide for anyone wishing to host an elegant dinner or just wanting to enjoy wine and food as much as possible on an everyday basis.There is much useful information packed into this book, and it certainly can be the go-to wine reference book in any household. I don't know if S.K. Newberry was in the wine business, but few laypeople would have this amount of knowledge about a subject without having worked in the field professionally.The main emphasis of the book is wine and food pairing, and the author does not insist on meticulous choices of wine for every dish. In fact readers are encouraged to use their imagination and experiment with both the wines they purchase and the food they save them with.  General guidelines are presented such that the reader can use his or her own judgment in making good pairings. For example, rich dishes should generally be paired with a heavy and rich full-bodied wine. Likewise light dishes should go with lighter wines. Lots of specific examples are also given so that the reader finishes the book with a solid grasp of what it takes to pair wine and food together in such a way as to derive maximum enjoyment of both.This is an excellent book about wine and is useful to anyone with even the slightest bit of interest in the subject. I lived in France for a couple of years and a lot of the book was a great review for me, but I also learned a lot of new things as well. I plan to refer to this book often.