Finding the right wine for the right dish or finding the right dish for the right wine... Sommelier Olivier Bompas gives you the keys to pairing everything.
Discover... The main principles of agreements: marriages of opposites or marriages of similars, marriages of regions or unusual marriages. Everything is permitted provided that a few main principles are respected.
Spot... From aperitif to dessert, 2,500 pairings are explained according to cooking method, accompaniment, sauce, spices, etc. For each product family, a summary table allows easy identification.
Combine... Whether you change wine with each course or keep the same wine for the entire meal, take inspiration from the 7 menus offered according to the types of wine: "All bubbles", "All white sea", "All white meat", "All powerful reds", "All light reds", "All rosé", "All sweet".
Serve... Choosing the corkscrew, uncorking, decanting, serving temperature, number of bottles required, choosing and filling glasses: you're the sommelier!
The Author:
Olivier Bompas , a former sommelier, is a journalist atLe Point magazine and has been a trainer at the Suze-la-Rousse wine university. He is the author, among other books, ofMa cave en 700 vins(Hachette), in collaboration with Béatrice Mialon, andLes vins et les mets en 2 500 accords(Hachette).
