Desserts and Wines: Exquisite Combinations to Delight the Palate - Hardcover

Poussier, Lenotre; Poussier, Olivier

9781840009545: Desserts and Wines: Exquisite Combinations to Delight the Palate

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1840009543 ISBN 13: 9781840009545

Publisher: MITCH, 2006

A brand-new, unique, and delicious approach to a relatively unexplored subject: matching sweet wines with desserts. This tasty pairing can become the most indulgent point of any meal, thanks to the rich, complex aromas and flavors of a dessert wine combined with a heavenly, lovingly crafted dessert. Here are more than 60 delightful dessert recipes and over 120 wines that go beautifully with them. Olivier Poussier introduces and describes a range of perfect partnerships between desserts and ros�, demi-sec, sweet, and sparkling wines, and even liqueurs and eau-de-vie.

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About the Author:

Olivier Poussier is the chief sommelier and head of wine buying for the Lenotre group which he joined in 1988. He was voted best sommelier in France in 1990, the best international wine and spirits sommelier in 1990, and the best sommelier in the world in 2000. He lives in Paris. Lenotre is one of France's most highly regarded gastronomic businesses. The group was started in 1957 by Gaston Lenotre; today they boast nine shops and restaurants in France - eight in Paris and one in Cannes - and thirty-two worldwide - as far afield as Las Vegas and Tokyo. In writing this book, Olivier Poussier worked closely with Philip Gobet who is considered the most prestigious patissier at Lenotre to produce the dessert recipes.

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