American Wines and Wine Cooking – An informative guide to America’s excellent wines…How to buy, store and serve them…Classic recipes with wine as the vital ingredient… (Shirley Sarvis and Robert Thompson in association with Better Homes and Gardens)

Although this book was printed in 1973, it is not as dated as you might think. The first 69 pages are a quite good summary of wine history in the USA, as well as practical information about buying, storing and serving wine. The author’s stated purpose is to “provide a solid framework for thinking about which wines to use when, what to drink wine with, and how to cook with wine. Everything else you need to know is in the glass.” The recipes are approachable and ingredients easy to find. Several are French or Basque classics. I’m quite tempted by the Onion-Wine Sauce to serve with steak. 1973 first edition hardback in good condition. (Previously Owned)