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Sommelier Aldo Sohm (best name ever!) knows that the right wine can make or break a meal. As the wine director of New York’s three-Michelin-starred restaurant Le Bernardin, he draws on decades of experience to help diners select the perfect bottle to accompany their food. A clever pairing can be transformative: The “right” wine makes food taste better, and vice versa. If you’re not a professional, however, understanding how to pair food and wine can be daunting. Enter Perfect Pairings.

Whether you’re scanning a restaurant's giant wine list or picking up a bottle for a dinner party, Perfect Pairings teaches you how to choose the right wine for the moment. Most wine pairing books simply list which wines to pair with which foods, but this goes a step further, teaching you how to think like a sommelier and create the pairings yourself. With bright visual guides and cheat-sheets to guide visual learners along the way.

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Hardcover / 288 pages
Published 18 November 2025