Vino looks flat … Plat seeks wines … “David Cobbold & Pierre-Yves Chupin

The book is two-sided: one side, you have in hand “looking dishes Wine” by David Cobbold and if you return the book, you have “Dish seeking wines of Pierre-Yves Chupin. This is an original way to introduce £ 2 (additional) in 1.

In the “Wine looks flat”, all titles are reviewed, in alphabetical order, many of them linking to a fairly homogeneous group: for example, red anjou, Medoc, …


Rather than give a simple list of dishes, a list that would be of little interest, David Cobbold details the type of wine before arriving at some proposals for food and this description is very interesting: it we and provides guidance to better identify a wine (always useful when it is a name that is poorly understood), and provide avenues for the better with a dish.

The “Flat seeks wines is organized alphabetically. Many dishes are similar to each other, so sometimes seemed a bit excessive, but the relatively small size imposes such reconciliations.

Pierre-Yves Chupin clearly explains what are the components of the dish that will influence the choice of wine, important explanations to better understand the “mechanics” of successful agreements. It then proposes a number of wines.

The book is easy to use, allowing you to quickly find what you seek. The advice, although they may sometimes seem restrictive, are always appropriate. So a book recommended for, whatever their level of interest, the reader will find the answer to both questions and material progress.