When a cheese connoisseur and an authority on wine pair up, beautiful things can happen. This is categorically the case in The Definitive Canadian Wine and Cheese Cookbook. Gurth Pretty is Canada’s food and beverage ambassador and the author of The Definitive Guide to Canadian Artisanal and Fine Cheese. International wine consultant, educator and judge Tony Aspler, who writes for Wine Tidings, Vines and Harper’s, is the author of numerous books on wine, including the bible of Canadian wines, The Wine Atlas of Canada. Together, these two eminent epicureans have produced the essential guide to Canadian cheeses. The Definitive Canadian Wine and Cheese Cookbook not only introduces the varied cheeses of Canada, it also matches them with locally produced beverages whenever possible. Alongside the 150 recipes, is a glossary of cheese, a guide to buying and storing cheese and a section on the principles of matching cheese and wine. This definitive book by Canada’s cheese and wine experts is a must-have for cheese lovers everywhere.

Gurth Pretty is a professional chef, food writer, consultant and culinary tourism adviser.

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