Do you get enough wine in your diet? The Great Wine Pyramid features more than 140 fabulous recipes that include wine as an ingredient. Discover wine’s remarkable ability to enhance the taste of food, reducing the need for salt, and transforming an ordinary meal into an extraordinary one. Thirty-five wineries have joined with the authors to share some of their favorite recipes. Presented in a simple and easy-to-understand manner, this book will build your confidence and enjoyment when cooking with wine.

If I cook with equal amounts of red wine and white wine, is that a balanced diet? A balanced diet includes food from various food groups including Grains, Vegetables, Fruits, Milk and Meats, Beans & Nuts. Inside this book you will find unique recipes arranged by food group with, of course, wine. Ever tried Champagne Lavender Cake or Blackberry-Cabernet Chocolate Truffles? How about Spicy Zinfandel Stew, Sherried Camembert with Grapes or Scallops in Wine Cheese Sauce?

“I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to my food”, W.C. Fields once quipped. Wine enlivens the heart, just as wine enlivens food. Discover the joys of cooking with wine as you laugh at cartoons and quotes, enjoy fascinating trivia and wine quizzes, and learn clever ways to exercise while preparing your wine menu. Cheers!

About the Authors & Artist

The Rudy family enjoys spending time together in the kitchen. The preparation of food presents an opportunity to experiment and learn together. Through the years, wine has grown from a favored ingredient to one held in highest esteem. The Great Wine Pyramid shares their love for cooking and wine. Their first book, The Great Chocolate Pyramid, features more than 80 recipes that include chocolate as an ingredient. So get together with friends and family and let’s get cooking! John, Shari and their son J.C. reside in Ventura, California.

Bob Johnson is a self-taught illustrator/cartoonist/designer. He has been involved creatively in just about all areas of the wine industry, and specializes in wine package design. Bob¹s work has appeared in numerous publications including 25 Years of the Best Humor in America, Wine Enthusiast Magazine and Advertising Annual 2001. Bob and his son Joel enjoy barbequing (see recipe in book) year round in their tree house in Santa Rosa, California.