Wine & Dine with New Hampshire
Wine & Dine with New Hampshire
Blueberries have long conjured New England summers, and apples evoked New England autumns—now it is time to add grapes and honey to our sense of the region, and to experience all their flavors year-round. In Wine & Dine with New Hampshire, Carla Snow offers an in-depth look at New Hampshire’s award-winning wines, ciders, and meads, and the pioneer companies who create them: Candia Vineyards, Farnum Hill Ciders, Flag Hill Winery and Distillery, Jewell Towne Vineyards, LaBelle Winery, Piscassic Pond Winery, and Zorvino Vineyards. Read More»
Product Details
By Carla Snow, CSW
Photographs by Brian Smestad
Foreword by Jude Blake
8.25 x 8.25 in.; Hardcover; 88 pp
Publication Date: June 2009
ISBN: 978-0-9802245-8-0
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Carla Snow has more than twenty years of restaurant experience. She studied at the prestigious Le Cordon Bleu in Australia, earning both Culinary and Sommeliers certificates. Snow moved to Bordeaux and then the Rhône, to apprentice with the world’s best winemakers. Upon returning to her home state, New Hampshire, Snow began selecting wines for the area’s finest restaurants and stores. Now the owner of A Grape Affair, she creates fun, entertaining, educational events, ensuring wines are approachable by removing the “intimidation factor” of wine selection. Snow lives in Portsmouth, New Hampshire with her husband and daughter.
Brian Smestad was drawn to the art of photography at age twelve, and by twenty-two his first book was published. His passion for photography and his enthusiasm for travel have carried him around the world. Smestad works in medium format using a Hasselblad, and currently lives in New England.
Endorsements
“Carla Snow has done a terrific job with New Hampshire’s foods, wines, and wineries. The photographs and recipes capture the state’s produce so well and the book is both educational and entertaining! Change the state motto to ‘Live Well and Dine!’”
—Michael Mondavi, Founding Partner, Folio Fine Wine Partners, Napa Valley, California
“Wine & Dine is a treasure! Having been in the wine business for forty years, it’s thrilling to discover a wine region with which I’d been previously unfamiliar. Carla brings the wines of New Hampshire alive with her essays, giving insight into seven of the area’s key vintners. Adding depth to her writing are the stunning photographs of Brian Smestad. I can’t wait to bake the Rosemary Apple Puffs to try with my first taste of Farnum Hill Cider! This is a book that will appeal to a wide audience, wine lovers, gourmets, those who like to travel, and historians, as well as those looking for creative food and wine pairings.”
—Carissa Chappellet, Chappellet Winery, Napa Valley, California
“A terrific, attractive, and compelling report on the wines and cuisine of New Hampshire! Shari and I travel to New Hampshire for both the promotion of our wines and other business. We can’t wait to visit the wineries described, and taste the recipes and wine pairings suggested.”
—Garen Staglin, Owner, Staglin Family Vineyard, Rutherford, California
Thanks to advances in hybridization, with cold tolerant grape varietals developed at wineries and universities, winemaking is now possible even in New Hampshire’s relatively chilly climate. Apple orchards have evolved to explore the marvelous potential of cider apples at peak ripeness. Meanwhile, the August tradition of meadmaking, which involves the fermentation of honey, is seeing a resurgence. Illustrated with stunning color photography, and winery labels, and featuring recipes created specifically to pair with or incorporate the beverages described, Wine & Dine with New Hampshire delivers the good news that New Hampshire viniculture and its sister arts are making a splash at home and abroad.