FRENCH CHEESES
Author: Kazuko Masui

Packed with over 700 full-color photographs of more than 350 cheeses, French Cheeses will enable you to identify, buy, and serve cheese with confidence. The entries combine concise descriptions of appearance and flavor with photographs annotated to highlight such characteristics as distinguishing features, texture, and color. A mini reference map locates the origin of each cheese, and easy-to-use symbols give at-a-glance details such as weight, fat content, and season. Step-by-step photographs and fascinating facts and anecdotes reveal many of the techniques of cheesemaking.

FRENCH WINES
Author: Robert Joseph

Profiling hundreds of wines from every region, major vineyard, and appellation of France, French Wines is equally useful to the connoisseur as well as the beginner who doesn't know Pouilly Fume from Pouilly Fuisse. Combining color photographs with an informative text, this guide offers detailed information on each wine. Special features include a glossary of wine terminology; an extensive introductory section with information on viticulture, buying, tasting, storing, serving, and matching foods with wines. A tour itinerary and food specialty for each wine-producing region makes this a perfect accessory on a trip to France or to preparing a meal that makes you feel like you're there.