The Food and Wine Magazine Review

Food and Wine Magazine...
A Match Made in Heaven

I think that if you are one of those people who just cannot conceive an extraordinary glass of wine without the perfect food pairing, then a Food and Wine magazine subscription might just be what you need...

...to boost the quality of your cherished gourmet dining and wining moments! :-)

Entertainment for the Palate

As an average wine enthusiast, you may be tired of dull wine publications providing no fun reading materials, but only wine reviews, ratings, and pure technicalities of the trade.

Or, on the other hand, Food and Wine will furnish you with quite the opposite... fun and entertaining articles with practical advice on how to pair wine with chef recipes, accompanied by cocktail mixing instructions. What a treat!

Practical Advice

The interesting feature articles of Food and Wine's last issue (at the time of writing) included an original piece called 10 Uncorked Wines That Won't Fade Off, another one on Belgian ale styles, the equally fun Beer Geek's Guide to Asian Flavors, some practical advice for party-hosting, and recipes for $5 snacks.

The magazine's pages will help you when you are planning a party, they will advise you when you are looking for wines, give you insider's tips for when you are traveling, and delight you with superb recipes, using trendy and exotic ingredients.

The Colorful Life

I found that regular columns include chef's recipes, restaurant and travel recommendations, Wine, and Well-being.

All in all, the overall style of this magazine seems to be quite exciting! Catchy headlines addressing practical issues adorned by lush photography lure you into the highly entertaining, and practical reading.

The Wine Club

Food and Wine also runs its own wine club!

The originality of the club resides in that each wine selected is always paired with a recipe from the magazine. There is a choice between monthly, bi-monthly, and quarterly memberships.

Subscriptions

A subscription to this magazine is quite affordable at just $20 per year for 12 issues.

When you are a first-time subscriber, you also get an extra 6-month gift membership, or, alternatively, three Food & Wine Cooking guides. By subscribing to Food and Wine, you save over 60% off the cover price. There is also an option where you can receive two trial issues risk-free, before you fully pay for a subscription.

Fun and Entertaining

My research showed that this magazine is occasionally labeled "expensive doctor's waiting-room reading material", as it is perceived to target a rather affluent audience.

In spite of this market-narrowing factor, subscribers seem to agree that the magazine is fun and entertaining and that its central focus is food, rather than wine and spirits; something they tend to appreciate.

Whenever you are bored of the same old food and wine combinations, trying some of the ones suggested by Food and Wine magazine's experts can help to bring back the thrill of new and unexpected tastes and flavors.

On the other hand, if cooking is not your thing, you can choose to pay heed to one of their restaurant recommendations for an experience of some (F&W-guaranteed) fabulous wining and dining.

To your health!