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"[Carlo] has dropped a killer one once again. How To Drink Wine: From Grapes to Glasses, Everything You Need To Know delivers on its promise...For aspiring sommeliers and serious oenophiles...this will give you exactly what you need to appreciate and wine."
Kathleen Willcox is an award-winning journalist who specializes in wine, beers, spirits, food, real estate and travel. Kathleen writes for several publications on a regular basis, including Wine Searcher, Wine Enthusiast, the Drinks Business, Realtor.com, VinePair, Edible Capital District, Bust magazine, and Gastronomica, and on United Stations Radio Networks, among other venues.
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Publishing executive turned vintner and author extraordinaire (20+ books on wine, beer, hootch, baseball+) has dropped a killer one once again.
How To Drink Wine: From Grapes to Glasses, Everything You Need To Know delivers on its promise. The comprehensive guide offers an overview of major + obscure grapes (Riesling + Vidal Blanc), trending and classic styles (Pet-Nat + co-ferments + sparklers), with recommendations on where to hit vino country in the U.S. and Canada, and basic wine gear that you need to be prepared for Champagne toasts + Bordeaux verticals.
I have been drinking the wine Kool-Aid for a while now, but this book will still join other favorites on my desk, for easy graphical reference when I need it on the details of winemaking, reminders of how to taste (not straight from the bottle apparently?), preferred serving temps, decanting techniques, etc.
For aspiring sommeliers and serious oenophiles who don’t want to wade their way through a doorstopper, this will give you exactly what you need to appreciate and wine.
Thank you Kathleen!!!!