The Cork Jester's Guide to Wine: An Entertaining Companion for Tasting It, Ordering It and Enjoying It - Softcover

Rosen, Jennifer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1578602777 ISBN 13: 9781578602773

Publisher: Clerisy Press, 2006

Synopsis

From choosing a bottle of wine to bring to a dinner party to ordering from a restaurant wine list, many Americans are intimidated by the unpronounceable names and highbrow image of wine. Jennifer Rosen arms readers with the knowledge necessary to approach wine with confidence rather than fear. Through entertaining anecdotes, readers learn how to order with ease; what terms like "oak" and "earth" mean; what to expect from a sommelier; how to tame the red wine headache; how to cook with wine; storage and glassware tips; making wine at home; and much more. Witty and irreverent, Rosen sets novices at ease while delighting connoisseurs with her adventures and sophisticated palate.

About this title

From the Publisher:

THE CORK JESTER’S GUIDE TO WINE begins with an entertaining primer on how wine is made and the qualities of different grapes. In RosenĀ’s bawdy and highly readable style, she takes readers along on some of her wildest wine-drinking adventures and also offers tips on:

· how to crack the wine label code and taste and describe wine like those guys from Sideways

· how to impress your date ordering wine in a restaurant and how to expertly pair wine with food

· how to beat the occasional hangover and clean up last night’s carpet stains

· and much more

About the Author:

Winner of the 2005 James Beard Award for Internet Writing, Jennifer Rosen writes the weekly wine column for the Rocky Mountain News and contributes to other publications around the world. Her first book, Waiter, There’s a Horse in My Wine, won the 2005 Gourmand World Cookbook Award for Wine Literature. Her internet newsletter goes out to 40,000 subscribers around the globe. Jennifer lives in Denver, Colorado and travels frequently to wine regions around the world. (she also does belly dancing and trapeze)

About this edition

• Publisher: Clerisy Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1578602777
• ISBN 13: 9781578602773
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224