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.
I write the weekly wine column for the Rocky Mountain News in Denver. You can read it by subscribing to my e-newsletter: www.corkjester.com. 40,000 other people do!
I write for a bunch of other mags and rags, do TV and radio and my favorite role is wine edutainer, with topics ranging from Secrets of Blind Tasting -- to Wine and, um, Secs.
My new book, The Cork Jester's Guide to Wine is just out. My last book, Waiter, There's a Horse in My Wine, won the 2005 Gourmand World Cookbook Award for Wine Literature.
Other accolades include the 2005 James Beard Award for Internet Writing and 2003 finalist for Jacob's Creek International Best Drinks Writer award.
I'm an Advanced Sommelier with the International Wine Guild, Distinguished Member of the Confrerie Saint-Etienne d'Alsace, Honorary Member of the Mystic Knights of the Vine, and Dishonorable Member of the Circle of Wine Writers.
Look for my upcoming wine game: Cork Jester's Wine Teasers. For more info and pics, go to: www.corkjester.com.
Cheers!
