If you want to know how the soil and climate affect the taste of wine it is not in my book If you want flowery descriptions like Syrah tastes like blueberries with a whiff of smoky bacon fat and freshly laid asphalt in order to show off when describing a wine it is not in my book but if the sheer enjoyment of drinking wine is your purpose then this book is for you Paperback.
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This review is from: Secrets from the Wine Diva: Tips on Buying, Ordering & Enjoying Wine (Paperback)
I'm not an expert, but I have read my five feet of bookshelf devoted to tomes of wisdom, on the mysteries and pleasures in my twenty odd cases of wines. I didn't really expect to learn very much from this diminutive volume, obviously meant to inform beginners. Frankly, the book is a jewel. Witty, extremely readable, concise, packed with common sense and real insider info on enjoying wine. There was barely a page that didn't contain stuff I really want to know. Its like having a world class expert, feeding you tips. The book is over flowing with useful tips. The amazing thing is that this is a book that beginners will find completely accessible, fun to read and filled with useful information, much of which, I hadn't acquired in forty years of aspiring to be worthy of my cellar.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Takes the fear out of buying wine,
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This review is from: Secrets from the Wine Diva: Tips on Buying, Ordering & Enjoying Wine (Paperback)
I find it very intimating to buy in a high-end wine shop like Sherry-Lehmann because I'm strictly in the under $20-a-bottle category buyer. But the Wine Diva even tells you how you can find excellent $10 bottles of wine without embarrassment. I love her idea of associating names of wines with common words so that you can remember them when you're ordering in a restaurant. Like remembering that Riesling sounds like "wrestling." Many great tips for wine lovers.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Terrific resource for selecting wine,
This review is from: Secrets from the Wine Diva: Tips on Buying, Ordering & Enjoying Wine (Paperback)
I'm not a wine connoisseur but I've been known to drink quite a few bottles. I picked this book up thinking it would be a quick read on a short plane trip. But I found that it was a great reference manual, and I keep going back to it for tips. It's very easy to follow and organized well. One of the best aspects of the book is the Wine Diva's advice on navigating a wine list, which I often find intimidating. She takes the mystery out of it, decodes the list and makes the whole process easy and enjoyable.
I'd recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn a little more about great vino and have fun at the same time.
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