Wine Wars: A Trivia Game for Wine Geeks and Wannabes [Misc. Supplies]

Joyce Lock (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 30, 2009

This fun and fascinating trivia game tests your knowledge of the fruit of the vine. Let the battle begin as players answerquestions in categories such as Vine to Vino (growing grapes, making wine, and world production), Wine Cellar (selecting, storing, and tasting wine), and Cork Culture (wine people, business, arts and science, and trivia). Perfect for those new to the world of wine, but challenging enough for the devoted oenophile, Wine Wars will have you swirling, sniffing, and sipping your way to vinicultural victory.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'Whether you want to learn, challenge yourself or impress, Wine Wars will let you have tons of fun with the topic of wine. And that's what it's all about!' --Andrea Robinson, Master Sommelier

'Whether you're an aspiring Master Sommelier or a passionate enogeek, Wine Wars is just the ticket to challenge your grape to glass saavy striking an edutaining balance of bacchanalian trivia with those need to know wine factoids.' --Evan Goldstein, Master Sommelier and author of Perfect Pairings: A Master Sommelier's Practical Advice for Partnering Wine with Food

'Wine Wars is so entertaining we almost hate to spoil the fun by pointing out that it's educational, too. Its sister game Foodie Fight is an equally delicious diversion and a perfect pairing!' -- Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg, award-winning authors of What to Drink with What You Eat and The Flavor Bible

About the Author

Joyce Lock is the author of Foodie Fight and Wine Wars, and earned her master in gastronomy degree at Boston University where she also received certificates in wine and spirits and the culinary arts. She serves on the board of Practical Farmers of Iowa, and has enjoyed being a judge for the James Beard Foundation Awards and Cochon 555, a heritage breed pig culinary competition. Joyce lives in Des Moines and Chicago.

Product Details

• Misc. Supplies: 151 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books; Brdgm edition (September 30, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811868346
• ISBN-13: 978-0811868341
• Product Dimensions: 4.8 x 3 x 6.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #221,758 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Photo: Joyce Lock with an eye on the red carpet at the 2009 James Beard Foundation Awards, New York City.

Joyce Lock is the author of Foodie Fight: A Trivia Game for Serious Food Lovers, Wine Wars: A Trivia Game for Wine Geeks and Wannabes (published in French as Le Quiz du Caviste) and Foodie Fight Rematch.

The wish for a trivia game about food and wine became her grad school thesis project and later her bestselling games. Joyce earned her master's degree in gastronomy at Boston University where she also received certificates in wine and spirits and the culinary arts.

Joyce lives in Des Moines and Chicago.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Fairly one-dimensional December 29, 2010

By A. Dysart

Format:Misc. Supplies|Amazon Verified Purchase

Since the two people intended to play this game in my case (xmas gift) both have a strong background in wine, it's less than exciting - lots of simple wine questions and since the "play" of the game consists of pretty much solely of rolling a die to see which category question gets asked, it's not a very interesting game. Many of the questions are misleading (true or false questions where the statement "something rather than something is true" is considered false because they are both true, and poorly worded questions are frequently confusing, as well as many opinion-based questions being offered up as fact-based) - so even if you do have information connected to the question you may or may not answer "correctly." Overall, might be a bit more fun for a group, but since the game is so simplistic and the questions go from incredibly simple to convoluted/opinion-based with not much in between I wouldn't recommend this to someone who already has a lot of wine knowledge because it will be a mildly frustrating snooze.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Cheers! January 23, 2011

By SED

Format:Misc. Supplies

We've adored Foodie Fight and we're delighted to learn about Wine Wars- It didn't disappoint! I highly recommend Wine Wars and Foodie Fight for your home. I've given both games as gifts with rave reviews and have since ordered extra copies to give to the Foodies and Wine lovers in our life. Cheers!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun-Filled Trivia for All! April 5, 2011

By Carmela

Format:Misc. Supplies|Amazon Verified Purchase

I love all things food and wine, so when I discovered Wine Wars, I knew I had to have it! I was a little worried that my limited wine knowledge might not stand up to the questions, but I actually won the first time I played! It's especially fun to play when with people of different levels of wine knowledge, because players are able to rely on their strengths in science, language, culture, etc. (not just food & wine). I've found the packaging and individual game boards to be great. The box is small enough to take with you on the go--makes for an easy, impromtu trivia night with friends or at a party to liven things up!