The Cork Jester's Guide to Wine: An Entertaining Companion for Tasting It, Ordering It and Enjoying It (Paperback)

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"Jennifer Rosen is like a great rosé--refreshing, unpretentious, and amusing, with a bracing acidic lash of wit... -- Jay McInerney, author of Bacchus & Me and Bright Lights, Big City

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Americans are drinking more alcoholic beverages than ever, and almost 30 percent of tipplers name wine as their drink of choice. Recent studies have touted the health benefits of wine-drinking. So why is wine so intimidating? The sheer numbers and types of wines? The wine snobs with their arcane terminology? The French with their insufferable Frenchiness?

Demystifying oenophilia and offering more than a few laughs along the way, Jennifer Rosen’s THE CORK JESTERÂ’S GUIDE TO WINE is a collection of fast, funny anecdotes and informative lessons sure to entertain both the vintage idiot and the savvy sipper.

In the book’s introduction, Rosen offers a typically frank explanation of her approach: "A wise winemaker told me, ‘Drinking wine with a sommelier is like making love to a gynecologist: it’s better if they donÂ’t tell you everything they know.’ Instead, I offer a series of bite-sized stories; Trojan horses filled with facts programmed to infiltrate and lodge in your brain, with no effort on your part."

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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Clerisy Press (September 7, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1578602777
• ISBN-13: 978-1578602773
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #379,753 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have for Wine Lovers both Novices and Experts, September 16, 2006

By	David De Sousa "The Automation and Control Guy" - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

Either if you are a Novice or a Seasoned wine enthusiast you will find this book to be most delightful. A truly excellent reference covering everything there is to know about wines and how to best enjoy then. You will find useful information on how to choose a wine for your own or to bring to a friend house according to the occasion, how to order a bottle from a restaurant menu, how to store wine in your house, which glassware to use with an specific wine, and even how to cook with wine.

Additionally you will learn the correct vocabulary in order to impress your friends and understand the terms used by the "experts". In all this book will give you the confidence and the knowledge that will allow you to enjoy the wine experience even more.

Absolutely a must have, you won't be disappointed.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rosen hits the spot again., September 16, 2006

By	Elliot Essman (Larchmont, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Superbly entertaining; you didn't know more ink could be spilled on wine, but I guess there is always a new insight to add to the cellar. Rosen has really uncorked on this one. It's actually a shame she has to confine her brilliance to a book instead of the encyclopedia she truly needs. Perhaps one day.

I am translating choice morsels of this into actual purchases (now that I finally have space for a cellar). Thanks for the confidence.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unorthodox Wine Lover's Guide, January 11, 2007

By	Gordon A. Sinclair (Fort Laderdale, Florida,USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is the easiest and funniest writer about wine west of the Hudson! She has been hanging around grapes and writing for the Rocky Mountain News longer than most wine writers and has stomped on grapes and a few inflated heads of others who talk and write about wine. This is a 200 page booklet that will satisfy those just beginning and even those who think they are aficionados! An example of her wit and not taking any of the business of wine too seriously is her chapter (I think all are articles which have appeared in the News) on dessert wines: "Just Desserts, Cressing The Bellybutton." You may think this review sounds like I know Jennifer Rosen, but I have never met her. But, I have been in the high-end restaurant business in Chicago and Florida for 25 years, and know a good thing when I read it!