false 213088 10 In <I>Wine for Dummies</I>, Mary Ewing-Mulligan teams up with hubby and fellow wine educator Ed McCarthy to guide us on an exhaustive, entertaining trip around the enological--that's right, <I>enological</I>--world. Though clearly experts themselves (Ewing-Mulligan is one of a handful of Americans holding the rare title Master of Wine), the authors assure us that even the most basic knowledge will undermine the very notion of wine pretension. It's as simple as this: "This wine is named for a grape variety. This wine is named for a geographical region. When they make this kind of wine, it goes into this kind of bottle." And so on. <p> By providing the context in which to begin exploring wine, <I>Wine for Dummies</I> can easily become the send-off for a lifelong education. McCarthy and Mulligan deflate many of the wine snob's attitudes; they assure us that most wine sold today is "good wine," and that any further distinctions made about wine are ultimately subjective. The practical, jovial mentoring the authors provide encourages readers to chart their own course toward drinking great wine (although the authors naturally recommend dozens of their own favorites along the way). In later chapters, McCarthy and Mulligan delve into more serious topics such as investing in and cellaring wine. Even these discussions seem appropriate, given that you'll probably find the allure of wine growing as its mystery subsides to the force of this superb introductory text. <I>--Todd Gehman</I> 206274 1995 Wine for Dummies total:106|5:29|4:30|3:41|2:4|1:2| 106 398 178 16 5 0 false false Tue Mar 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 18:21:35 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 18:32:56 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Feb 23 13:43:13 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 13:43:31 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon Feb 16 19:59:54 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 20:00:16 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Sep 04 09:00:34 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 09:01:14 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Wed Sep 02 20:16:57 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 20:17:48 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jan 04 22:00:56 -0800 2009 Fri Oct 16 23:52:46 -0700 2009
I'm less than half way through the book, but it's very clearly written and it explains a lot of the winesnob jargon.
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I always recommend this book to somebody who has just started working at my restaurant, and doesn't know anything about wine.]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jul 28 06:50:15 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 01 19:34:41 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Thu May 08 10:58:12 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 10:58:59 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sun Nov 16 14:29:08 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 16 14:30:07 -0800 2008 1 0 false false Wed Nov 12 13:12:25 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 12 13:12:56 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Wed Feb 06 23:57:15 -0800 2008 Thu Oct 02 11:30:56 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Tue Mar 04 13:54:05 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 06 13:33:50 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Wed Oct 03 19:49:57 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 03 19:49:57 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Sat Sep 20 10:37:46 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 20 10:38:19 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Jan 11 11:25:41 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 11 11:26:18 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Thu Nov 05 17:46:35 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 17:46:35 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Dec 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Oct 26 22:43:37 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 22:48:03 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Oct 22 21:24:08 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 21:24:08 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Oct 22 14:07:56 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 14:07:56 -0700 2009