You don't need a 1000-page encyclopedia to find out how to appreciate the flavors of wine, order wine in a restaurant or pick a wine to go with dinner. Wine Savvy is a toolbox of wine tasting, buying and serving skills that you can use whether you want to spend $5 or $50. In accessible language, with good humor, writer and wine educator Heidi Yorkshire demystifies wine in this book. Wine Savvy was nominated for an IACP/Julia Child Cookbook Award. The book was translated into Japanese and published in Japan by YoYoSha.
This is a very good book for the wine virgin/novice. It's not overly complicated nor too long. Any wine terms used are explained. At times, it pokes fun at itself so that it isn't a boring read but has you smiling now and then.