Wine Girl: The Trials and Triumphs of America's Youngest Sommelier
Brand: Ecco Press
Categories: Books, Cookbooks, Food & Wine, Beverages & Wine



Dimensions: 6 x 1.09 x 9 inches
ISBN-13: 978-0062961679
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0062961675
Publisher: Ecco
Print length: 336 pages
Publication date: March 24, 2020
subtitle: Hardcover – Deckle Edge, March 24, 2020
author: Visit Amazon's Victoria James Page search results Victoria James
review: Editorial Reviews Amazon.com Review An Amazon Best Book of March 2020: Victoria James’ success in the world of high-dollar wine and prestigious New York City restaurants came from humble beginnings. James got her first restaurant job in a diner at age 13, in order to provide for herself and her siblings while their father vacillated between complete neglect and a frightening expectation of perfection. James quickly learned a core value of hospitality, but she also experienced workplace abuse that would recur over the years, even as she ascended to Michelin-star establishments. When James discovered a passion for wine, her insatiable desire to learn led her to become a certified sommelier at age 21, making her the youngest in the country to do so. Wine Girl takes the reader on one woman’s journey of discovery and perseverance, from a truck stop diner to vineyards in France, and wine cellars worth seven figures. An insider account of a glamorous industry riddled with abuses, Wine Girl is eye-opening, inspiring, and incredibly entertaining. --Seira Wilson, Amazon Book Review Review "James does for wine what Anthony Bourdain did for the high-pressure, low-margin world of professional restaurants, exposing secrets kept from customers. She dispels the myth of "good cheap wine." Mass producers use chemicals and flavoring to mask rotten or damaged grapes-- bottling what often contains little actual wine and plenty of MOG ("matter other than grapes"). - - Financial Times Review About the Author Victoria James has worked in restaurants since she was thirteen. She was certified as a sommelier when she was twenty-one, making her the youngest sommelier in the country. She was Food & Wine ’s Sommelier of the Year in 2018, and has appeared on both Forbes and Zagat ’s “30 Under 30” lists. She has worked at some of the most prestigious restaurants in New York City, including Marea and Aureole. Currently, she is the Beverage Director and partner at Cote, a Michelin-starred hot spot in the Flatiron district. She is the author of Drink Pink: A Celebration of Rosé , which Harper Design published in 2017. Read more