num_pages: 384
description: Ever been baffled by a wine list stood perplexed before endless racks of bottles at the liquor store or ordered an overpriced bottle out of fear of the scathing judgment of a restaurant sommelier? Before she became a James Beard Awardwinning food and wine writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl experienced all these things. Now she presents a handy guide that will show you how to stop being overwhelmed and intimidated how to discover respect and enjoy your own personal taste and how to be whatever kind of wine person you want to be from budding connoisseur to someone who simply gets wine you like every time you buy a bottle.Refreshingly simple irreverent and witty Drink This explains all the insider stuff that wine critics assume you know. It will teach you how to taste and savor wine alone with a friend or with a group. And perhaps most important this book gives you the tools to learn the only thing that really matters about namely figuring out what you like.Grumdahl draws on her own experience and savvy and interviews some of the worlds most renowned critics winemakers and chefs including Robert M. Parker Jr. Paul Draper and Thomas Keller who share their wisdom about everything from pairing food and wine to the inside scoop on what wine scores and reviews really mean. Readers will learn how to master tasting techniques and understand the winemaking process from soil to cellar. Drink This also reveals how to get your moneys worth out of wine without spending all youve got.At last theres a reason for wary wine lovers to raise a glass in celebration. Savor the insiders viewpoint and straight talk of Drink This  and watch your intimidation of wine transform into well-grounded unshakeable confidence.
language: English
title: Drink This: Wine Made Simple
publisher: Ballantine Books