num_pages: 320
description: In this friendly introductory guide food and wine writer Leslie Brenner tells how Pour and taste wineDevelop a taste memoryOrder from a wine listSelect a wine at the storeMatch food with wineIn addition helpful sidebars illuminate such subjects How--and why--to swirl without sloshingDisarming a snotty waiterTen great wines to bring to a dinner partyGoing beyond California ChardonnayStarting your own cellar for under $100Along the way Lettie Teague's funny and informative cartoons enhance the text and make great devices for remembering the most important facts. Before longyour old standby Chateau Screwtop will be a distant memory. Accessible and concise Fear of Wine will appeal to anyone who wants to know a little bit about a subject that can bring great pleasure.At last a guide that is as fun to read as wine is to drink!
language: English
title: Fear of Wine: An Introductory Guide to the Grape
publisher: Bantam