The Cork Jester's Guide to Wine: An Entertaining Companion for Tasting It, Ordering It and Enjoying It

The Cork Jester's Guide to Wine: An Entertaining Companion for Tasting It, Ordering It and Enjoying It
by Jennifer Rosen

The Cork Jester's Guide to Wine: An Entertaining Companion for Tasting It, Ordering It and Enjoying It
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Author: Jennifer Rosen
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-09-07
ISBN: 1578602777
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Clerisy Press

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Book Review: My new favorite wine author
Summary: 5 Stars

Jen Rosen hit a home run (or maybe the metaphor should be "vinted a first-growth Bordeaux") with this book. I used to recommend "Wine for Dummies" to my wine classes and budding oenophile friends as their first wine book - it's an easy read and comprehensive. No more - I'll probably be buying "Cork Jester" for them now, because this is one that you really want all your wine friends to read. The subtitle says it all, and the word "Entertaining" should be bold, underlined, and in all caps. I laughed out loud in a few places, and laughed silently on just about every page.
But it's not all comedy; Rosen knows her stuff and slips in a great education about topics as diverse as the different types of acid in wine, whether musCAT is musKY (and what real musk is), and the results of her own scientific trials on how to get red wine out of white carpet. In other words, interesting, relevant wine topics that aren't found in "Wine for Dummies." Read this book and you'll be excited and knowledgeable about that wonderful nectar, not to mention in a great mood after lots of good laughs.

Summary of The Cork Jester's Guide to Wine: An Entertaining Companion for Tasting It, Ordering It and Enjoying It

From choosing a bottle of wine to bring to a dinner party to ordering from a restaurant wine list, many Americans are intimidated by the unpronounceable names and highbrow image of wine. Jennifer Rosen arms readers with the knowledge necessary to approach wine with confidence rather than fear. Through entertaining anecdotes, readers learn how to order with ease; what terms like ?oak? and ?earth? mean; what to expect from a sommelier; how to tame the red wine headache; how to cook with wine; storage and glassware tips; making wine at home; and much more. Witty and irreverent, Rosen sets novices at ease while delighting connoisseurs with her adventures and sophisticated palate.

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