Comprehensive, hands-on, and conversationally written, Sniffing the Cork brings together everything the aspiring oenophile needs to know about wine, from the vineyard to the table. World-renowned wine expert Judy Beardsall underscores her twenty years of experience in the wine industry with an inviting bouquet of skill-building insights, lighthearted asides, and practical advice.

Cutting through all manner of wine myths, snobby clerks and waiters, and even the most intimidating of wine lists, the Wine Lady builds readers' confidence with sections on:
-- Make sense of confusing wine terminology
-- Why it's a good idea to get to know wines by region (Cotes du Rhone, Burgundy) rather than by the type of grape (chardonnay, merlot)
-- How to navigate your local wine shop
-- Twenty wine finds for fifteen dollars or less
-- How to start a wine cellar and how to begin investing
-- And why you should never, ever sniff a cork

The perfect companion for approaching wine as a sensory, aesthetic, and even financially profitable experience, Sniffing the Cork will have readers talking, thinking, and drinking with pleasure and confidence in no time.

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• Sniffing the Cork: And Other Wine Myths Demystified
• Sniffing the Cork: And Other Wine Myths Demystified