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Do you love wine but not know much about it? Do wine lists (and wine snobs) make you nervous? Is your default order at a bar or restaurant, Gee, I guess Ill have a glass of Chardonnay”? Well then, its time you learn your ABCAnything
but Chardonnay!”and join the other budding oenophiles who are discovering that theres a whole wide wonderful world of wine beyond that mundane old standby.
Wine and food journalist Laura Holmes Haddad guides your exploration of scores of other well-known and not-so-well-known varieties of wine grapes: albariño and falanghina, riesling and tempranillo, carbernet franc and malbec (and many, many more). Haddad recognizes that gaining knowledge about wine can be an intimidating prospect, and so shes written her timely new guide in a style thats smart, lively, and very accessible to the non-expert reader.
Anything But Chardonnay is organized by the basic types of wine: red, white, bubbly, and dessert. In addition to her clear descriptions of each grape and the typical characteristics of the wines made from it, Haddad provides valuable information on wine regions, producers, prices, and pairing wines with foodall enlivened with splashes of fascinating wine trivia and lovely illustrations.
Synopsis
Holmes Haddad guides readers' exploration of wine with scores of well-known--and not-so-well-known--varieties, in this timely new guide written in a smart, lively, and very accessible manner.
About the Author
Laura Holmes Haddad is a food and wine journalist. A graduate of Smith College and the California Culinary Academy, Laura has worked as a caterer, freelance writer, cookbook editor, and a former editor at
Wine X magazine. She has written for such publications as
Beverage Media, Wines and Vines, and
The Tasting Panel Magazine as well as for iVillage.com.
Laura is co-author of Pure Flavor: 125 Fresh All-American Recipes from the Pacific Northwest, and the forthcoming entertaining book Lulu Powers, Food to Flowers, due out in 2009. A native of San Francisco, she currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband and baby. Visit her website at www.gourmetgrrl.com.