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The New Wine Rules: A Genuinely Helpful Guide to Everything You Need to Know
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Product Description There are few greater pleasures in life than enjoying a wonderful glass of wine. So why does finding and choosing one you like seem so stressful? Now, becoming a happier, more confident wine drinker is easy. The first step is to forget all the useless, needlessly complicated stuff the “experts” have been telling you. In The New Wine Rules, acclaimed wine writer Jon Bonné explains everything you need to know in simple, beautifully illustrated, easy-to-digest tidbits. And the news is good! For example: A wine’s price rarely reflects its quality. You can drink rosé any time of year. Don’t save a great bottle for anything more than a rainy day. Review “I’m generally not one to follow the rules, but in the case of this book, I will absolutely make an exception! Fun, informative and easy to read, Jon has done a masterful job making ‘lovers of the grape’ feel completely comfortable in the world of wine." –Kyle MacLachlan, actor and winemaker "A Zen-like reminder that wine is a joy, not a chore; a journey, not a race. Beginners and even confident wine drinkers will find much of value, even leafing through rules at random." –Eric Asimov, The New York Times "With its simple and friendly advice on buying, storing and drinking wine, it’ll make you a happier and more confident wine nerd." —The Daily Beast "Rejoice! At last, an accessible, abbreviated guide to the basics of wine, including drinking, buying and sharing." —Wine Enthusiast "A primer on all things wine that is clear, concise, and firmly anti-snob." —Departures "Bonné is one of the best wine writers working today, but he wears his learning lightly in conveying the essentials of buying, storing and ordering the beverage while working in some tips that go beyond the standard beginner's wine book." —TheStreet "Consider this an artful primer on enjoying wine, from how to choose a bottle to how to serve it, store it, and get the most out of drinking it. Features gorgeous illustrations from María Hergueta, and all of it happily sized to stuff a stocking. Recommended!" —Sprudge About the Author JON BONNÉ is one of the leading American voices writing on wine today. He is the senior contributing editor at Punch, author of The New California Wine, winner of the Roederer International Wine Book of the Year, and the wine consultant for JetBlue Airways. For nearly a decade, he served as the wine editor and chief wine critic of the San Francisco Chronicle, where he won two James Beard Awards and numerous other accolades. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. INTRODUCTION Everyone thinks wine experts live charmed lives. When people find out what I do, their heads fill with visions of me being driven around in a chauffeured Benz, tasting rare bottles. And for sure, there are many less fun things to do in life than to taste, critique, and write about wines from around the world. In truth, my wine life isn’t that different from yours. I’ve walked into plenty of wine shops and gotten lousy advice. I’ve been tempted by—and burned by—more wine recommendations than I care to remember. At night, with dinner, I’m as likely as anyone to drink whatever’s open in the fridge. Restaurants? I still struggle through wine lists, and regardless of the fact I have a near-photographic memory (only where wine is concerned), I still find plenty of wine on lists that I’ve never heard of. I’ve had sommeliers talk down to me more times than I care to remember. And I’ve been served wines in shockingly bad condition, like the fancy $125 bottle of Grenache I had not long ago, which came to the table so warm I wondered if it was stored next to the pizza oven. (We asked for an ice bucket.) I love what I do, and each year I get to taste thousands of wines, including many that few people get access to. But knowing a ton about wine doesn’t magically improve your wine life. In fact, an obsession with “wine expertise” in this country may have made it
