Clueless About Wine: The Best-Selling Guide to the Basics

The Opening Ready to Pop the Cork? "Let's see -- is it white wine with white meat, red wine with red meat? My boss is having salmon, our important new client is a vegetarian and I'm ordering pork! And I'm expected to pick the wine! What am I supposed to do?" Like the stressed-out person in this situation, you too may have come to the realization that you are clueless about wine. Relax, you are not alone. Everyone starts out clueless. Even the great wine experts were clueless about wine at one time -- whether they like to admit it or not. Most wine books and magazines seem to be written for people with some wine knowledge, or assume the reader is already a professional wine taster. That's where we come in. We wrote Clueless about Wine to take the mystery out of wine and replace the intimidation factor with knowledge and enjoyment. Wine store clerks and sommeliers don't have the monopoly on wine knowledge; everyone can learn about wine. This book is packed with practical information. From the basics about how wine is made, to where it's made and what it should taste like, to which wine goes with which food. We'll also talk about what and how to buy, how to entertain with wine, how to keep wine, and even how to give it away. We've even included an easy-to-use four-step process to help you learn how to taste wine like a professional. So turn the page, maybe pour yourself a glass of whatever wine you have, and prepare to be clued in about wine.Jocelyn Klemm is the author of 'Clueless About Wine: The Best-Selling Guide to the Basics', published 2007 under ISBN 9781554072491 and ISBN 1554072492.