The Accidental Connoisseur: An Irreverent Journey Through the Wine World
Categories: Cookbooks, Food & Wine
Writer Lawrence Osborne sets out to understand wine and the culture around it, despite having no expertise. He travels through France, Italy, California and beyond, meeting winemakers, critics, marketers and collectors. Osborne explores how taste is formed, how industrial wine differs from traditional wine, and how terroir, fashion and money shape what people drink, writing with humor and skepticism about snobbery and marketing.
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- Shane Parrish: “An accessible look at wine and wine culture from the new world to the old. Wine is full of weird vocabulary. Does your wine really taste like caramelized apples with a hint of rosemary? I’m not sure. This book makes me feel a little more comfortable in my rather unsophisticated palate.”