The Accidental Connoisseur: An Irreverent Journey Through the Wine World - Lawrence Osborne no-wrapin

The Accidental Connoisseur: An Irreverent Journey Through the Wine World - Lawrence Osborne no-wrapinWhat is taste? Is it individual or imposed on us from the outside? Why are so many of us so intimidated when presented with the wine list at a restaurant? In The Accidental Connoisseur, journalist Lawrence Osborne takes off on a personal voyage through a little known world in pursuit of some answers. Weaving together a fantastic cast of eccentrics and obsessives, industry magnates and small farmers, the author explores the way technological change,

Talisker is known for producing smoky

Arette produces gentle and delicious tequilas

size and color placement

We wish every Pinot Noir in France tasted this expressive

with a color so dark as to be almost purple-black

and lively and fun

Blaufränkisch

or however the Frost poem goes

totally ideal get-your-day-started wine

satisfying and vigorous

Each dash of Bittermens Xocolatl Mole Bitters delivers layers of flavor that transform drinks into thought provoking creations with a subtle kick

" and "inspired" are only a few words that have been used to describe the food at Chez Panisse