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A savvy and opinionated tour of the contemporary world of wine. Todays dynamic wine culture calls for a different kind of wine book. The Wine Savant is just that: punchy, polemical, and brimming with insights to educate and entertain beginning wine drinkers and seasoned oenophiles alike.Never has the wine world had so much to offer, and never have smart decisions about value, quality, grape, and season been so difficult to make. In The Wine Savant, Michael Steinberger tramps through the world of contemporary winefrom threebuck Chuck and bucketlist Bordeaux to bottle speculators and biodynamic wineriesto give the inside scoop on the key concerns facing the new generation of wine lovers: Why is California suddenly cool again? Whats really the difference between a 95point wine and a 94point wine? Why is Burgundy ascendant and Bordeaux suddenly so pass? Whats a biodynamic wine, whats a natural wine, and should you care? Do food and wine pairings still matter?Featuring expert buying guidesincluding the New Kings of California and the Worlds Great $25andUnder Bottlesand tips on toughtopair cuisines like Indian and Japanese, The Wine Savant is the perfect guide to todays oftenbewildering realm of choice: ferociously opinionated and committed body and soul to enjoying every glass.
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A savvy and opinionated tour of the contemporary world of wine. Todays dynamic wine culture calls for a different kind of wine book. The Wine Savant is just that: punchy, polemical, and brimming with insights to educate and entertain beginning wine drinkers and seasoned oenophiles alike.Never has the wine world had so much to offer, and never have smart decisions about value, quality, grape, and season been so difficult to make. In The Wine Savant, Michael Steinberger tramps through the world of contemporary winefrom threebuck Chuck and bucketlist Bordeaux to bottle speculators and biodynamic wineriesto give the inside scoop on the key concerns facing the new generation of wine lovers: Why is California suddenly cool again? Whats really the difference between a 95point wine and a 94point wine? Why is Burgundy ascendant and Bordeaux suddenly so pass? Whats a biodynamic wine, whats a natural wine, and should you care? Do food and wine pairings still matter?Featuring expert buying guidesincluding the New Kings of California and the Worlds Great $25andUnder Bottlesand tips on toughtopair cuisines like Indian and Japanese, The Wine Savant is the perfect guide to todays oftenbewildering realm of choice: ferociously opinionated and committed body and soul to enjoying every glass.
