Vine Lines - Humorous Wine Terms Book

Cigar box. Bacon Character. Fleshy overtones. Extractedpalate. Barnyard. That wine could have such associationsmight cause the uninitiated to regard wine verbiage as barnyard in its own right. Though these idioms do havea practical value to the professional wine taster, thestereotype (serious, bow-tied old men making bizarrecharacterizations in between gurgles) doesn t need muchcomedic assistance, similar to that of the secrethandshakes of Masons.Illustrated by the well-known Australian cartoonist RogerRoberts, this charming little book explores this curiousrealm of wine terminology by creating a visual lexicon onthe far side of a wine world where its language( barnyard, exotic nose ) is taken literally. Sometimesbrash, sometimes cute, Robert s work is always good for achuckle.In between Robert s visual puns, professional wine tasterJudy Valon gives a serious and solid primer on enjoyingred, white, sparkling and fortified wines, how to identifywine faults, proper entertaining and serving procedures,and, of course, the functioning definitions of commontasting terms.The book is also loaded with delightful classic andobscure wine aphorisms, such as: Wine is the proof that God loves us, and loves to see ushappy. --Benjamin Franklin My only regret in life is that I did not drink moreChampagne. --John Maynard KeynesRead More