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Bianca bosker s book is a nonfiction account of her transformation, in less than a year, from complete wine amateur to certified sommelierthrough training, research, and hanging out with sommeliers, restaurateurs, olfaction scientists, neurologists, billionaire bottlehunters, perfumers, and the scientists who create cheapo supermarket. This hilarious, thoughtful and erudite book may be the ultimate answer to the perennial question of whether or not wine connoisseurship is a scam. Jay mcinerney, author of the juice i loved this book. The science behind your cheap wine science smithsonian. Bianca bosker is an awardwinning journalist and the author of the new york times bestseller cork dork.
What better name for her most recent book, then, a new york times bestseller that chronicles her journey from amateur wine drinker to professional sommelier, and which fellow cork dork madeline puckette called the kitchen confidential of wine. Bianca bosker isnt just another wineguzzling writershes what industry types call a cork dork. We are often asked for a list of the best wine books by our readers. A winefuelled adventure among the obsessive sommeliers, big bottle hunters and. A winefueled adventure among the obsessive sommeliers, big bottle hunters and rogue scientists who taught me to live for taste, will be featured at silverado vineyards on april 2. Bianca bosker is an awardwinning journalist and the author of cork dork. March 2017, napa valley bianca bosker, the author of cork dork. A daughters tribute to her father and his taste for bordeaux. Wine books run the gamut from tomes about the technical details of winemaking to dramatic. Bianca bosker is an american journalist and bestselling author.
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