The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 😌
morgs777's review against another edition
3.0
A little pretentious for my liking, but overall enjoyed. Recommended to me by a cancer of course.
aliencat7's review
funny
informative
slow-paced
5.0
It's a great book to get an understanding or wine and how to pair meals with it. The author has wonderful stories about the wine and how their life has been impacted my it. I really enjoyed reading this book.
afran122's review
5.0
Does a good job of teaching how to break down a wine and keep it fun with attainable pairings- things you’ve actually eaten (so you can relate to her flavour explanations) and will continue to eat (so you can put it into practice).
catyuske's review
4.0
This is a beautifully written book.
Perhaps my only gripe, and the reason for which I deduct one star from my rating, is its focus on North American cuisine - often as narrow as a particular brand. The 'candy' section was especially guilty of this, and I often resorted to skipping entire pages because of the lack of familiarity and hopelessness of understanding something I'd never be able to find in any other country in the world.
That being said, it also expanded my knowledge of North American wine, which I'm appreciative of - and which I'll perhaps now not pass up so easily when the opportunity does arise.
I particularly enjoyed the autobiographical elements of the book, which is often missing from other books of this kind. Overall, an enjoyable and educational read, that I'm happy to say I have already (just a few days after finishing) referred back to. It's therefore perfect in its aim - imparting knowledge that one can use on one's own, whilst creating 'gold standards' to look back to for that perfect dinner party.
Perhaps my only gripe, and the reason for which I deduct one star from my rating, is its focus on North American cuisine - often as narrow as a particular brand. The 'candy' section was especially guilty of this, and I often resorted to skipping entire pages because of the lack of familiarity and hopelessness of understanding something I'd never be able to find in any other country in the world.
That being said, it also expanded my knowledge of North American wine, which I'm appreciative of - and which I'll perhaps now not pass up so easily when the opportunity does arise.
I particularly enjoyed the autobiographical elements of the book, which is often missing from other books of this kind. Overall, an enjoyable and educational read, that I'm happy to say I have already (just a few days after finishing) referred back to. It's therefore perfect in its aim - imparting knowledge that one can use on one's own, whilst creating 'gold standards' to look back to for that perfect dinner party.
kellylizbeth's review
5.0
This book is such fun! The author is an accomplished wine industry pro/sommelier with an unpretentious, snappy writing style. In addition to a very solid and accessible “wine 101” intro section about tasting and characteristics, the book is full of whimsical illustrations for unexpected wine pairings (including the title one) - there is even a whole section on recommended pairings for Trader Joe’s foods! I am eager to try a Shack Burger with Australian Shiraz, PB&J with Lambrusco Amabile, mozzarella sticks with Austrian Zweigelt, and many more. (Even my wine snob boyfriend approved when I showed it to him - apparently it’s been favorably mentioned on the super nerdy online wine forums
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