In 2014 I read and reviewed Howard Kleinfeld’s book, Dial M for Merlot. I had to go back and find the review, read it over and be reminded how much I liked it and the hero Justin James. Here’s a snippet of the story I shared: Soon our hero is well-attached to the woman of…
A Review of… “Wine for Normal People (a Guide for Real People Who love Wine, but not the Snobbery That goes with it)” By: Elizabeth Schneider – Certified Sommelier, Certified Specialist of Wine, MBA, Normal Person Chronicle Books LLC At first glance, “Wine for Normal People” appears to be little more than a highly polished…
Always interested in learning about wine, and even more in masterful ways it can be delivered painlessly and with a little fun I was happy to read and review the book, Wine for Normal People by Elizabeth Schneider. This an excerpt of some of the information. I will follow up with my review below. …author,…
Saint Helena, CA — Napa Valley Wine Library’s first virtual “Books on Wine” program will feature authors Lucia Albino Gilbert and John H Gilbert and their book, Women Winemakers: Personal Odysseys, on Thursday, August 13 at 5:30 pm (PST) via Zoom. The authors will be joined by five of the nearly 150 winemakers interviewed for their…
Okay all of you “book club” people, I know the real reason you meet: to talk about a book, yes, but while being well lubricated by fine wine, food and friends. So this book, The Booklover’s Guide To Wine by Patrick Alexander is just perfect for your next meeting, eh? Let me share a few…
Okay, so yes, I got to review yet another cocktail book – by choice! Why, you may ask, as I have about a dozen or more so far, would I want another? Because I love recipe books, and not just because, as you may think, easy read/easy review. It does make for a quick read…
It was interesting to review a book about drinking – that was originally penned in 1536 – translated from Latin but including the Latin text on the left while the facing page showed the English translation. Now and then I turned my eyes to the adjacent text to see what it looked like, but that…
Vin Decanter is a book for the novice wine consumer. Written and presented in an accessible way to reduce the complexity of the subject…Chris Madden is a teacher with over twenty-five years experience of working in education. Post-graduate studies in educational psychology and primary education, together with international teaching experience in Europe and the Middle…
As I started to read L.A.’s Legendary Restaurants by George Geary, a recurring theme played in my head; dang, I thought, so many cool restaurants that we’ve missed visiting. Most were frequented by our Hollywood royalty for a good reason – not just proximity to the studios, but for the comfort food, innovative cocktails, ice…
On September 27 I did a review of the book Japanese Drinks on this website; today I have a second book on Japanese Whisky alone for you. Similar in format with lots of glossy photos and understandable text, I was impressed with the work of the Japanese distillers and distilleries, their challenges, the differences between…