That’s slightly disappointing for someone like me so easily seduced by colorful charts, infographics, and animated GIFs. In fact, most of the content is presented in black and white, perhaps a cost-reduction measure. So, photos and glossy layouts aren’t the prime attraction. I gather Karen is first and foremost all about the words. Up-and-coming producers, such as China, India and Japan are also given comprehensive coverage. Let Karen show you the way. Alone, this part of the book is well worth it for getting up to speed.įrom there, the book breaks down the most famous wine producing regions - France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Napa. If we get a pretty Badge for checking in on Swarm, what on earth should we deserve for finishing this book?Īs you might expect, The Wine Bible opens with a rather informative (The Tannin Table), at times entertaining (Clint Eastwood and the five-o’clock shadow), and even honest (“…no one knows why certain wines possess a long finish…”) look into “mastering” wine. Rather, you do what the Romans likely did when building the Coliseum, and chisel away a little at a time, not thinking about the monumental, near impossible task at hand. This is the kind of reference material you don’t necessarily read from beginning through to the end, in sequential order. My first reaction after unboxing the freshly updated 2nd edition of one of the industry’s most respected wine tomes:ĩ96 sheets of them to be exact. Yes, the pursuit of wine - the people who make it, the wineries here in Northern California, the stories of its evolution - has been a long-standing passion around Stark Insider.
Of course! Because random knowledge and factoids are fun, especially as they relate to that most favorite “elixir of the Gods” (as Jean-Charles Boisset is wont to say). … it’s The Wine Bible by Karen MacNeil (paperback, $24.95 USD).
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