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Fear of Wine: An Introductory Guide to the Grape
enlarge	Author: Leslie Brenner Creator: Lettie Teague Publisher: Bantam Category: Book List Price: ~~$16.00~~ Buy Used: $0.65 You Save: $15.35 (96%) New (18) Used (43) from $0.65 Avg. Customer Rating: 11 reviews Sales Rank: 548280 Media: Paperback Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 320 Shipping Weight (lbs): 1 Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.3 x 1.1 ISBN: 0553374648 Dewey Decimal Number: 641.22 EAN: 9780553374643 ASIN: 0553374648 Publication Date: October 1, 1995 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping: Expedited shipping available Shipping: International shipping available Condition: Standard used condition.

Editorial Reviews: Product Description In this friendly introductory guide, food and wine writer Leslie Brenner tells how to: Pour and taste wine Develop a taste memory Order from a wine list Select a wine at the store Match food with wine In addition, helpful sidebars illuminate such subjects as: How--and why--to swirl without sloshing Disarming a snotty waiter Ten great wines to bring to a dinner party Going beyond California Chardonnay Starting your own cellar for under $100 Along the way, Lettie Teague's funny and informative cartoons enhance the text and make great devices for remembering the most important facts. Before long, your old standby, Chateau Screwtop, will be a distant memory. Accessible and concise, Fear of Wine will appeal to anyone who wants to know a little bit about a subject that can bring great pleasure. At last, a guide that is as fun to read as wine is to drink!

Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews... GREAT BOOK April 24, 2007 A friend of mine gave this book about 9 years ago, I enjoyed it then and I still go back and read it now, it has been one the best wine books I have, easy to read and very helpful, it sure gave the information I needed to star my wine cellar. Great for those who wish to learn and not get overwhelmed! January 25, 2007 This is a wonderful book. It's accurate and EASY to READ. You will not get overwhelmed or confused while reading this material. The illustrations help a LOT. Best introductory wine book out there. A must buy for beginners! Nothing to fear June 18, 2005 I'm a wine person anyday, but I've been separated for a year or so from my wine-loving family, and suddenly I'm going crazy to learn more about the divine juice I grew up with. I checked this book out from the library because it was the only wine book they had; I thought the title was silly and I didn't expect to get much out of it. Maybe I was starting to turn into a wine snob; this book is fun! The title refers to a cultural phenomenon: wine is chic now, so those "in the know" are revered by those who want to be, and the wannabes spend their time around wine worrying about how wine-smart they are instead of enjoying their wine. With this is mind, the book is devoted to teaching anyone who wants to know enough to feel comfortable making decisions about wine, tasting it in public, and enjoying the hell out of it. I'm not exactly a novice -- nor am I an expert -- and I learned a lot! Better: I really enjoyed the read. There are little cartoons every other page; they're silly, but they can be cute, too, and they serve as mnemonics for those of us who need a little help remembering all that info. There's only one thing "wrong" with FEAR OF WINE: it needs to be updated! We Need an Update! January 30, 2004 1 out of 1 found this review helpful This book is very informative and entertaining -- so much so that an update would be much appreciated! Much has happened in California wine country and other U.S. wine-producing areas since the book was originally published in 1995. I ask the author to consider updating the book. Good Overview January 2, 2003 3 out of 3 found this review helpful This book has a good overview of many subjects, but tends to try to answer so many questions too quickly. The early section on making wine is good, but I felt like I was taking a 3-hour tour of San Francisco. Granted that the subtitle is "an introductory guide to the grape", it could have been less rushed and used the same amount of space. The sections on the different AVAs are excellent -- some of the best informative condensed coverage that I have read. The list of preferred producers of each type is very good, without tying down to specific prices or vintages. The brief list of 10-bottle and 20-bottle starter collections at the back is very helpful (and very similar to what I started with!). Good book. The informative casual cartoons convinced me to change it from four stars to five stars.

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