A nicely structured, lightly acidic addition to the handy"
Snob's Dictionary" series, decoding the baffling world of winespeak
from A to Z.
Wine Snob. The very phrase seems redundant, doesn't it? When faced
with this snobbiest of snobberies, the civilian wine enthusiast
needs the help of savvy translators like David Kamp and David
Lynch. Their" Wine Snob's Dictionary" delivers witty explication of
both old-school oeno-obsessions (What's claret? Who's Michael
Broadbent?) and such new-wave terms as "malolactic fermentation"
and "fruit bomb." Among the other things Kamp and Lynch
demystify:
Finish: the Snob code-term for "aftertaste." (Robert Parker
includes the stopwatch-measured length of a wine's finish in his
ratings.)
Meritage: an American wine classification that rhymes with
"heritage," and should NEVER be pronounced "meri-TAHJ."
Terroir: that elusive quality of vineyard soil that has sommeliers
talking of "gunflint," "leather," and "candied fruits"
Featuring ripe, luscious, full-bodied illustrations by "Snob's
Dictionary" stalwart Ross MacDonald, " The Wine Snob's Dictionary"
is as heady and sparkling as a vintage Taittinger, only much less
expensive... and much more giggle-inducing. Cheers!
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