The Wine Love’s Apprentice

David loves having a glass of Wine during the Holidays but I don’t know enough about Wine and what to chose or even how to serve the Wine or what we should serve with the Wine.

David and I will not have that problem anymore because we received a copy of The Wine Love’s Apprentice. David will find inside his copy inside his Christmas Stocking which he opens on Christmas Eve.

If you would like to check out The Wine Lover’s Apprentice for the women on your Gift Giving List then check out out our Christmas Gift Guide Shopping for: Food which you will find the novel in.

Allowing, David to chose the perfect Wine to serve during our Christmas Dinner. I can even see David sharing The Wine Lover’s Apprentice with his mom who loves Wine just as much as David does.

 The Wine Lover’s Apprentice has quickly become the go-to guide for people who want to learn more about wine but don’t know where to start. Written in a chatty, breezy style, the first half covers practical issues like how to select from a restaurant wine list or pick a bottle from a shelf, and tells you what the heck you’re tasting when you taste wine.

The second part covers the main Wine regions in small bites (sips?), encapsulating each area in a one-sentence overview and offering hints on the best – and best value – regions for each wine.

The definitive book for any Wine novice.

What’s the best corkscrew to use? Should I decant? How many types of glassware should I buy? Sommelier Kathleen Bershad has the answers. In The Wine Lover’s Apprentice, Bershad acknowledges the importance of tossing out the rules about Wine and taking a relaxed approach to storing and serving everyday bottles.

Readers will learn tricks of the trade and strategies for navigating the shelves of a retail store or ordering wine at a restaurant.  The Wine Lover’s Apprentice delves into the nitty-gritty details of winemaking and takes a look at the world’s major wine regions. Written in short bites, readers will easily gain a quick understanding of an area’s major grapes, the style or styles of wine, and the appellations that offer the best quality wine (or the best value).

Topics include:

What You’re Tasting When You Taste Wine Conquering the Restaurant Wine List Navigating the Wine Shop Serving, Sipping, and Storing And More!

The Wine Lover’s Apprentice unravels the terms you see when reading a wine review, looking at a bottle, or listening to a wine geek talk vino. By the end of this helpful guide, readers will become empowered to know what’s in a bottle, be able to make an educated guess about its flavors, and help change the culture to make drinking wine what it should be—relaxing and fun.

About Kathleen Bershad

With over fifteen years of experience in the food and wine industry, Kathleen Bershad has honed the art of matching people with wine. The enthusiasm she has for helping clients discover and learn about wine led her to establish her consulting practice, Fine Wine Concierge.

Kathleen helps clients with all their wine needs, including buying wine to enjoy or collect, selling part or all of cellars, organizing wine cellars and creating inventories thereof, and hosting fun and educational tasting classes.

She developed her expertise by working as a food writer and restaurant reviewer, a retail store manager, a sales associate for a boutique wine importer/distributor, and a buyer and writer for a top retail store and wine club in New York City. Kathleen earned her Sommelier Certification from the American Sommelier Association. She also has an undergraduate degree in communications from Trinity University.

Here are links to two excerpts, to give you an idea of what the novel is all about:

Excerpt one:

Excerpt Two:

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Thank you,

Glenda, Charlie and David Cates