| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 329 pages) |
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| Contents |
The blind tasting -- The rat -- The secret society -- The showdown -- The brains -- The magic kingdom -- The orgy -- The quality control -- The ten commandments -- The performance -- The trial -- The floor -- The blindest tasting. |
| Summary |
"Thrilling ... [told] with gonzo elanMadeline Puckette writes that this book is the Kitchen Confidential of the wine worldthough Bill Buford's Heat is probably a shade closer."--Jennifer Senior, The New York Times "A marvelous journey through the mad, manic, seductive subculture of wine and wine lovers." -Susan Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief "A brilliant feat of screwball participatory journalism." -Jay McInerney, author of The Juice "I loved this book." -Mary Roach, author of Grunt Professional journalist and amateur drinker Bianca Bosker didn't know much about wine-until she discovered an alternate universe where taste reigns supreme, a world of elite sommeliers who dedicate their lives to the pursuit of flavor. Astounded by their fervor and seemingly superhuman sensory powers, she set out to uncover what drove their obsession, and whether she, too, could become a "cork dork." With boundless curiousity, humor, and a healthy dose of skepticism, Bosker takes the reader inside underground tasting groups, exclusive New York City restaurants, California mass-market wine factories, and even a neuroscientist's fMRI machine as she attempts to answer the most nagging question of all: What's the big deal about wine' What she learns will change the way you drink wine-and, perhaps, the way you live-forever. Named one of the Best Books of Early 2017 by Brightly Named one of the 20 Best Nonfiction Books Coming in March 2017 by Bustle Named one of The Best Drink Books of Spring and Summer 2017 by Punch. |
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A professional journalist describes how she left her job to enter into the world of wine tasting, as well her attempts to understand wine culture and what makes people obsessed with this type of drink. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-318) and index. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
| Subject |
Wine and wine making -- Social aspects.
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Wine and wine making -- Social aspects. |
| Genre |
Electronic books. |
| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Bosker, Bianca. Cork dork New York, New York : Penguin Books, [2017] 9780143128090 (DLC) 2016029203 (OCoLC)952964314 |
| ISBN |
9780698195905 : $51.00 |
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0698195906 : $51.00 |
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