The Dirty Guide to Wine

StiIl drinking Cabernet after that one bottle you liked five years ago? It can be intimidating to branch out from your go-to grape, but everyone wants their next wine to be new and exciting. How to choose the right one? Award-winning wine author Alice Feiring argues that while grape variety is important, a lot can be learned about wine by looking at the source: the ground in which it grows.The Dirfy Guide to Wine organizes wines not by grape, not by region, not by New or Old World, but by bedrock. Feiring provides a clarifying account of the traditions and techniques of wine tasting, demystifying the practice and introducing a whole new way to enjoy wine to sommeliers and novice drinkers alike.ALICE FEIRING is a journahst, essayist, and the author of Naked Wine. She is the winner of both the James Beard and Louis Roederer Wine Writing Awards. In 2013, she was named Imbibe !'4agazine's wine person of the year. Her blog, The Feiring Line (alicefeiring.com) has been publishing since 2004. She lives in New York City.PASCALIN E LEPELTIER, MS, is one of the world's top wine pros. From Anjou, France, she champions its Chenin. It is her deep belief that the word terroir is not to betaken in vain.