Vintage Cork

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The Book

Cork Millner banishes many of the myths about wine, such as:

• French wines are better than California wines.
• Wine should be allowed to “breathe.”
• White wine goes with fish, red wine with meats.
• You must always sniff the wine cork.
• Wine critics determine what wines you should buy. 
   

The book also approaches wine appreciation humorously with such items as a “Wine Snobbery 101 Quiz,” which tests your knowledge with such insightful questions as: 

The phrase, “Unpretentious with a hint of boldness,” refers to:

1. Your uncle’s plaid jacket.
2. Manischewitz and Coca-Cola.
3. A domestic Chablis.
4. Nasti Spumanti. 

Vintage Cork also offers: “Ten Wine Snobbery No No’s” such as:

• Never buy a wine with a “sell by” date.
• Never pay more than $100 for a bottle of wine, unless the grapes are stomped by Sophia Loren.

 Further, Cork Millner includes a section highlighting Recipes by the Winemakers, which includes 26 recipes created by winemakers to show how to add a “pinch of zest” to any recipe by adding the most fascinating ingredient in cooking—wine.

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