Great Wine Made Simple：Straight Talk from a Master Sommelier

From“oneofthewineworld’smostpopularvoices”(USAToday),anewlyupdatededitionofherby-nowclassicintroductiontowine,GREATWINEMADESIMPLE:StraightTalkfromaMasterSommelier,reflectsup-to-theminutewinetrends,includingtheburgeoningpopularityoftheShirazgrape,newflavormaps,andmuch,muchmore.Firstpublishedin2000,GreatWineMadeSimpleestablishedAndreaImmerRobinsonasAmerica’sfavoritewinewriter.Avoidingthetraditionalandconfusinglyvaguewinelanguageof“bouquet”and“nose,”andinsteaddiscussingwineincommonsenseterms,thebooklaunchedAndrea’scareerasawineauthoritywithoutpretense.Now,thoroughlyrevised,GreatWineMadeSimplelivesuptoitstitlebymakingselectingandenjoyingwinetrulysimple.WithAndreaImmerRobinsonasyourguide,youwillneveragainhavetofearpriceybottlesthatdon’tdeliver,snobbywinewaiters,foreignterminology,orencyclopedicrestaurantwinelists.You’llbeabletobuyororderwinewithconfidence--andgetjustthewineyouwant--bylearninghowthe“BigSix”basicstyles(whichcomprise80percentoftoday’stopsellingwines)tasteandhowtoreadanywinelabel.Tennewflavormapsshowwhattastesyoucanexpectfromclimatesaroundtheworld.AndreaImmerRobinsongenuinelyknowsmoreaboutwinethanmostwineloverscouldeverhopetolearn.Butshedoesn’tbelievethatyouhavetojoinastuffy,exclusivewine-tastingset,orstudyalot,tobecomeasavvywinebuyer.Unlikeotherwineguides,GreatWineMadeSimplemakesiteasytomastertheinsandoutsofchoosingawinethatyouandyourguestswilllove—onanybudget.Inherdown-to-earthstyle,Andreaguidesyouthroughfollow-along-at-homewinetastingsthatareeasy,fun,andaffordable,andevensuggestsamilktastingforunderstandingvariationsinwine-bodystyle.Buildingonthisfoundation,shecoverstherestofthewinelandscapewithherinimitablestyle,candor,andhumor,fromclassicregionstonewtastes,plusabevyofpracticalissueslikewinegearandproperstorage.Arefreshingblendofin-depthknowledgeandaccessibility,GreatWineMadeSimpleisawelcomeresourceforthosewhoareintriguedbywinebutdon’tknowwheretostart.