Cork dork : a wine-fueled adventure among the obsessive sommeliers, big bottle hunters, and rogue scientists who taught me to live for taste / Bianca Bosker.
A tech reporter describes her introduction to the world of master sommeliers and her in-depth investigation into the source of their interests and skills, an effort marked by work with elite tasting groups, encounters at exclusive New York restaurants, visits to California winemakers and more.-- Publisher's description.
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- ISBN: 9780143128090
- ISBN: 0143128094
- Physical Description: xix, 329 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: New York, New York : Penguin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2017]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-318) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
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Subject: | Sommeliers. Wine and wine making > Social aspects. Wine tasting. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Independence Branch | 642.6 B743c 2017 (Text) | 33126022162519 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |