A stimulant at dinners, wine tastings and cocktail parties. Plus, as a gift, this book makes an excellent accompaniment to a housewarming bottle.
“I enjoyed it.” — Scott Greenberg, The Vine Guy The Washington Examiner
“A great read.” — Rod Phillips, author of A Short History of Wine
“Immensely enjoyable to read…well done.” — Tom Wark, Fermentation wine blog and originator of American Wine Blog Awards
“You’ll find History of Wine Words an absolute joy.” —Joe Roberts, 1 Wine Dude
“Very well done…engaging…offers the wine world something utterly new.” —David Lawrason, leading Canadian independent wine journalist and educator.
“Having History of Wine Words in your wine library is money well spent.” —Jeff Lefevere, Good Grape blog
“A wonderful book… a fabulous body of work.” —Jo Diaz, wine-blog.org
“Very cool … I could easily lose an afternoon browsing.” —Nancy Hawks Miller, Napa Valley Wine Radio from Goosecross Cellars
“An impressive tour de force.” — Dr. José Vouillamoz, specialist in DNA profiling of grapevines
“Delicious trivia … a pleasing combination for many palates.” —Rita Celli, host of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation show Ontario Today
“I’m very impressed…The Indo-European stuff looks accurate, which is a relief…Kudos!” —Steve Dodson, authoritative blogger on ancient languages as Languagehat
“Certain to find a wide and grateful readership.” — Anatoly Liberman, blogger The Oxford Etymologist and author of An Analytic Dictionary of English Etymology
“Enlightening, engaging and essential.” — John W. Fischer, author and Associate Professor at The Culinary Institute of America
“I was delighted…I learned a lot.” — Debbie Trenholm, Accredited Sommelier & International Society of Wine Educators member
“So interesting!” — Amy Corron Power (aka WineWonkette), wine blogger at Another Wine Blog
“Offers a wealth of information … a good conversation starter.” — Kathy Sullivan, The Wine Trail Traveler online wine travel guide
“What a fascinating romp … this new book didn’t disappoint.” — Mignon Fogarty, Grammar Girl
“Contains a wealth of information … will give pleasure to many.” Mark Abley, The Montreal Gazette
Wine’s presence at our table is more than 8,000 years old and our conversation and use of words reflects this long familiarity. History of Wine Words is a collection of nearly 400 of the words you use when you enjoy wine, shop for wine or discuss wine with your friends; along with the origins and stories behind the words. The names of wines, grapes and vineyards are explored and bring to life fascinating vignettes from the development of our ancient wine traditions as well as illuminating our habits of speech.
ISBN 978-0-9811224-0-3