How to Uncover Outstanding Wine Tasting Book for Geeks
Is Wine Folly the best wine tasting book for you?
You are looking for a single wine tasting book to find the best information about how to taste wine, yes?
This dynamic wine tasting book, with its colorful, fun, easy-to-read infographics, is one of the best books on wine tasting that you can find.
Wine Tasting Book : Author Madeline Puckette
Madeline Puckette is the co-author of Wine Folly and Wine Folly: Magnum Edition: The Master Guide with Justin Hammack,
Wine Tasting Book author Madeline Puckette did not start off in life as a wine writer.
It wasn’t until she was 21 years old -and a student at Cal Arts – that she realized her passion for wine. And this was without reading a single wine tasting book.
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Early Passion of Wine Tasting Book Author
“My father always loved wine. For my birthday, my father gave me a gift. It wasn’t for a wine tasting book. Instead, it was a subscription so that every so often I would receive a collection of delicious wines I could taste and enjoy.”
“As soon as I tasted one of these delicious wines– a Cote du Rhone – I thought it smelled and tasted like olives. From that moment on I became curious about why a wine like a Cote du Rhone had the aroma of olives. This is the exact moment that set me on my journey.”
Ms Puckette graduated college with a dual diploma in graphic design and music. She planned to make her living as a graphic artist…
,,,,until she made it as a rock star.
Wine Folly : Best Selling Wine Tasting Book
Life didn’t turn out that way for the best-selling wine tasting book author.
Soon after she found work as a graphic artist in Reno, Madeline became laid off in the recession of 2008.
By that time, she discovered the Court of Master Sommeliers. Madeline joined and achieved her Introductory and Certified Sommelier diploma.
At the same time Madeline also sought out part-time work in bars and restaurants. In these positions, Madeline interacted with customers and answered their questions about wine. Writing a wine tasting book wasn’t on the agenda.
But money was on her mind. How could she combine her experience with wine and graphic arts? How could she create a viable project to survive in the long term? How could she turn her love of wine and graphic arts into a profession?
This is how the book Wine Folly, the ultimate wine tasting book, was born.
Wine Tasting Book Publishing Journey
“My publishers (Avery) felt they were taking a chance on Wine Folly with so many graphics and little text by comparison in this wine tasting book. But everything worked out in the end,” she says.
“I worked very hard to promote Wine Folly through social media. Eventually my wine tasting book ended up in the New York Times bestseller list under cookbooks. That was when I realized my wine tasting book was a success.”
Wine Tasting Book Wine Folly : A “Must Read”
Wine Folly has been a “must read” among the various wine educational certification programs, including the Court of Master Sommeliers and also the Wine and Spirits Educational Trust (WSET).
“One of the many highlights of Wine Folly are the comments of people who enjoyed reading it. One woman wrote in an Amazon review that my wine tasting book not only enabled her to pass her WSET Level 3 Awards in wine, but to pass with honors.”
The next wine tasting book, Wine Folly: Magnum Edition: The Master Guide, published in 2018. This wine tasting book was also a success. This is an expanded, hardcover edition of many of the concepts covered in original Wine Folly, but with twice as many grapes covered (100).
Readers will discover maps much improved, and will find more wine and food pairings.
Why Readers Connect with Madeline Puckette and her Wine Tasting Book
“My wine tasting books appeal to visual learners,” says Ms. Puckette. “This is important, as people learn in unique ways.”
And it’s true.
Before Wine Folly came along, most people had to thumb through dull, text-heavy reference books to get key information about a favorite wine.
Or spend several minutes hopscotching advertisements on the Internet to find a wine article with actual substance.
Wine Folly is one of the best go-to references for learning about a new wine in a quick, efficient fashion.
In most traditional books, readers start in the middle and continue in a linear fashion to the end, Both Wine Folly books serve as reference books. This is especially true of people studying for wine certification examinations.
Wine Tasting Book : An Inside Peek of Wine Folly
Let us assume you are curious about Sangiovese. Let’s even imagine you are tasting a glass of this wine. A quick glance at the two-page Sangiovese section will tell you the region(s) it is from (Tuscany and Umbria) and some good food pairing suggestions.
In virtually all the many wine education programs (Wine and Spirits Educational Trust, The Court of Master Sommeliers, Wine Scholar Guild, Society of Wine Educators, etc.) students must learn how to identify wine “blind.”
This means that in an examination, the student will be served an unlabeled wine with few clues to its origin.
Colorful illustrations in Wine Folly explain how different wines give many clues about their variety.
For instance, a pale garnet color in a wine can be typical of Pinot Noir, Gamay, Grenache, and Zinfandel.
The authors have created beautifully illustrated “flavor wheels” for each international wine variety.
In Wine Folly, Sangiovese is described as having an herbal, floral, red fruit, and black fruit character. Sangiovese, Wine Folly says, also has an earthy assortment of flavors and aromas.
Wine Tasting Book : Having Fun Learning with Wine Folly
As you search the various grape varieties, you will find the specific fruit or herb are further broken down.
Wine Folly explains that after carefully noting the color of the wine, one would assess the aromas then the flavors . Structure (the texture of the tannins, the level of acidity, and the level of alcohol) are also key factors in correctly identifying a wine.Only after carefully examining each element could a taster deduce the likely possibilities of its variety and origin.
Wines Organized by Country and Type
One of the biggest bonuses of this wine tasting book is that the authors categorize wines by country and type.
So if you are interested in sparkling wine, you can see Champagne, Cava, Prosecco and more. The fortified wine section will reveal the unique type of Sherry, Port, and so forth.
Wine Folly is a helpful resource that belongs on the shelf – or inside the phone for the online ebook edition – of everyone who wants to know more about wine.
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About Author Marisa D’Vari
D’Vari contributes to Forbes.com, Financial Times, World of Fine Wine, Quarterly Review of Wine, Decanter Robb Report, San Francisco Chronicle, South China Morning Post, and more.
She holds the (WSET) diploma, Certified Sommelier through the Court of Master Sommeliers, a Certified Wine Educator through the Society of Wine Educators … to see it all, please click on bio
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