Wine writer, wine teacher and Platter’s Wine Guide Taster Cathy Marston doesn’t believe in being a wine snob! In her first book, Love Your Wine: Get to grips with what you are drinking, she takes wine drinkers on an introductory wine course.
Cathy Marston has written a book for anyone who answers yes to any of these questions:
• Ever felt patronised by a waiter because of your wine choice?
• Been on the sharp end of comments about your taste in wine: “Pink wine, really?”
• Had your pronunciation of wine terms corrected?
• Confused about whether it’s OK to drink red wine with pasta?
• Had that uncomfortable feeling you’ve been conned into paying too much for a bottle of wine in a restaurant?
She takes readers on a wine appreciation journey from easy drinking sweets, through the popular sauvignon blancs (sew-vin-yon blonks), bubblies, dessert wines and on to the fuller reds, with the sole aim of giving them confidence in their wine choices. The confidence to enjoy drinking wine; to see it as a pleasure, not a potential source of embarrassment; and above all, to help people become confidently curious about trying new wines.
Cathy Marston reminds us:
“The real secret of wine success is that the more you drink, the more you know. Admittedly, the less you probably remember, but hey – you can’t have everything.”
Our Editor says:
"If you've had the fortune of meeting Cathy in person then you'll see that she has successfully captured herself in writing. Love Your Wine is wonderfully witty and potentially should be given to every person who wants to start drinking more wine.
Quotes such as "if Brad Pitt can make a pink wine, then how much more macho do you want it to be..." and Cathy's own admission about the book, "it's good for wedging open doors, swatting flies..." makes this book indispensible for all of us light-hearted wine-lovers.
It manages to successfully lure you into the wine world without bamboozeling you with crazy jargon. A real winner for all wannabe wine lovers and addicts."