A Year of Wine: Perfect Pairings, Great Buys, and What to Sip for Each Season

Cover
 Title Page
 Copyright
 Dedication
 Contents
 Introduction
 * A Call for Context and a Way to "Drink Different"
 THE BASICS
 * Don't Judge a Wine by the Grape-Judge a Wine by Its Style
 * Flavor Profiles: Whites
 * Flavor Profiles: Reds
 * Pairing Wine with Food
 * Broken Glass: The (Un) Importance of Great Stemware
 * Finding a Wine Shop to Savor
 * Making the Most of Wine Travel
 * Twelve Months in the Vineyard and Winery
 PART ONE WINTER
 JANUARY
 * A Resolution: Taking Better Wine Notes
 * Variety Is the Spice of Life: Do a Wine Century
 * Lush or Rustic: A Malbec Taste Test * Port: A Stealth Weapon for Providing Winter Warmth* XOXO: From Cognac, with Love
 * Travel to: Australia
 * Sommelier Survey: Rajat Parr, Wine Director The Michael Mina Group, San Francisco, California
 FEBRUARY
 * Super Bowl: When the Chips Are Down, Don't Raise a Beer!
 * Champagne: The Big and the Small of It
 * Rosé Champagne: It's Not Just for Heart-shaped Jacuzzis Anymore
 * Pairing Wine with Chocolate, If You Must
 * President's Day: The Sorry History of Wine in the White House
 * Open That Bottle Night
 * Travel to: Sonoma * Sommelier Survey: Juliette Pope, Beverage Director, Gramercy Tavern, New York, New YorkPART TWO SPRING
 MARCH
 * Spring for Chenin Blanc from the Loire
 * Protect Your Stash This Spring: Storing Wine in Apartments and in Mansions
 * Spring Cleaning: Managing Your Wine Cellar Inventory
 * Holy Wine and Wine for Holy Holidays: Passover and Easter
 * Travel to: Mendoza, Argentina
 * Sommelier Survey: Christie Dufault, Wine Director, Quince Restaurant, San Francisco, California
 APRIL
 * April Fool's! Smell the Cork and Look at the Legs (Ahem!)
 * Growing Green for Earth Day * Going Green: The Carbon Footprint of Wine* Walk the Plank: Does Oak Float Your Boat?
 * Feeling Grü Vee: Get to Know Grüner Veltliner
 * Travel to: Rioja, Spain
 * Sommelier Survey: Erik Leidholm, Wine Director, Seastar Restaurant and Raw Bar, Seattle, Washington
 MAY
 * Putting Down the Crystal Glasses and Picking Up the Crystal Ball: Futures
 * Tyra and Tannins: Why Moscato d'Asti Is the Ultimate Wine for Newbies, Pools, and Tyra Banks
 * My Mom, Brunch, and the Oak Bomb: Mother's Day Wines and Wine Spas
 * Congratulations, New Hire, Here's the Wine List! (Gulp) * Travel to: Douro, Portugal* Sommelier Survey: Tysan Pierce, Sommelier, The Herbfarm, Woodinville, Washington
 PART THREE SUMMER
 JUNE
 * Weddings: When the Champagne Toast Shouldn't Be Champagne
 * Wine with Baseball: The Juice, Dogs, and Kraut
 * Bling Dad, Frugal Dad: Wine and Winelike Gifts for Father's Day
 * Loire Reds to the Rescue: How to Not OD on Whites and Rosés During the First Few Weeks of Summer
 * Travel to: The Loire
 * Sommelier Survey: Shelley Lindgren, Wine Director, A16, San Francisco, California
 JULY