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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.
Professional journalist and amateur drinker Bianca Bosker didn't know much about wine--until she discovered an alternate universe where taste reigns supreme, a world of elite sommeliers who dedicate their lives to the pursuit of flavor. Astounded by their fervor and seemingly superhuman sensory powers, she set out to uncover what drove their obsession, and whether she, too, could become a "cork dork." With boundless curiousity, humor, and a healthy dose of skepticism, Bosker takes the reader inside underground tasting groups, exclusive New York City restaurants, California mass-market wine factories, and even a neuroscientist's fMRI machine as she attempts to answer the most nagging question of all: What's the big deal about wine? What she learns will change the way you drink wine--and, perhaps, the way you live--forever.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780143128090 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: xix, 329 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Books, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Subject: | Bosker, Bianca. Wine and wine making > Social aspects. Sommeliers. |
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- 0 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | 641.22 Bos | 31681010404671 | NONFICPBK | Checked out | 08/23/2025 |
- Baker & Taylor
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. Original. - Baker & Taylor
A professional journalist describes how she left her job to enter into the world of wine tasting, as well her attempts to understand wine culture and what makes people obsessed with this type of drink. - Penguin Putnam
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND AÂ NEW YORK TIMES CRITICS' PICK
âThrilling . . . [told] with gonzo élan . . . When the sommelier and blogger Madeline Puckette writes that this book is the Kitchen Confidential of the wine world, sheâs not wrong, though Bill Bufordâs Heat is probably a shade closer.â âJennifer Senior, The New York Times
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Professional journalist and amateur drinker Bianca Bosker didnât know much about wineâuntil she discovered an alternate universe where taste reigns supreme, a world of elite sommeliers who dedicate their lives to the pursuit of flavor. Astounded by their fervor and seemingly superhuman sensory powers, she set out to uncover what drove their obsession, and whether she, too, could become a âcork dork.â
With boundless curiosity, humor, and a healthy dose of skepticism, Bosker takes the reader inside underground tasting groups, exclusive New York City restaurants, California mass-market wine factories, and even a neuroscientistâs fMRI machine as she attempts to answer the most nagging question of all: whatâs the big deal about wine? What she learns will change the way you drink wineâand, perhaps, the way you liveâforever.
âThink: Eat, Pray, Love meets Somm.â âtheSkimm
âAs informative as it is, well, intoxicating.â âFortune
