Wine Sip by Sip: The Simplified Scoop on Different Varieties, the Food Pairing Process, and More

＂In Wine Talk, seasoned wine professional Raymond Blake, who has been writing about wine for twenty-five years, caters to those who want to drink their wine without ceremony but with some engagement. For those who have been put off by highfalutin terminology and forbidding ritual. For those who want the message simplified but not dumbed down and for those who love a glass of wine but for whom technical details are a turn off. Through Blake’s well-told vinous tales and anecdotes, readers will learn effortlessly about a topic that often appears a mystery to so many. ＂--

Raymond Blake is a writer and the wine editor of Food & Wine magazine in Ireland. He is the author of Breakfast in Burgundy: A Hungry Irishman in the Belly of France and In Black and White: A History of Rowing at Trinity College, Dublin.