Product Description

From the author of The Wine Bible, this lively, authoritative calendar is packed with stellar recommendations plus tips, advice, history, and lore. Try Saintsbury's classic, exquisitely balanced "Toyon Farm" Pinot Noir. De Loach's smoky, intense "OFS" sauvignon blanc. Splurge on Burge: Grant Burge's "The Holy Trinity," boasting hints of eucalyptus, rich blackberry, and a dark, earthy finish. Plus Alsace's "SGN" dessert wines, getting to know Argentina's richly textured malbecs, decoding "earthy," and why you should never decant red Burgundy (pouring the wine into the decanter may cause its delicate, complex aromas to collapse).

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #591904 in Books
• Brand: 2009 Calendars
• Published on: 2008-06-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Calendar
• 370 pages

From the Back Cover
A year of stellar recommendations and wine advice from Karen MacNeil, author of the authoritative bestseller The Wine Bible. Try Trespass Vineyard’s spicy, sumptuous cabernet sauvignon. Or, Bodega Balbo’s torrontes, lush with honeysuckle, apricot, and apple flavors—and a steal at $8.
Plus, tips on ordering wine at restaurants, the up-and-coming region for pinot noir (New Zealand’s Central Otago), garigue and other wine words, and zweigelt, Austria’s elegant answer to zinfandel.

About the Author
In 2004 Karen MacNeil received the highest honor awarded to a wine professional in the United States–she was named “Outstanding Wine and Spirits Professional of the Year” by the James Beard Foundation. The following year she was named “2005 Wine Educator of the Year” by the European Wine Council. Past recipients of the Council’s awards have included journalist Morley Safer (60 Minutes), filmamker Francis Ford Coppola and winemaker Robert Mondavi. Karen is the host of “Wine, Food and Friends with Karen Macneil,” a 13-part series on PBS television nationally. For the last 25 years, Karen has been a writer, consultant, and educator whose articles on wine and food have been published in more than 50 United States magazines and newspapers including: The New York Times, Food & Wine, Saveur, and Town & Country. She is the author of the award-winning The Wine Bible –one of the best selling wine books in the United States, with more than 250,000 copies sold since it was released in 2001.

Customer Reviews

Wine trivia and food/wine pairings, quotes, it's all there.
The calendar is printed in black and white. I had thought by the description it would be in color but it is not. It is printed on recycled paper so it's a little gray rather than white pages. You can use the back sides of the calendar pages to recycle for your own notes as well. The pages are matte finish.

Each day has a fact about wine, varietals, a quote from someone famous about wine, suggested food and wine pairings, specific wine producers, and then trivia questions. It's quite cute and would be make a nice gift for the wine lover.

However, if you can find a calendar that looks a little nicer than this one, I'd buy it instead. Nevertheless it is what it says it is.

Wine tips for your friendly wino...er...oenophile
Gave this to my friend for Xmas. He has taken pages and making notes then comparing to his Parker's. Wish I had gotten me one!

Good Info
This is the 2nd yr I've bought this and if you like wine, it's great!