New Book

After spending an hour looking through various wine books at Borders the other day I cam across a great one.  Oldman's Brave New World of Wine: Please, Value, and Adventure Beyond Wine's Usual Suspects, by Mark Oldman gives readers multiple new wines to try beyond Kendall Jackson Chardonnay within all price ranges. 

The book will begin by explaining the region from which the wine is from and then go on to give examples of food pairings and actual people's opinions of the wine.  Each wine has a page dedicated to the following: grid measuring adventure vs price, audacious alternate, "enthusiasts also like," weight, price range, how to pronounce the name & terms/vineyards related to it, a handful of great vineyards that produce it, ideas on how to enjoy it, and more.  Oldman wrote the book on the fact that many great wines are just unknown to the general public and only known to critics and wine professionals.  More often than not, these wines are fantastic and a better value by the bottle than more known varieties.  I hope to use suggestions from this book to taste and analyze so that the wines I try are beyond the basics or ones you may have tasted already.

Not that I am trying to endorse his book or credibility, but should you like to see more about his book or creditibility I have included a link to his website.