Wine for Every Day and Every Occasion: Red, White, and Bubbly to Celebrate the Joy of Living

by Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher

Choosing a bottle of wine should be fun, not frightening. After all, one of the most important elements of enjoying wine is not so much the vintage or the vineyard but the occasion on which it is enjoyed.

In their new book, Wine for Every Day and Every Occasion, Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher, authors of the popular weekly "Tastings" column in the Wall Street Journal, give you the kind of honest, accessible wine information that is hard...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060548177
• ISBN13: 9780060548179
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A Gift

A gift for a friend who has developed a new interest in African American wineries and collecting their wines.

Great book for holiday situations

This book is full of columns describing how to enjoy wine at a host of holidays, from Thanksgiving at home to a special vacation. My recommended chapter is the one on Restaurants. I heartily agree with the authors' `ten easy steps' for ordering wine at a restaurant.

Enjoying wine

Easy and entertaining reading. Enables you to learn some things about wine without feeling like you have to study to do so.

The Love of Wines

This is the third book (plus one revised) on wine authored by Dottie & John, two very talented writers for the Wall Street Journal. If you enjoyed their first two books, you will love this one. As you probably already know, their books are not intended to be atlases of viticulture, but are "how to books" on the enjoyment of wine and how wine impacts our day to day life. How wine makes daily events more meaningful and helps to rekindle memories of remote events. The book should be read as a novel -- cover to cover -- as there are pearls of information in every chapter, including hints on how to tour domestic and foreign wine regions, on shopping for wine, gift suggestions, wine websites, and of course multiple suggestions for wines for any occasion. Most importantly, this book describes how hundreds of others across the world and you the reader can integrate the love of wine into your daily life.

A fantastic book that introduces people to wine!

It is a very unpretentious book that helps people choose and enjoy wine. I tremendously enjoyed the writing style of the two authors, as it was down to earth and very personal. A great book!