Swallow This: The Progressive Approach to Wine - Softcover

Tune out the critics. Ignore ratings, medals and the wine glass manufacturers' lobby. Swirl, smell and sip. But above all, don't spit. That's the nutshell description of the progressive message in the new book "Swallow This" is written by the iconoclastic host of public television's "Enjoying Wine with Mark Phillips". "Swallow This: A Progressive Approach to Wine" brings a truly new, practical, every-day method to wine appreciation. Here are just some of the topics Mark covers: when to microwave wine; when to freeze wine; why it's silly to buy highly rated wine; the advantages of storing wine in Tupperware, plastic bottles or Ziploc bags; the hazards of keeping wine in your living room - or still worse, your kitchen; how to blend wine at home to make it taste better; the benefit of adding ice cubes to wine; the four sentences to say to a wine store clerk to get good wine every time; when to send back a wine at a restaurant, even if you just don't like it; and, what's the best wine to serve and/or bring to a dinner party. "Swallow This" brings a refreshingly original style of instruction to a crowded market of wine books. And it aims to change the way the world views wine.

Swallow This offers a whole new approach to wine, the Progressive Approach, that is pragmatic, easy-to-understand and consumer focused. Mark's humorous, irreverent style makes learning about wine fun. Topics covered include: when to microwave wine, what wine is best for wild sex, when to freeze wine, the most amazing way to open a bottle of sparkling wine, the hazards of keeping wine in your living room, or worse, in your kitchen; the one word that will solve all of your wine and food matching questions; why buying expensive wine is a waste of money, the four sentences to say to a wine store clerk to get good wine every time; the advantage of storing wine in Tupperware, ziplock bags and plastic water bottles, why buying wine by the ratings is stupid, the mating call of a wine geek, the trick to knowing what wine tastes like before you buy it, when it's appropriate to add ice cubes to wine, the two words that take the intimidation out of wine; The 1:10 ratio to guide you on how long to age wine; The truth about using different shapes and sizes of wine glasses, when to send a wine back at a restaurant, even if it's not rotten, an Overview of the world s wine regions with buying recommendations, and much, much more. Witty, unique, fast-paced, and never, ever boring, Swallow This will be the most practical, entertaining, informative and enjoyable wine book on the market today.