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More About This Title The Wine Trials 2012
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Originating in the controversial findings that revealed that the average wine drinker prefers the taste of cheaper wine over the more expensive bottles, this essential guide to affordable wine consumption demonstrates the happy truth—it doesn’t cost a fortune to fill a glass with a pleasing drink. Updated in a new edition, this buying manual reveals the widely available wines under $15 that beat out wines costing up to ten times as much. The full-page reviews of 175 new wines are based on recent blind tastings of the latest vintages and include witty, unpretentious discussions of each wine’s flavors and aromas with a photo of the bottle for easy identification. Also included is an updated version of the “blind tasting manifesto,” which explains how the power of price-based expectations dominates the usual experience of wine. The book also challenges the validity of glossy wine magazines’ 100-point numerical ratings, and explains how to beat the placebo effect to unlock the true palate. While eradicating common myths about wine and the insecurities surrounding it, and opening the path to new wine experiences, this guide makes an ideal resource for those who wish to be everyday connoisseurs while keeping a smart budget or who find the world of wine intimidating.
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Robin Goldstein has written for more than 30 Fodor's travel guides and has contributed to the blog Freakonomics. He is educated in neuroscience, philosophy, and law and has obtained certificates from the French Culinary Institute and the Wine & Spirit Education Trust. He is the founder and editor of the Fearless Critic series and the coauthor of The Beer Trials. He lives in Oakland, California. Alexis Herschkowitsch is the coauthor of five Fearless Critic restaurant guides and a contributor to Fodor’s travel guides. She has a WSET advanced wine and spirits certificate. Tyce Walters is a student at the Yale Law School and a graduate of Yale University, where he founded the wine journal Vino/Veritas: The Yale Wino. He has also worked as a wine retail consultant and served as editor of the Yale Philosophy Review.
