Author Event: Wine Confident by Kelli A. White

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❝ She is right there in the trenches with all the rest of us. Learning. Thinking. Having a great time. Falling in love with wine over and over again. ❞ - KAREN MACNEIL

THE SAME ELEMENTS that make wine thrilling – its breadth of regions,  varieties and vintages, its ever-changing nature, rituals and the many  languages of its labels – can also make it intimidating. And this breaks  Kelli White’s heart. In Wine Confident, she takes the anxiety out of  wine description by teaching us how to reach the right metaphors;  debunks the myths around restaurant choices; tells the truth about  sommeliers (she’s been there, she is one!), and teaches us how to order  wine like a pro. For Kelli, wine really matters – not just as a fine-dining  accompaniment or to relax your shoulders at the end of a long day,  but as a clue to the character of our natural world. Here, upper-class  pretensions are swept aside and the core message of this book –  communicated with Kelli’s uniquely quirky wit and warm humour – is clear.

There is no wrong way to enjoy wine. 

• How to taste: it’s about using all your senses! 

• Training your nose: pay attention to your world and be a better  smeller! 

• Letting the poets in: learn to connect flavour with language 

• Kelli’s advice on talking to sommeliers and ordering wine like a pro

• Don’t overthink it: wine, food, difficult bottles and choosing your  stemware… 

• How to start a collection – and how to store it if you’re cellar-less 

• Lessons in anatomy: how grapes are grown and wine is made (and  how this affects the flavours in your glass) 

• Wine and the future: understanding organic, biodynamic, regenerative and sustainable wine production in our warming world 

• You decide! …the many ways that wine knowledge can change your life

Kelli A. White was 21 when she first tasted wine and had no idea, until then, of the future that awaited her. Her quick wits and easy communication style helped her catch up quickly as she trained as a sommelier in New York City and Napa Valley, and then, in 2015, published her first book Napa Valley, Then & Now to great acclaim. She is now an award-winning author, popular speaker and highly entertaining wine educator.

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