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Professional journalist and amateur wine drinker Bianca Bosker didn't know much about wine until she discovered the world where taste is the master: the world of elite sommeliers who dedicate their lives to the passionate search for taste. Seeing their enthusiasm and their special skills in taste perception, he decided to find out what the secret of this "dugódile" is. With curiosity, humor and a good dose of healthy skepticism, he introduces his readers to the world of secret wine-tasting groups, exclusive New York restaurants and large wine-making companies, and even tries to shed light on what happens in our body during taste perception. His book will be enjoyed by both wine lovers and those who are just getting to know wine.
"Of all the edible things on our planet, wine is most typically seen as a part of civilized life. Robert Louis Stevenson called it 'poetry in a bottle' and Benjamin Franklin declared that wine is the 'permanent proof that God loves us.' leg of lamb and lasagna, as delicious as they are. Wine connoisseurs say things about wines that lift their spirits to infinite heights like a Rachmaninoff symphony. I had no idea what they were talking about, and that statement, what can I deny, is rather exaggerated, out of touch with reality Are these really insane nonsense, or do I lack the ability to appreciate one of life's greatest sources of joy?
I wanted to know how it is possible that people who think perfectly rationally in other areas of life can devote mind-boggling amounts and vast amounts of time to experience a few fleeting moments of special taste perception. In simpler terms, I wanted to know why there's all this fuss about wine."
