{"product_id":"the-wine-snobs-dictionary-an-essential-lexicon-of-oenological-knowledge-9780767926928","title":"The Wine Snob's Dictionary: An Essential Lexicon of Oenological Knowledge","description":"A nicely structured, lightly acidic addition to the handy\u003ci\u003e Snob's Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e series, decoding the baffling world of winespeak from A to Z. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWine Snob. The very phrase seems redundant, doesn't it? When faced with this snobbiest of snobberies, the civilian wine enthusiast needs the help of savvy translators like David Kamp and David Lynch. Their\u003ci\u003e Wine Snob's Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e delivers witty explication of both old-school oeno-obsessions (What's claret? Who's Michael Broadbent?) and such new-wave terms as \"malolactic fermentation\" and \"fruit bomb.\" Among the other things Kamp and Lynch demystify: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinish: the Snob code-term for \"aftertaste.\" (Robert Parker includes the stopwatch-measured length of a wine's finish in his ratings.) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeritage: an American wine classification that rhymes with \"heritage,\" and should NEVER be pronounced \"meri-TAHJ.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTerroir: that elusive quality of vineyard soil that has sommeliers talking of \"gunflint,\" \"leather,\" and \"candied fruits\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing ripe, luscious, full-bodied illustrations by \u003ci\u003eSnob's Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e stalwart Ross MacDonald, \u003ci\u003e The Wine Snob's Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e is as heady and sparkling as a vintage Taittinger, only much less expensive... and much more giggle-inducing. Cheers!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Clarkson Potter Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780767926928\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 4.94w x 0.47d","brand":"David Kamp,David Lynch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51991017685173,"sku":"9780767926928","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f1050925-d899-4af7-bac6-5813b5a960af.jpg?v=1762838750","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-wine-snobs-dictionary-an-essential-lexicon-of-oenological-knowledge-9780767926928","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}