{"product_id":"cork-dork-a-wine-fueled-adventure-among-the-obsessive-sommeliers-big-bottle-hunters-and-rogue-scientists-who-taught-me-to-live-9780143128090","title":"Cork Dork: A Wine-Fueled Adventure Among the Obsessive Sommeliers, Big Bottle Hunters, and Rogue Scientists Who Taught Me to Live","description":"\u003cb\u003eINSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER AND A\u003ci\u003e NEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eCRITICS' PICK \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Thrilling . . .  told] with gonzo  lan . . . When the sommelier and blogger Madeline Puckette writes that this book is the \u003ci\u003eKitchen Confidential \u003c\/i\u003eof the wine world, she's not wrong, though Bill Buford's \u003ci\u003eHeat \u003c\/i\u003eis probably a shade closer.\" --\u003cb\u003eJennifer Senior, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eProfessional journalist and amateur drinker Bianca Bosker didn't know much about wine--until she discovered an alternate universe where taste reigns supreme, a world of elite sommeliers who dedicate their lives to the pursuit of flavor. Astounded by their fervor and seemingly superhuman sensory powers, she set out to uncover what drove their obsession, and whether she, too, could become a \"cork dork.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith boundless curiosity, humor, and a healthy dose of skepticism, Bosker takes the reader inside underground tasting groups, exclusive New York City restaurants, California mass-market wine factories, and even a neuroscientist's fMRI machine as she attempts to answer the most nagging question of all: what's the big deal about wine? What she learns will change the way you drink wine--and, perhaps, the way you live--forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Think: \u003ci\u003eEat, Pray, Love\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eSomm\u003c\/i\u003e.\" --theSkimm \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"As informative as it is, well, intoxicating.\" --\u003ci\u003eFortune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-6656042\"\u003eBianca Bosker\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143128090\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143128094\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-CKB\"\u003eCooking\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-CKB088000\"\u003eBeverages | Alcoholic- General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-CKB\"\u003eCooking\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-CKB030000\"\u003eEssays \u0026amp; Narratives\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO029000\"\u003eCulinary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBianca Bosker\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning journalist who has written about food, wine, architecture, and technology for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e online, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic, T: The New York Times Style Magazine, Food \u0026amp; Wine, The Wall Street Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e. 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