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busboom's review against another edition
4.0
There's a little bit of "men do X while women love to do Y" that seemed dated or grating. But overall this is a very fun and informative read. You really feel like Alpana's voice comes through and that she genuinely wants us to enjoy wine, keep an open mind, and have some fun with it all.
haddyaddy's review
3.0
Fun, fast read. It would have been on-the-nose-applicable to me stage 24, but as I've shockingly matured a bit since then, I was proud to think to myself, "oh, well of course, I totally know that" when Alpana described some of the finer points of selecting the right reds and wines based on occasion and taste. For example, I'm proudly past my "just run to the grocery store and grab the yellow tail Shiraz for ladies' BYOB night" and I know enough about what I personally like to make educated decisions at a restaurant and in the wine shop. I learned some cool things, though, and was most interested when Alpana went into food pairing and wine geography. She definitely talks about wine in a way that is relatable, not condescending, and easy to understand, and most importantly for me she dispelled a bunch of pretentious assumptions that I've fallen prey to in the past. Bottom line is that the book totally makes me want to be friends with Alpana and drink wine incessantly and tell witty jokes to each other. She's the coolest.
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