About wine: good web site, book, Wine w/BBQ, etc...

[BriggsBBQ]

Nice, thanks for sharing. I have been getting into wine recently. Really is hard to know if you are getting a good bottle or not.

[Potkettleblack]

I got their first book on a whim, ahead of going to Piedmont, Italy for wine. Been hooked on Wine Folly ever since. The new book should ship tomorrow.

[Nate]

I think we need a wine glass, beer mug, and shot glass icon. Enough of us here would greatly appreciate them.

[obiQsmoker]

Good catch - I actually picked the thumps-up icon choice - I’ll mention to the webmaster that their icon for "thumbs-up" is upside down. Maybe they had too much wine!? Switching to Lightbulb icon.

[Nate]

So why the thumbs down then?

too much wine?

[obiQsmoker]

I just discovered this section, and thought I’d share a resource for anyone looking to learn about wine, or as a resource when you’re wondering what the heck the difference is between Grenache and Garnacha.

I discovered Wine Folly (<— link) when taking a couple of wine-related classes at a local college. IMO; Good, unpretentious information for the masses, easy to understand, well presented. Excellent place to learn, or as reference for medium-depth topics.

The site is run by a sommelier, and she’s published a book or two - I’ve found her book and resource materials really helpful.

Here’s a link to their BBQ/Wine pairing page - some fun options here:
https://winefolly.com/tutorial/never...with-barbecue/

Cheers!!

(Disclosure: I have no affiliation w/Wine Folley or it’s team - I just like their material. Like AR, they have a helpful, no-nonsense approach. Alongside BBQ, wine is my "other" obsession. I’ve taken a couple of classes, and am fortunate to work part-time at the tasting room of one of Washington’s best wineries. Because life is too short to drink bad ... anything.)