Author Description

"When I first came to America I was shocked to learn that wine was either considered a drink for the elite, or something winos hid in a brown sack to sip in an alleyway. Now Americans are coming to accept wine for what it is -- a healthy, natural drink that goes better with food than any other liquid. I wanted to write this book for the same reason I wanted to open a restaurant 20 years ago. I saw a need. In studying wine books during the 3 years I've been writing a weekly wine column for the Nashville Banner, I never found one volume that contained all the information I wanted, especially one that focused on the marriage of wine and food."--