Why I Use It

Wine Folly is amazing. If you want to learn wine — really learn it — this is the book.

Teaching wine is the hardest part of the job. But this helps. It’s visual, it’s smart, it’s not dumbed down. I buy a copy for everyone. It’s our textbook.

How We Use It

I pair it with daily tests. I’ve got my own notebook too — a grape glossary. But this book lays it out: by varietal, by region, or both. The maps are great — California, Italy and France. You’ve got Greece, Hungary, South Africa, all in there, too. Even label-reading tips. You learn to read a bottle and know what it means — dark, inky, tannic, all of it.

Inside Tip

Forget Wine for Dummies — this is the one. There’s knowledge in this book that’s great for anyone building a list or trying to understand what they’re serving. And if you're not learning something every day in this job, you’re doing it wrong.

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About

This card was written by Eric Peele. Born and raised on the East End, Eric is the Director of Operations at Page restaurant in Sag Harbor, where culinary traditions and a love of community meet the sea. When not at Page, you can find Eric on one of the East End’s many beautiful golf courses. He’s birdie’d Hole 7 at Montauk Downs.

Images

Magnum Edition: Wine Folly; illustrations published by Avery on Amazon