Talking about Napa with Wes Marshall, Author of What’s a wine lover to do?

Kay Zink and I recently interviewed Wes Marshall at Legacy Books in Plano, Texas. Marshall has been writing about wine for about 15 years perhaps that’s why I really enjoy the way he writes about it. His new book What’s a wine lover to do? is published by Artisan Books. In it, he talks about everything from the old world and new world wines to the difference in wine labels, the sabrage technique, the wine people and their stories and he does it all with a real insight that educates and comforts me. Its easy reading, very informative and laid out with many cross references and infused with comments from his colleagues. In his own words he says the book is written for the novice wine lover to the those who are confident enough to order a wine in a restaurant but still feel like they have a lot to learn.

I’d love to tour Napa on my bicycle so I asked Marshall what should I do in Napa? He of course said to stay off of Hwy 29 and that he would ride his bike on the Silverado Trail and I would find about 10 – 12 wineries to visit. Marshall’s wine advice in his book is direct to the point and sorted into 334 sections which makes it easy to learn as you go, you can put it down then come back and read some more. You will learn a lot about wine from his book and at only $17.95 its an incredible value.