Combining delightful stories with whimsical and clever illustrations, Drink Pink is a clever, captivating, and unpretentious look at rosé for novices and connoisseurs alike.
For years, rosé has lived a quiet life as the not-red and not-white wine, but in the last five years this vintage has taken its rightful place in the spotlight. Use this book as a guide to rosé’s myriad of pleasures. Comprehensive and complete with both esoteric knowledge and entirely practical cocktails and dinner party recipes, this is the perfect book give your girlfriend or keep to display for yourself!
Part 1: Rosé Is Old School – Learn about the three-thousand-year history of rosé, and see exactly why it took so long for this wine to saturate American culture.
Part 2: Producing Pink Juice – Discover the crafting methods that set rosé apart from other wines, and get a crash course in the significance of saignée, skin contact, blending, and more!
Part 3: People and Places – Study the different producers of rosé and start talking like a true sommelier.
Part 4: Why and How to Drink Pink – hear professional foodies and wine experts sing praises about pink wine, and –
Part 5: Recipes – Enjoy a myriad of rosé-related recipes. Here, the options are endless! Cocktail recipes starring rosé; appetizer, entrée, and side dishes that include or pair well with rosé; classy desserts and the best types of rosé to accent them.
There’s no better way to get in the pink than with Drink Pink!
Rosé all day? Yes, please.
Award-winning sommelier Victoria James invites you into the world of one of the most misunderstood wines in this beautifully illustrated guide to rosé.
For years, rosé has struggled to achieve a serious place at the dinner table, but that has recently changed. In this enchanting book, author, sommelier, and restaurant professional Victoria James offers a spirited look at what makes this pink drink so appealing, its history, how and where it’s made, what bottles to try (and avoid), as well as recipes and food pairings by famous chefs, sommeliers, and foodies, all with whimsical and clever full-color illustrations throughout.
A captivating and unpretentious look at rosé for novices and connoisseurs alike, Drink Pink is sure to charm anyone into drinking pink all year long.
“She’s [Victoria James has] made it her mission to convince even the snobbiest wine drinkers that rosé is worth exploring. In
Drink Pink, she shares where it came from, how it’s made, why it’s so great and how to pick the good stuff.”