EP #1145: BONUS HOLIDAY EPISODE! The Wine Bible with Karen MacNeil for Ultimate Self-Care

Send us a text Lisa joined by Karen MacNeil who talks about the third edition of The Wine Bible which has long been the most enlightening, comprehensive, and entertaining wine guide on the market—with over 800,000 copies in print, it is the bestselling wine book in America. And now it is completely revised and updated. Hailed as “America’s missionary of the vine” (Time), MacNeil is considered one of only a handful of experts with a global command of wine. T HE WINE BIBLE, 3RD EDITION (Workman Publishing; October 11, 2022) brims with MacNeil’s knowledge and passion for the subject while artful, evocative descriptions bring each wine to life. MacNeil delves into the history, food, wineries, and flavors of each region. At more than 700 pages, new content includes: 400+ new photos, all in color for the first time! New chapters on Great Britain, Croatia, and Israel Greatly enlarged and updated chapters on France, Italy, Australia, South America, and the United States, along with fully updated chapters on Germany, Spain, China, and Japan A new chapter on Wine in the Ancient World New fully revised Great Wines sections for each country and region, based on tasting more than 8,000 wines during the research for this edition A greatly expanded Grape Glossary of more than 400 grapes, along with an unequaled Wine Word Dictionary of wine terms in French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian, and Greek Food sections for all the major wine regions, with explanations of historic food and wine pairings for those regions A fully updated Mastering Wine section with the latest research on taste and smell Complete chapters on how wine is made and how vines are grown around the world Plus: choosing great glassware, the best way to store wine, the ten questions all wine drinkers ask, and so much more! THE WINE BIBLE, 3RD EDITION offers the ultimate education in wine from one of the most renowned experts of our time. Complete with all-new full-color photographs and brimming with the most up-to-date information the wine world has to offer, it will inspire and educate every reader, be they new to wine or a longtime enthusiast. ABOUT THE AUTHOR One of the foremost wine experts in the United States, Karen MacNeil is the only American to have won every major wine award given in the English Language. In a full-page profile on her, Time magazine called Karen, “America’s Missionary of the Vine.” Karen is the author of the award-winning book THE WINE BIBLE, the single bestselling wine book in the United States, with more than 800,000 copies sold. She is the creator and editor of WineSpeed, the top digital newsletter in wine in the United States. Known for her passion and unique style, she conducts seminars and presentations for corporate clients worldwide. The former wine correspondent for the Today show on NBC, Karen was also the host of the PBS series Wine, Food & Friends with Karen MacNeil, for which she won an Emmy. And finally, Karen is the creator and Chairman Emeritus of the Rudd Center for Professional Wine Studies at the Culinary Institute of America, which has been called the “Harvard of wine education. ” More information is available at karenmacneil.com .