Bonus: Outtakes from the On My Table Survey
Survey Respondents on Champagne
“Champagne is a kind wine, and it always create happiness.”
Mireille Guiliano, President of Clicquot Inc.
“Always Champagne, to start a diner for me and my wife. We cannot avoid a glass of real Champagne.”
Christian Moreau, winemaker, Christian Moreau Père & Fils
“I will be honest, I just cannot live without it! The nuances of taste are as marked as in any other wine and that fascinates me. It is also the wine that gives one the greatest psychological lift, which is important after a hard day at the office!"
Serena Sutcliffe, head of Sotheby’s wine department
“It won’t surprise you if I say that I drink Champagne everyday and that it is the Taittinger Brut Réserve. This wine is my “road buddy”…I drink it as an apéritif but also during the meal or with dessert.”
Claude Taittinger, family proprietor, Champagne Taittinger
“Blanc de Blanc Champagne is an elegant, feminine and often “steely” style of bubbly [that] has a siren-like appeal. It doesn’t command attention, but bears it well. The flavor components of green apple and citrus make the palate water. [It has] a fine edge with which to cut across food.”
Madeline Triffon, Master Sommelier
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2011 Georges Duboeuf "BEST WINE BOOK OF THE YEAR"
Winner, May 2011"An excellent primer…the perfect book for someone who’s just caught the bug, or would like to...informative and entertaining. Oldman knows his stuff, but he also enlists an army of chefs, winemakers, sommeliers and celebrities to help him demystify the subject...Oldman’s breezy, literate prose and his facility with pop culture metaphors makes for easy reading. Among a number of memorable phrases here, I particularly liked his description of Priorat—the powerful, minerally red from Spain—as ‘Unslim Slatey.’"
Jay McInernery, The Wall Street Journal
Apple iTunes, 1 of 6 books featured in “Cookbooks, Food, & Wine" (along with Bourdain and Bittman)"…Oldman nails it again…just when you think every possible nook and cranny of the wine 101 book category has been explored, out comes a book that takes a unique and valuable spin on the beginner to intermediate wine genre…His writing voice is warm, down-to-earth and accessible and the book itself is peppered with short chapters on varietals…widely available at good wine shops, but also mostly sitting under a layer of dust based on non-familiarity and our own ruts of wine drinking with the familiar…the book is very thoughtfully laid out and a valuable read as a primer on varietals that even the most ardent wine enthusiast likely aren’t too familiar with…the book lives up to its promise…"
Good Grape: A Wine Blog Manifesto"A similar mind-set enriches "Oldman's Brave New World of Wine," in which Mark Oldman examines lesser-known but not obscure varietals. This book would be a great gift for beginners and especially for anyone in a malbec or chardonnay rut, thanks to Oldman's clear writing, understanding of context, and (most important, of course) great palate."
Minneapolis Star-Tribune"The amazing, hilarious, fascinating (and adorable!) Mark Oldman has a new book that's a must for anyone who likes wine — or anyone who doesn't like it but wishes they did. Mark's motto: "Drink bravely." And that's just what he helps you do in Oldman's Brave New World of Wine by uncovering the best-kept secrets of the world of oenophiles. He interviews everyone from restaurateurs to wine-loving celebs about their favorite lesser-known bottles. You'll never order boring old Chardonnay again."
Marie Clare
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