The Knackered Mother's Wine Guide

Because Life's too Short to Drink Bad Wine

Helen McGinn

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Bluebird
11 February 2020

Advice on parenting; Wines; Humour

Love love love this book. It doesn't just simplify wine, it simplifies life. Essential reading.' India Knight

Do you frequently panic in the wine aisle and end up reaching for the same old thing. Every. Single. Time? Have you found yourself picking the bottle with the nicest-looking label? Do you automatically pick the second-cheapest wine on the list?

Are you looking to extend your wine horizons beyond Pinot Grigio?

You need The Knackered Mother's Wine Guide.

Come and explore the wonderful world of wine with drinks expert Helen McGinn. With tips on how to make the right wine choices for every occasion, from children's parties (because adults need something fizzy too) to planning a wedding or matching wine with food, this book will help you to choose with confidence.

Learn what to look for in the discount deals and discover the can't-go-wrong crowd-pleasers, perfect reds to go with your Sunday roast, the best wine to drink with chocolate, plus some unexpected suggestions for your next night in. Wine is about far more than just what's in the glass (although that's important too); it brings us together and helps us to find a moment to stop, connect and share stories. This crash-course guide will help you know what to look for in fridge-door whites, store cupboard reds so that you can make the most of time spent together to raise a glass for a special occasion, or wind-down when the kids have finally gone to bed.

Because life's too short to drink bad wine.

By: Helen McGinn
Imprint: Bluebird
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 210g
ISBN: 9781529030204
ISBN 10: 152903020X
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 11 February 2020
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction - i: Introduction Chapter - 1: Fridge-door Whites and In-the-rack Reds Chapter - 2: Back to (Wine) School Chapter - 3: Party Time Chapter - 4: Fireside Reds Chapter - 5: Store-cupboard SOS Chapter - 6: Dinner Time - TV, Kitchen or Posh Chapter - 7: The Big Ones - Christmas and New Year Chapter - 8: Booze-free Daze Chapter - 9: Booze-free Daze Chapter - 10: Half-term Hols Chapter - 11: Sunday Roast Chapter - 12: Grown-up Occasions Chapter - 13: The School Fete (Accompli) Chapter - 14: In the (Day or Night) Garden Section - ii: The Knackered Mother's Must-have Wine List Section - iii: The Knackered Mother's Must-have Nothing to do with Wine List Acknowledgements - iv: Acknowledgements Index - v: Index

Helen McGinn is the author of award-winning wine blog The Knackered Mother's Wine Club and three books including The Knackered Mother's Wine Guide, Teetotal Tipples and Homemade Cocktails. She has a weekly wine column in the Daily Mail and regularly appears on television as a wine expert. She's won numerous awards for her blog, including Fortnum & Mason's Online Drink Writer of the Year and Red magazine's Best Blogger. Helen spent almost a decade sourcing wines from around the world as a supermarket wine buyer before spending the next half-decade pregnant. She is married with three children, too many dogs and a weird cat. Her desert island wine would be a bottle of 1988 vintage champagne. Her desert island dish would not be left-over fish fingers.

Reviews for The Knackered Mother's Wine Guide: Because Life's too Short to Drink Bad Wine

Her accessible and entertaining guide takes us through a 'school year' of simple wine lessons from an autumn term of cosy fireside reds to a summer 'love-in' of fruity outdoor favourites. -- Lancashire Evening Post Call it a wine book if you will. It's also a book about contemporary parenthood. I heartily recommend it. -- Jewish Chronicle Useful, interesting and very funny - every woman who owns a corkscrew or knows about screw-caps needs a copy of this book. -- Victoria Moore, author of The Wine Dine Dictionary Presented in a humorous, chatty style this book is an intelligent, hugely informative wine guide and McGinn is certainly well qualified to pass on advice. -- Daily Express Raise a glass to this deliciously simple guide. -- Daily Mail Love love love this book. It doesn't just simplify wine, it simplifies life. Essential reading. -- India Knight