The Sipster's Pocket Guide to 50 More Must-Try Ontario Wines: Volume 2 - (Sipster's Wine Guides) by Luke Whittall (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

An all-new volume in the handy, offbeat Sipster's Pocket Guide series: 50 more Ontario wines under $50!

In the second installment in his series of offbeat guides to Ontario wines under $50 a bottle, wine expert and educator Luke Whittall offers 50 more personalized, approachable recommendations that ditch the usual wine-speak and focus instead on experiences, good company, and where a wine might take your thoughts . . . like The Simpsons and why we can't stop trying to outsmart spellcheck, the low-maintenance joy of Merlot and why Fumé Blanc is the car with all the extra options.

Divided into chapters on sparkling, white, rosé, red, and dessert wines, the latest volume of Sipster's is there for you in your moment of panic at the liquor store and when you need something to pair with that old Rheostatics album or a rope swing or the latest outburst of crocodile tears at your toddler's birthday party.

With all that plus some introductory remarks on wine writing as a separate beast from reviewing, and an outro that addresses the neo-temperance movement and what it has to offer the thoughtful sipster, Volume 2 hits a little different.

Review Quotes

Praise for The Sipster's Wine Guide series

"The perfect go-to guide for those looking to sip and savour the province's best and brightest releases." --Vancouver Sun

"This may be the most original wine book you will read this year. Luke Whittall's iconoclastic tasting notes offer a new and thoroughly refreshing way to approach British Columbia wines." --John Schreiner, Canada's most prolific wine writer

"A fun and informative guide, useful for people just starting to explore BC wines, as well as long-time winos like myself." --Brian Glaum, Past President, BC Wine Appreciation Society

"Luke Whittall avoids the stuffiness and pretension all too common in wine writing and instead approaches the topic with humour and joy" --Montecristo Magazine

"Bravo to Luke Whittall for creating this user-friendly guide to entice readers to dive deeper into our exciting BC wine country and to encourage us go wild with our wine pairing descriptors . . . he has literally expanded our tasting note lingo while at the same time giving us permission to loosen up and have more fun with the whole wine experience. Words like'Operatic', 'In your face', 'studious' or 'happy' are clever and are also incredibly en pointe. Bravo Luke!" --Jennifer Schell, author The BC Wine Lover's Cookbook

The portable pocket guides to Ontario and BC wines are very approachable in style, zeroing in on experiences, good company, and "where a wine might take your thoughts" or attitudes." --Dean Tudor, food and wine writer

"Without dumbing down the knowledge. . . You can choose a wine to match your attitude. From happy to herbal. From rock star to romantic." --Mulligan Stew

"Sipster's Pocket Guide describes the experiences bound up in the tasting of 50 of the most amazing wines this province has produced" --My VanCity

"Outlandish advice and recommendations in an atypical wine book." --Kelowna Now