Rick Kushman has a few suggestions on how to enjoy wine without having to be an expert. Kushman is an award-winning journalist and former columnist for The Sacramento Bee, where he covered politics, was the national television critic, and wrote about wine and food and their connection to life in Northern California. He continues to write for regional and national media and his writing has appeared in publications ranging from Time Magazine to Sommelier Journal to Daily Variety.
Kushman By The Bottle: How To Talk About Wine

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