The Wine Bible is the Most Exhaustive, Yet Accessible, Book of Its Type

On a Recent Price of Business, Kevin Price visited with award winning and bestselling author, Karen MacNeil.

Karen MacNeil’s The Wine Bible 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. THE 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.

 

A white Bordeaux is “wonderfully herbal, the flavor could make you feel as though you were drinking a neon version of botanical herbs.” An Italian Barolo is “an ethereal comingling of damp forest floor, wild strawberries, dried herbs, pomegranate, and cardamom.”  A German Riesling is “like some black hole of intensity, devouring matter around it and turning it into delicious stardust.” Transporting you from the cool, emerald green hills of Oregon’s Willamette Valley to the warm shores of the Mediterranean, MacNeil delves into the history, food, wineries, and flavors of each region. At more than 700 pages, the reader will find a breathtaking collection of photos, visits of wine locations from around the world, a deeper look at wine’s history (going back to the Ancient World), and more.

 

According to a statement, “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.”