Fear of Wine, an Introductory Guide to the Grape
Leslie Brenner with illustrations by Lettie Teague

Humorous anecdotes and cartoons add plenty of zip to this accessible guide.  Newbies will never fear another wine list, will purchase with aplomb and sniff and swirl without sloshing.  This 'learning lite' book is laced with sidebars packed with easily absorbed lore and lingo exactly right for starting out.