內容簡介
內容簡介 獲《好胃口》(Bon Appetit)雜誌選為上半年十大美食書籍之一｢這本書讀起來像是愛酒人士的讀物，同時也像但丁的《神曲》：在瞥見煉獄與地獄之後，天堂就在那兒…。風趣且發人深省，對極致口味的追求，目中無人的自我，還有奇奇怪怪的規矩，都使得嚴苛到毫無道理，有時又荒謬的這個行業，讓人心生畏懼之感。｣-《美聯社》新聞記者兼業餘酒客Bianca Bosker在認識傾畢生之力追尋風味的菁英侍酒師之前，其實對酒所知不多。這些菁英侍酒師對酒的熱忱以及超人般的感受力，讓作者驚艷。到底是什麼原因，引發這些”軟木塞怪胎”(Cork Dork)對美酒的迷戀？本書作者以無限的好奇心、幽默與健康劑量的懷疑，帶領讀者加入一個地下品嘗小組，遍訪紐約的高級餐廳，參觀提供大眾市場的加州酒廠，甚至神經科學家的功能磁振造影器，藉此想回答一個惱人的問題：葡萄酒到底有什麼了不起啊？有趣、可讀性高，且完全在你預期之外，這本探索菁英侍酒師與葡萄酒奧秘的《軟木塞怪胎》，不僅揭露葡萄酒的生產與消費，作者還告訴我們，培養味蕾，對我們的大腦與生活將產生巨大的影響。Professional journalist and amateur drinker Bianca Bosker didn't know much about wine - until she discovered the world of elite sommeliers who dedicate their lives to the pursuit of flavour. Astounded by their fervour and seemingly superhuman sensory powers, she set out to uncover what drove their obsession, and whether she, too, could become a 'cork dork.'With boundless curiosity, humour and a healthy dose of scepticism, Bosker takes the reader inside underground tasting groups, exclusive New York City restaurants, California mass-market wine factories and even a neuroscientist's fMRI machine as she attempts to answer the most nagging question of all: what's the big deal about wine?Funny, counterintuitive and compulsively readable, Cork Dork not only illuminates wine production and consumption, but also shows how cultivating our taste buds can have enormous ramifications for both our brains and our lives."
