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Bookshop Santa Cruz Presents: Karen MacNeil, The Wine Bible Event

Bookshop Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce welcome wine expert Karen MacNeil for a celebration of the new edition of The Wine Bible—America's bestselling wine book. The third edition of this essential book is completely revised and updated and is now in full-color.

This special event, which will include a book talk, signing, and Q&A, will take place at Soif Wine, 105 Walnut Avenue, Santa Cruz. Wine and small plates will be available for purchase. Audio at the event provided by Santa Cruz DJ. Multiple ticket options available.

"A masterpiece of wine writing. Karen MacNeil has taken her three decades' worth of experience and distilled it into an amazingly approachable, fun, and educational book. It is the best wine book written in years and will remain a classic forever." —Kevin Zraly, author of Windows on the World Complete Wine Course

Tickets may be purchased here: Eventbrite


No other wine book compares to The Wine Bible in its gift for grounding the reader deeply, and happily, in the fundamentals while layering on passionate asides, tips, anecdotes, definitions, illustrations, maps, labels, and recommended bottles. It is like a complete, always fascinating wine course from a truly great teacher. Karen MacNeil, "America's missionary of the vine" (Time Magazine), is the only U.S. winner of every major wine award in the English language. And she herself has never stopped learning. For this new edition she tasted $168,000 worth of wines, a tremendous sacrifice to keep the reader current with: New chapters on Great Britain, Croatia, Israel; a new section called In the Beginning...Wine in the Ancient World; new fully revised Great Wines section (formerly the "Wines to Know") for each country and region; expanded chapters on France, Italy, Australia, South America, and the U.S.; an expanded grape glossary including 400-plus varieties; a revised wine terms glossary; and an expanded Mastering Wine Section incorporating latest science on taste and smell.

Truly, a bible for curious wine-lovers of every level of expertise. 

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