Uncorking The Secrets Of Wine Sommeliers

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 4, 2017

Journalist Bianca Bosker joins us to discuss her latest book, Cork Dork: A Wine-Fueled Adventure Among the Obsessive Sommeliers, Big Bottle Hunters, and Rogue Scientists Who Taught Me to Live for Taste. She investigates the world of wine sommeliers, trying to learn what drives their obsession, how they keep their palates sharp and what are their tricks for upselling customers.

Bianca Bosker will appear at the following events:

-May 6 at Pasanella & Son Vintners (115 South St., at Fulton St.) at 6 p.m.

-May 9 in conversation with Drink Pink author Victoria James at Williams Sonoma Columbus Circle (10 Columbus Circle, between 58th and 60th St.) from 6:30 - 8 p.m.

-May 24 in conversation with New Yorker contributor Maria Konnikova at the 92nd St. Y (1395 Lexington Ave., at 92nd St.) at 7 p.m.

-June 4 at a tasting pop-up event at The Strand (828 Broadway, at 12 St.) from 3 - 4:30 p.m.

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