Wine Girl
The Trials and Triumphs of America's Youngest Sommelier
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Product details:
- Publisher Ecco Press
- Date of Publication 24 March 2020
- ISBN 9780062961679
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages336 pages
- Size 233x160x27 mm
- Weight 454 g
- Language English
- Illustrations w. col. photos 0
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Short description:
An affecting memoir from the country's youngest sommelier, tracing her path through the glamorous but famously toxic restaurant world
MoreLong description:
An affecting memoir from the country's youngest sommelier, tracing her path through the glamorous but famously toxic restaurant world
At just twenty-one, the age when most people are starting to drink (well, legally at least), Victoria James became the country's youngest sommelier at a Michelin-starred restaurant. Even as Victoria was selling bottles worth hundreds and thousands of dollars during the day, passing sommelier certification exams with flying colors, and receiving distinction from all kinds of press, there were still groping patrons, bosses who abused their role and status, and a trip the hospital emergency room.
It would take hitting bottom at a new restaurant and restorative trips to the vineyards where she could feel closest to the wine she loved for Victoria to re-emerge, clear-eyed and passionate, and a proud "wine girl" of her own Michelin-starred restaurant.
Exhilarating and inspiring, Wine Girl is the memoir of a young woman breaking free from an abusive and traumatic childhood on her own terms; an ethnography of the glittering, high-octane, but notoriously corrosive restaurant industry; and above all, a love letter to the restorative and life-changing effects of good wine and good hospitality.
"[James's] story...exudes warmth as she breezily weaves in her knowledge and passion for wine and shares the generous love she has for her siblings, friends, and husband. An inspiring, captivating story of resilience. " Kirkus Reviews
