Swallow This offers a whole new approach to wine, the Progressive Approach, that is pragmatic, easy-to-understand and consumer focused. Mark's humorous, irreverent style makes learning about wine fun. Topics covered include: when to microwave wine, what wine is best for wild sex, when to freeze wine, the most amazing way to open a bottle of sparkling wine, the hazards of keeping wine in your living room, or worse, in your kitchen; the one word that will solve all of your wine and food matching questions; why buying expensive wine is a waste of money, the four sentences to say to a wine store clerk to get good wine every time; the advantage of storing wine in Tupperware, ziplock bags and plastic water bottles, why buying wine by the ratings is stupid, the mating call of a wine geek, the trick to knowing what wine tastes like before you buy it, when it's appropriate to add ice cubes to wine, the two words that take the intimidation out of wine; The 1:10 ratio to guide you on how long to age wine; The truth about using different shapes and sizes of wine glasses, when to send a wine back at a restaurant, even if it's not rotten, an Overview of the world s wine regions with buying recommendations, and much, much more. Witty, unique, fast-paced, and never, ever boring, Swallow This will be the most practical, entertaining, informative and enjoyable wine book on the market today. Read Less