"Thank you, Anita, for the fabulous presentation. As usual, all of the guests were astounded by your knowledge and delighted by your demeanor. You made everyone relax, open-up, and enjoy learning about wine. The entire evening was fun and energetic due to your enthusiasm, humor and all-around pizzazz!" SCHERING-PLOUGH--2002

References

Anita's New Book (Press Release, PDF)

Wine FAQ

Wine Parties - Book A Speaker

Wine FAQs

By Anita L. LaRaia
Copyright 2001 Anita L.LaRaia, All Rights Reserved.
These materials may not be reproduced in any form without written consent of the author.

See the index of the book | Excerpts from the Book

Dear Anita,
Thank you so much for the autographed copy of your book, Wine FAQs. I am impressed at the amount of work it must have taken to pull it all togehter. It is extremely well conceived.

The question-and-answer fromat is a very creative way of manage a lot of information. No matter what the reader's level of wine knowledge happens to be, there is still much to be learned from the book. And, in typical "Anita" fashion, it is presented in a conversational, non-intimidating way. You should be very proud!

Gina Christman - VP and Publisher,
Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles magazine (Wiesner Publications).

Real Questions Real Answers

Wine is a very technical subject, but once you put the effort in, your reward is a greater appreciation for that wonderful glass of wine you’re drinking.Wine is culture; it is history, and pleasure like great food.It is one of the things that make life worth living a feast for the senses, a creative inspiration and a spiritual beverage that encourages us to be better people. It is all in how you use it. You are now officially inducted into the brotherhood and sisterhood of wine. Health, wealth and happiness to you!Anita L. LaRaia

INTRODUCTION

Truly, there is no such thing as a dumb question.If you don’t ask, you don’t learn. In 24 years teaching Wine School, I’ve heard them all and answered every one of them worldwide in 24-48 hours by email when I was online wine expert for Foodvision.com for the CNN Web site in 2000.

Wine is like sex there is a lot of misinformation, and even your big cheese buddy may be wrong!

There is also a lot of outdated wine information burn those old wine books!The good news is that wine the world over is better than ever.And more expensive the average bottle sale in Atlanta’s best wine stores is now $20-$26.That’s one reason why you need to know about wine.The other is to be able to find the real bargains.

This book is your secret weapon. Real people at all levels of wine knowledge have provided me with the 100 questions and I’ve given 100 answers plus an A-Z Dictionary and Vintage Chart.Just read the FAQs and my answers like a novel, and you’ll understand wine is technical, but fun. May it enhance your life!

And when you’re ready to take a wine course my entire Wine School diploma course, accredited by the American Culinary Federation, is on the Internet at www.CulinaryConnect.com Just click on the right side of the home page at Wine School.Go for free wine lesson, video clips, lecture and to register.And if you want to be on a list for a live wine tasting class with me in your city, contact me using the Contact Form with your full name, mailing address and phone number.