Wine Book Club: Book 1

There is a LOT to learn about wine. Sometimes I freak out about it and wonder if I can ever learn enough, and at the speed I need to learn it. (I feel the same about technology at times as well.)

I'm not the only one a little overwhelmed by the glut of wine information though. A group of wine bloggers, led by Dr. Debs, has gotten together and created the Wine Book Club (WBC). WBC is based on the Wine Blogging Wednesday model. Every other month, a book will be assigned (for a total of 6 books per year). At the end of the 2 month period, those who read the book will discuss and comment online.

There isn't yet an official WBC site, although we do have a presence on Shelfari. I suspect the site will be done sometime soon though. Once we have a site, we'll be able to host our discussions in one location.

On the off months, we're having "Spin the Bottle" books. These are books that a blogger reads and reviews, but no official discussion is held.

The first book for the WBC has been announced: Vino Italiano: The Regional Wines of Italy, by Joseph Bastianich and David Lynch. The book is being hosted by David McDuff of McDuff's Food & Wine Trail. Due date: February 26, 2008.

There are a several ways to participate (and I stole this directly from David's post):

• If you’re already a blogger, simply post your review on or before February 26 and send David an email (davidmcduff at verizon dot net) with a link to your posting.
• If you’re not a blogger but would like to participate, you’re more than encouraged to join in. As the WBC site is not quite up and ready, this time around you’re welcome to post your review in the comments section of the “due date” article David will post on the 2/26 or to send him an email with the full review which he'll include in the summary posting a few days after our deadline.