Cathy Marston
Cathy Marston not only writes about wine, she also leads the WSET course in South Africa which offers beginner to expert training in the knowledge of wine.
Originally hailing from the U.K, she has a wicked sense of humour and a no-nonsense approach to wine.
After completing her degree in English at Cambridge University, she joined Adnams Wine Merchants as their marketing manager. Believing that you need to know a product in order to sell it, they put her through all the Wine & Spirit Education Trust exams, culminating in Diploma.
She came to SA in 2001 and opened and ran The Nose Restaurant & Wine Bar with husband Kevin, selling it after seven successful years.
Cathy now concentrates on tasting, writing for local and international publications and increasingly, educating people about wine.
She is an associate of the Institute of Wines & Spirits and is currently the only Approved Programme Provider in Africa for the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET). WSET are the only internationally-recognised wine courses available in SA and if you want more details of the wine and spirit courses she offers, go to www.thewinecentre.co.za
Description
- Ever felt patronised by a waiter because of your wine choice?
- Been on the sharp end of comments about your taste in wine: “Pink wine, really?”
- Had your pronunciation of wine terms corrected?
- Confused about whether it’s OK to drink red wine with pasta?
- Had that uncomfortable feeling you’ve been conned into paying too much for a bottle of wine in a restaurant?
If you answer yes to any of these questions, then you need to read this book.
Cathy Marston takes you on a wine appreciation journey from easy drinking sweets, through the popular sauvignon blancs (sew-vin-yon blonks), bubblies, dessert wines and on to the fuller reds, with the sole aim of giving you confidence in your wine choices. The confidence to enjoy drinking wine; to see it as a pleasure, not a potential source of embarrassment; and above all, to help you become confidently curious about trying something new.
Because the real secret of wine success is that the more you drink, the more you know. Admittedly, the less you probably remember, but hey – you can’t have everything.
