Wine Girl

The Obstacles, Humiliations, and Triumphs of a Young Sommelier

by Victoria James

On Sale: 03/24/2020

Wine Girl

Enlarge Book Cover

Wine Girl

The Obstacles, Humiliations, and Triumphs of a Young Sommelier

by Victoria James

On Sale: 03/24/2020

Format:

About the Book

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.

Product Details

  • ISBN: 9780062961709
  • ISBN 10: 0062961705
  • Imprint: HarperAudio
  • On Sale: 03/24/2020
  • List Price:34.99 CAD
  • BISAC1 : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Culinary
  • BISAC2 : COOKING / Beverages / Wine & Spirits
  • BISAC3 : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women

Wine Girl by Victoria James, Victoria James

The broadest selection of online bookstores. The links will take you to the web site's home page.

Other Booksellers

The broadest selection of online bookstores. The links will take you to the Web site's home page.

SELECT:

Specialty Booksellers

Interest-specific online venues and gift accounts that offer books for purchase. The links will take you to the store’s home page.

International Customers

If you are located outside Canada, the best way to order online is to choose from the following bookstores listed by region and country.