Victoria James – författare

Combining delightful stories with whimsical and clever illustrations, Drink Pink is a clever, captivating, and unpretentious look at rosé for novices and connoisseurs alike.

For years, rosé has lived a quiet life as the not-red and not-white wine, but in the last five years this vintage has taken its rightful place in the spotlight.  Use this book as a guide to rosé’s myriad of pleasures.  Comprehensive and complete with both esoteric knowledge and entirely practical cocktails and dinner party recipes, this is the perfect book give your girlfriend or keep to display for yourself!

Part 1: Rosé Is Old School – Learn about the three-thousand-year history of rosé, and see exactly why it took so long for this wine to saturate American culture.

Part 2: Producing Pink Juice – Discover the crafting methods that set rosé apart from other wines, and get a crash course in the significance of saignée, skin contact, blending, and more!

Part 3: People and Places – Study the different producers of rosé and start talking like a true sommelier.

Part 4: Why and How to Drink Pink – hear professional foodies and wine experts sing praises about pink wine, and –

Part 5: Recipes – Enjoy a myriad of rosé-related recipes.  Here, the options are endless!  Cocktail recipes starring rosé; appetizer, entrée, and side dishes that include or pair well with rosé; classy desserts and the best types of rosé to accent them. 

There’s no better way to get in the pink than with Drink Pink!

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 to 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 leader of her own Michelin-starred restaurant.

Exhilarating and inspiring, Wine Girlis 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.

Winner of the Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards Drink Book Award 2021Longlisted for the André Simon Food & Drink Book Awards 2020''Hugely entertaining'' Jay Rayner''A brilliantly Bourdain-ish tale of a young woman making her way through the sexist American fine-dining world'' ObserverAged twenty-one, Victoria James was named the US''s youngest sommelier, working in Michelin-starred restaurants, serving the finest wines. The groping patrons she learned to handle, but, behind the scenes, the world of high-end dining was a mess of fractious relationships and unacknowledged abuse. It would take hitting rock-bottom for Victoria to find her way back to the industry she adores. Wine Girl is the memoir of a young woman breaking free from her traumatic childhood. It''s the story of overcoming a notoriously misogynistic business, and of the restorative power of a glass of wine with friends.''Addictive'' Stylist ''A must-read'' Daily Telegraph''I glugged at the gossipy bits and sipped at the sad parts . . . you''ll raise a glass to her extraordinary resilience'' Sunday Times**NOW WITH EXCLUSIVE ADDITIONAL CONTENT: WINE PAIRING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EACH CHAPTER OF THE BOOK**

This is the story of a girl named Lizzie who struggles with the people around her. Her birth mother abandons her. Her adoptive mother beats her and tortures her mentally and physically. She runs away to find her birth mother, who promptly sells her as a sex toy to the highest bidder. She is abused by foster fathers. Throughout her life, the very people who were to take care of her and show her love are the very people who betray her.

She goes through several abusive relationships until she finds spiritual healing, self-love, and peace. Eventually, she escapes the cycle of abuse and finds her true love.

Connor O''Leary knows nothing about babies, families, or good women, yet he''s up to his ears in all three. Coming to Shadow Creek, Montana was meant to be a new start for this former oil rigger, but he had no idea that fresh beginning would include a baby on his doorstep and a hot nanny he can''t stop thinking about. Diapers, feedings, and late nights soothing his little bundle of surprise were definitely not on his itinerary.

The last thing Haley Thomson expected to see is the reclusive Connor with a baby in his arms. Before she knows it, she''s volunteered as nanny—temporarily. Helping out with baby Rosie is a dream come true and fills a space in her heart she believed will never be filled. But falling for Rosie''s hot and sexy bachelor daddy is not on her to-do list…but boy would she ever like it to be...