Welcome to Book Club and Episode 2121 of the Italian Wine Podcast with Richard Hough. Today Richard is in conversation with wine writer, educator and sommelier Kelli White, author of “Wine Confident: There’s no wrong way to enjoy wine”. Amongst other things, the conversion covers Kelli’s career in wine, her move to Napa Valley and the challenges involved in publishing her magnum opus, “Napa Valley, Then & Now”. On the bookshelf: The books discussed in today’s show include: Sloe Gin by Seamus Heaney (see also Supersonic by Oasis) Wine Democracy by Richard Hough (ed.) What You Can See From Here by Mariana Leky Dear Life by Alice Munro  Drinking with Valkyries by Andrew Jefford Any Human Heart by William Boyd   More about today’s guest: Kelli A. White is the Director of Education for the Wine Center at Meadowood in Napa Valley. She is also a celebrated sommelier and author, having penned the award-winning Napa Valley, Then & Now and contributed to a variety of other books including the World Atlas of Wine, the Oxford Companion to Wine, and the Academie du Vin Library works On California, On Champagne and On Burgundy. Her articles have appeared in many top wine publications and earned her two coveted Roederer Awards. In addition to making select television and film appearances, Kelli has lectured on wine all over the world.    Connect: Website: www.napavalleythenandnow.com  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelli-white-a6445766/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kelliwhitewine/?hl=en   More about the host Richard Hough: Richard Hough is the editor, translator and project curator behind Wine Democracy and Vine and Prejudice. He has also published several books about life in Verona, chronicling the city’s history, culture and daily life, not forgetting, of course, its wine! With a long-standing passion for whisky and beer, he’s a relative newcomer to the world of wine and is now desperately trying to make up for lost time! He is the host of Book Club on the Italian Wine Podcast.   Connect: Twitter: www.twitter.com/rick_hough Instagram: www.instagram.com/ricksnotesfromverona  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickhough/ Coming soon: Next month’s guest is Gus Zhu MW and we’ll be discussing his new book Behind the Glass: The Chemical and Sensorial Terroir of Wine Tasting. _______________________________ Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels: Instagram www.instagram.com/italianwinepodcast/  Facebook www.facebook.com/ItalianWinePodcast  Twitter www.twitter.com/itawinepodcast  Tiktok www.tiktok.com/@mammajumboshrimp  LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/italianwinepodcast  If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/