New Book Explores Pop Culture With Unexpected Paradox

July 30, 2012 - PRLog -- Due for release by early August of 2012, Author Anne Violette has taken a globally popular topic and created a unique fiction book.   “MEN Are Like Wine” uses the many qualities of winemaking, grape tastes and characteristics by comparing them to personality traits of men. Instead of a table of contents, readers will find a “Menu” at the beginning of the book in which they can choose to skim and skip around to read specific chapters as they wish, rather than having to read it from beginning to end.

From the “Nice Guy” to the “Sugar Daddy”; or the “Bad Boy” and “Friend with Benefits”, the author takes people on a palatable and delicious description of 21 of the world’s most popular wines by highlighting their key ingredients, historical backgrounds and other aspects of the wine except with a twist of creativity. Within the pages you will find Merlot, Chardonnay, Champagne, Cabernet, Zinfandel, Riesling and many more as these favorite wines come to life like real people.  

After learning about each variety, the reader will enjoy a short story “skit” of the personality represented by each wine. The name of the character within every story is also cleverly named after the wine he is compared to. Each witty tale offers an anecdote with advice for the reader as to whether the type of wine is one to drink sparingly or stow away in the wine cellar until it matures.

This humorous 310 page creative nonfiction book zeros in on three different markets; wine, relationships and humor by drawing a parallel between the characteristics of the wine to those of certain types of men.

MEN Are Like Wine has been four years in the making, mainly because the author did so much research to ensure the integrity of the book. “The types of wines had to match the types of men in shared qualities, which was very difficult to achieve. It was a painstaking process but I think I nailed it. It’s a fun analogy,” said Anne Violette.  “I wanted to draw a parallel between favorite wine varieties and guys we’ve all either dated, known or heard about.”

It’s the uncanny similarity between the wines and their male counterparts that makes the book so “intoxicatingly” funny.  Everyone can laugh about people they’ve known who the wine resembles.  It took a lot of skill and time to accomplish the goal of matching the wines to their respective personalities.

Surprisingly, many of the first presale purchasers are split between male and female customers. Men are curious to find out what type of wine they best personify. Women are equally interested to find out what kind of wine their guy bears a resemblance to. Even Mr. Right has a wine replica in MEN Are Like Wine.

Already the book has generated a significant following and “buzz” within adult demographics; even before its official release to exclusive wineries, specialty bookstores, wine novelty shoppes and gift stores across the country and on Amazon and Barnes and Noble websites.

To learn more about MEN Are Like Wine or to order a copy, visit: http://www.menarelikewine.net/ . Anne's FB author page is: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Anne-Violette-Author/346158...   Or email info@menarelikewine.net. The author can be contacted for a phone interview, at: 561.847.1399