Closeup of group of unrecognizable people tasting different types of wines at a winery. Shallow focus, hands and glasses in the frame. In the USA, people of all ages interested in becoming a sommelier ...

Being a "dork" may not be a title most people embrace, but the Russell family has turned that into a hugely profitable business. Rachel Renée Russell is the author of the hit graphic novels, "Dork ...

Assuredly, one cannot judge a book by its cover, but Rachel Renée Russell recently asked her readers to pass judgment on two cover design options for the 15th book in her bestselling Dork Diaries ...

Aladdin, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, has revealed the cover and title for the 12th book in Rachel Renée Russell’s bestselling Dork Diaries series: Tales from a Not-So-Secret Crush Catastrophe will ...

We know what you’re thinking: Another wine book? Before you turn up your sniffer, hear us out: “Cork Dork” (Penguin Books, $17) sounds kind of awesome. Even if the subtitle — “A Wine-Fueled Adventure ...

Frank Portman had to grow up. The punk pop band he founded in the ’80s–the Mr. T Experience–had the kind of long-term niche success that leads to self-doubt and massive credit-card debt. Plus, the ...

This is not the life Frank Portman imagined for himself. When he was a young brainiac impressing his history professors at Cal, he figured he'd go to grad school at Harvard (after all, he'd been ...

It sounds like a fantasy for a wine lover -- spending every day tasting and learning about wine. Bianca Bosker went from rank amateur to cellar rat to the top of the wine-professional chain as a ...

Karen Rosenfelt is in talks to produce the adaptation of the humorous book series. By Borys Kit Senior Film Writer Summit Entertainment has acquired the rights to Dork Diaries, a humorous book series ...

Sommelier is a simple yet mysterious job title. The most basic translation from the French might be wine expert, but then how exactly does one attain that status? Bianca Bosker decided to find out in ...