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Blind Tasting
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Published: May 29, 2010
Words: 102869 (approximate)
Language: English
Ebook short description
You're a hotshot computer geek in Silicon Valley living the dream. Would you leave it all behind to pursue a crazy improbable notion -- just to satisfy your curiosity? Maybe. Problem solving is what you're good at and, anyway, how much trouble could you get yourself into?Extended description
You're a hotshot computer geek in Silicon Valley living the dream. Would you leave it all behind to pursue a crazy improbable notion -- just to satisfy your curiosity? Maybe. Problem solving is what you're good at and, anyway, how much trouble could you get yourself into?Set amid the entrepreneurial mania of Silicon Valley and the seeming tranquility of Sonoma vineyards, Blind Tasting is a modern tale of unfettered curiosity, high-stakes moxie and hard-won love.
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romance, silicon valley, napa valley, sonoma, geek fiction, winerati, wine geek, blind tasting, tech startupAvailable ebook reading formats
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Review by:
June Bowser-Barrett
on July 05, 2010 :
(no rating)
Blind Tasting is simply a great read! An admitted techno-phobe, I never expected to become enmeshed in the lives of these West Coast computer nerds who obsess about things of which I have no clue. But, who can resist Cory's charm and intelligence, Rob's integrity, Dawn's passion for science, or Julie's blending of wine and art??? The characters in this novel, rather than accentuate the differences between us and them, really highlight what is most meaningful about the human condition: work, love, friendship, the bond between animal and man, the simple pleasures of great food and great wine. It should be easy to achieve, but into this recipe for success, the author tosses in sexual jealousy, misunderstandings, missed opportunities, a mystery, sabotage, and criminal activity before resolving the plot. It's funny in parts, informational in parts, wonderfully descriptive in parts, but in the whole a very satisfying romp through the world of high tech and its brainy and very endearing "geeks."
(reviewed within a month of purchase)