Vintage Humor for Wine Lovers

By Malcolm Kushner

Malcolm Kushner has done the often too stuffy world of wine a favor by writing the long awaited book “Vintage Humor for Wine Lovers.” To this point, wine humor was generally limited to an occasional cartoon in The New Yorker, too often about a wine snob.

The drinking of wine has induced smiles since the beginnings of civilization. Kushner offers hundreds of funny wine thoughts in a Henny Youngman delivery throughout the book. For example, he presents a three columned chart of ambiguous wine descriptors for situations when you are called upon to describe a wine.


Pick three random numbers between zero and fifteen and the result could be “a rustic, sensuous titration” or “amusingly precocious aroma.” Who among you will challenge your judgment if they don’t know what you said?

There are witty comebacks to use with rude or incompetent restaurant employees, humorous toasts to use when the need arises, and much more. He writes of a little girl watching her father dress for a formal wine-tasting party. As her dad donned his tuxedo, she warned “Daddy, you shouldn’t wear that suit.” “Why not?” he asked. The little girl replied, “It always gives you a headache the next morning.”

Says author Kushner, “Sparkling wine and sparkling wit. They go together like, well, wine and wit.” You can give this gift of laughter (paperback, 168 pages, and $9.95 US) by calling 831-425-4839 or by emailing mk@kushnergroup.com. Volume discounts are available.

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