WCBS FOOD SPOT, New York, with Anthony Dias Blue- Friday, December 12, 2003 KFWB FOOD SPOT, Los Angeles with Anthony Dias Blue- Tuesday, December 16, 2003 Wine for women. I'm Anthony Dias Blue with the Lifestyle Minute. Most of the wine geeks I know are men. They seem to feel that selecting wine ­ like changing a flat tire or barbecuing steaks ­ is a task better left to the male of the species. But the fact is, in the United States women actually account for a whopping 64 percent of all wine sales. They're the ones who most frequently buy wine in grocery stores and in chain outlets. This makes women a very powerful force in the wine market. Scientists have also discovered that women have a better sense of smell than men, a fact which might tend to make them better judges of wine. Leslie Sbrocco, a wine writer based in Sonoma, has just written a new book called "Wine for Women," geared to all those wine-buyers of the female persuasion. Even though it's geared toward women, this fun, informative book makes a great introduction to wine for anyone. I'm Anthony Dias Blue with the Lifestyle Minute on WCBS 880.