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American Rhone: How Maverick Winemakers Changed the Way Americans Drink
Patrick J. Comiskey
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Description for American Rhone: How Maverick Winemakers Changed the Way Americans Drink
Hardback. BIC Classification: WZ. Dimension: 294 x 263 x 31. Weight in Grams: 804.
Thoughtfully conceived and very well written, this is essential somm reading. --The Somm Journal This is the most important wine book of the year, perhaps in many years. --The Seattle Times Crisply written, impeccably researched, balanced if fundamentally enthusiastic, scholarly but accessible, and full of unexpected details and characters. --The World of Fine Wine No wine category has seen more dramatic growth in recent years than American Rh ne-variety wines. Winemakers are devoting more energy, more acreage, and more bottlings to Rh ne varieties than ever before. The flagship Rh ne red, Syrah, is routinely touted as one ... Read more
Thoughtfully conceived and very well written, this is essential somm reading. --The Somm Journal This is the most important wine book of the year, perhaps in many years. --The Seattle Times Crisply written, impeccably researched, balanced if fundamentally enthusiastic, scholarly but accessible, and full of unexpected details and characters. --The World of Fine Wine No wine category has seen more dramatic growth in recent years than American Rh ne-variety wines. Winemakers are devoting more energy, more acreage, and more bottlings to Rh ne varieties than ever before. The flagship Rh ne red, Syrah, is routinely touted as one ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
803g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520256668
SKU
V9780520256668
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About Patrick J. Comiskey
Patrick J. Comiskey is a wine writer and critic for Wine & Spirits magazine. He has written about wine for many publications, including the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, Food & Wine, Decanter, and Lucky Peach.
Reviews for American Rhone: How Maverick Winemakers Changed the Way Americans Drink
A strong contender for wine book of the year.
Henry Jefffreys The Guardian (12/03/2016) The wine book of the year.
Dennis Schaefer Santa Barbara News-Press (12/15/2016) Comiskey has a skeptical reporter's mind, a poet's way with turns of phrase, an editor's sense of conservation of words, and a keen (and deep) understanding of - and respect ... Read more
Henry Jefffreys The Guardian (12/03/2016) The wine book of the year.
Dennis Schaefer Santa Barbara News-Press (12/15/2016) Comiskey has a skeptical reporter's mind, a poet's way with turns of phrase, an editor's sense of conservation of words, and a keen (and deep) understanding of - and respect ... Read more