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Notes on a Cellar-Book
George Saintsbury
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Description for Notes on a Cellar-Book
Hardback. Including tasting notes, menus, and opinions, this work contains anecdotes and recollections of wines and spirits consumed - from the heights of Romanee-Conti to the simple pleasures of beer, flip, and mum. Editor(s): Pinney, Thomas. Num Pages: 360 pages, 26 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: WBXD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Since its first publication in 1920, George Saintsbury's classic "Notes on a Cellar-Book" has remained one of the greatest tributes to drink and drinking in the literature of wine. A collection of tasting notes, menus, and robust opinions, the work is filled with anecdotes and recollections of wines and spirits consumed - from the heights of Romanee-Conti to the simple pleasures of beer, flip, and mum. Thomas Pinney brings this unique work alive for contemporary audiences by providing the keys to a full understanding of "Notes on a Cellar-Book" in a new edition that includes explanatory endnotes, an essay on ... Read more
Since its first publication in 1920, George Saintsbury's classic "Notes on a Cellar-Book" has remained one of the greatest tributes to drink and drinking in the literature of wine. A collection of tasting notes, menus, and robust opinions, the work is filled with anecdotes and recollections of wines and spirits consumed - from the heights of Romanee-Conti to the simple pleasures of beer, flip, and mum. Thomas Pinney brings this unique work alive for contemporary audiences by providing the keys to a full understanding of "Notes on a Cellar-Book" in a new edition that includes explanatory endnotes, an essay on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520253520
SKU
V9780520253520
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About George Saintsbury
George Saintsbury (1845-1933) was a journalist, reviewer, critic, editor, and Professor of Literature at the University of Edinburgh. Thomas Pinney is Professor of English Emeritus at Pomona College. Among other books, he is author of A History of Wine in America (in two volumes from UC Press).
Reviews for Notes on a Cellar-Book
"An indispensable read... Saintsbury's thoughtful love of drink comes through clearly." SF Chronicle As much a model for wine writing as ... an historical document revealing how wines were once regarded and how times have changed.
John Mariani Bloomberg News "If you love to drink wine, and love a good read, you have to get ahold of this book." ... Read more
John Mariani Bloomberg News "If you love to drink wine, and love a good read, you have to get ahold of this book." ... Read more