How to Love Wine: A Memoir and Manifesto - Softcover

Asimov, Eric

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061802530 ISBN 13: 9780061802539

Publisher: WmMorrowPB, 2014

Synopsis

For many people, wine is an anxiety-inducing mystery as arcane as quantum physics, and with so many varieties, it's difficult to know what to choose. As New York Times wine critic Eric Asimov argues, that puzzling uncertainty often prevents people from buying and ordering wine, depriving them of an exquisite, deeply satisfying experience. In How to Love Wine, Asimov examines why the American wine culture produces such feelings of anxiety and suggests how readers can overcome their fears and develop a sense of discovery and wonder as they explore the diversity and complexity of the world of wine. With warmth, candor, and intelligent authority, Asimov interweaves his professional knowledge and insights with engaging personal stories of his love affair with wine, a lifelong passion that began when he was a graduate student on a budget. In a direct, down-to-earth manner, Asimov discusses favorite vineyards, wine's singular personalities, the tyranny of tasting notes -those meaningless, over-written wine descriptions that often pass for criticism today-and current wine issues. Throughout, he incorporates in-depth discussions of beautiful wines, both easy to find and rare, and pays special attention to those that have been particularly meaningful to him. Thought-provoking and enjoyable, How to Love Wine will help diminish readers' anxiety, bolster their confidence, and transform them into true wine lovers.

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Pub Date: 2014-07-01 Pages: 288 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins In How to Love Wine. New York Times wine critic Eric Asimov examines why the American wine culture produces anxiety and suggests how readers can fearlessly develop a sense of discovery and wonder as they explore and enjoy the diversity and complexity of the world of wine. With warmth. candor. and intelligent authority. Asimov interweaves his professional knowledge and insights with engaging personal stories of his lifelong love affair with wine. In a direct. down- to-earth manner. Asimov discusses favorite vineyards. wines singular personalities. the flaws of wine criticism. and current wine issues.Throughout. he incorporates in-depth discussions of beautiful wines. both easy to find and rare. and pays special attention to those that have been particularly meaningful to him. Thought-provoking and enjo...

Review:

James Beard Foundation Book Award Nominee for Beverages --No Source

About this edition

• Publisher: WmMorrowPB
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0061802530
• ISBN 13: 9780061802539
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288