Notes on a Cellar-Book - Hardcover

Saintsbury, George

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0520253523 ISBN 13: 9780520253520

Publisher: University of California Press, 2008

Synopsis

Unusual book

About this title

Review:

"An indispensable read.. . . Saintsbury's thoughtful love of drink comes through clearly."-- (11/28/2008)

As much a model for wine writing as . . . an historical document revealing how wines were once regarded and how times have changed.-- (12/01/2008)

A glimpse into our viticultural past, as well as a revelation of how great wine and great literature can go hand-in-hand.-- (12/11/2008)

"If you love to drink wine, and love a good read, you have to get ahold of this book."--Vinography (04/19/2009)

"Few wine books posses the iconic status of George Saintsbury's Notes on a Cellar-Book."--Wine Spectator (12/31/2008)

"Read this book twice: once without pausing to flip back and forth-you'll be beguiled, befuddled and amused-and then once with the notes."--The Wine News (12/01/2008)

"There is much food for thought here, and a facinating window on another age of connoisseurship. "-- (12/18/2008)

Synopsis:

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 the book's legacy, and additional articles on wine by Saintsbury.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0520253523
• ISBN 13: 9780520253520
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 346