I really wanted to hate this book. I was sent a promotional copy of Wine (edited by Andre Domine, who has authored a number of wine- and culinary-related books), and form the moment that it arrived, I was primed to hate it. It’s huge. It’s impossible to comfortably read it in bed (trust me, I’ve…
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Book Review: Angels, Thieves and Winemakers (Wine Poems)
Joseph Mills, author of A Guide to North Carolina’s Wineries and faculty member of the NC School of the Arts, recently released a book of wine poems titled Angels, Thieves, and Winemakers. I was contacted by Mills, who asked if I’d be interested in writing a review of the new collection. It didn’t take me…
Book Review: 101 Wines (or “Will Gary Vaynerchuk Save the World of Wine Reviews?”)
You see, it’s like this: Gary Vaynerchuk is the Howard Stern of the on-line wine world. In case you’ve been living under a rock for the last two years: Gary is the driving force behind Wine Library TV, an on-line video blog of wine reviews and palate-building tips that has become a sensation in the…
Book Review: Noble Rot (A Bordeaux Wine Revolution)
Book Review – Noble Rot: A Bordeaux Wine Revolution by William Echikson “…the soil of Yquem is like that of a Stradivarius” – Lur Saluces The second edition of the on-line Wine Book Club is being hosted by Tim over at the venerable Winecast.net blog. For more information on the WBC, or to jump on…