Gerald Asher, who served as "Gourmet's" wine editor for thirty years, has drawn together this selection of his essays, published in "Gourmet" and elsewhere, for the collective insight they give into why a wine should always be an expression of a place and a time. Guiding the reader through twenty-seven diverse wine regions in France, Italy, Spain, Germany, and California, he shows how every wine worth drinking is a reflection of its terroir - in the broadest sense of that untranslatable word. In evocative reminiscences of wines, winemakers, and the meals he has had with them, he weaves together climate, terrain, and local history, sharing his knowledge and experience so skillfully that we learn as we are entertained and come to understand, gradually, that the meaning and pleasure of a wine lie always in the context of its origin and in the concurrence of where, how, and with whom we enjoy it.
- ISBN:
- 9780520270336
- 9780520270336
- Category:
- Wines
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
- 12-09-2011
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 288
- Dimensions (mm):
- 229x152x25mm
- Weight:
- 0.47kg
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