Overview
"Every wine has a story. In this collection of elegantly written essays from the past thirty years, updated with a new introduction and endnotes, renowned author Gerald Asher informs wine enthusiasts with insightful, engrossing accounts of wines from Europe and America that offer just as much for those who simply enjoy vivid evocations of people and places. Asher puts wine in its context by taking the reader on a series of discursive journeys that start with the carafe at his elbow. In his introduction, Asher says, ""Wine . . . draws on everything and leads everywhere."" Whether the subject is a supposedly simple red wine shared in a Parisian café or a Napa Valley Cabernet tasted with its vintner, every essay in A Carafe of Red is as pleasurable as the wines themselves."
Full Product Details
Author: Gerald Asher
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.318kg
ISBN: 9780520270329
ISBN 10: 0520270320
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 07 February 2012
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
A terrific introduction to one of the greatest wine writers of our times... Complexity [that's] easy to savor. -- Lara Douglass Wine & Spirits Magazine 20120201 Unique and engaging. The Blue Lifestyle 20120109 Simply put, no one writes like Asher anymore, and 'A Carafe of Red' serves as a capable introduction to his style and his work. As a study in effective, entertaining, and efficient wine prose, few authors even come close to Asher's celebrated ability to lucidly summarize the heart and soul of his subjects in only a few well-written and well-paced sentences. In that way, 'A Carafe of Red' is a short masterclass in wine prose. -- Joe Roberts 1WineDude.com 20131201
A terrific introduction to one of the greatest wine writers of our times... Complexity [that's] easy to savor. -- Lara Douglass Wine & Spirits Magazine Unique and engaging. The Blue Lifestyle Simply put, no one writes like Asher anymore, and 'A Carafe of Red' serves as a capable introduction to his style and his work. As a study in effective, entertaining, and efficient wine prose, few authors even come close to Asher's celebrated ability to lucidly summarize the heart and soul of his subjects in only a few well-written and well-paced sentences. In that way, 'A Carafe of Red' is a short masterclass in wine prose. -- Joe Roberts 1WineDude.com This is a number of charming collected essays on various aspects of wine by one of the wine world's most stylish writers, historians and wine lovers. -- Dan Berger The Press Democrat Asher's discussion of the most memorable wine in his life makes the reader want to learn more while they are entertained in the process. -- Conal Gregory The Scotsman
A terrific introduction to one of the greatest wine writers of our times... Complexity [that's] easy to savor. --Wine & Spirits Magazine
Author Information
Gerald Asher is author of The Pleasures of Wine, Vineyard Tales, Wine Journal, and On Wine. As an international wine merchant, he was decorated by the French Government in 1974 for his contribution to French viticulture, in 2001 was named Outstanding Wine Professional of the Year by the James Beard Foundation, and in 2009 was inducted into the Culinary Institute of America's Vintner's Hall of Fame.
