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Robert V. Camuto's interest in wine turned into a passion when he moved to France and began digging into local soils and cellars. Corkscrewed recounts Camuto's journey through France's myriad regions-and how the journey profoundly changed everything he believed about wine. The world of great wines was once dominated by great Bordeaux chateaux. As those chateaux were bought up by moguls and international corporations, the heart of French winemaking shifted to the realm of small producers, whose wines reflect the stunning diversity of regional environment, soil, and culture-terroir. In this book we follow Camuto across France as he works harvesting grapes in Alsace, learns about wine and bombs in Corsica, and eats and drinks his way through the world's greatest bacchanalia in Burgundy. Along the route he discovers a new generation of winemakers who have rejected chemicals, additives, and technologically altered wines. His book charts an odyssey into this new world of French wine, a world of biodynamic winegrowing, herbal treatments, lunar cycles, and grape varieties long ago dismissed as ""difficult."" Camuto's work is a delightful look beyond the supermarket into the kaleidoscopic world of flavors offered by the true vintners of France.

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"""If you think you would enjoy having a conversation with a passionate French wine craftsman, dive into Robert Camuto's delicious new book. I spend a good part of my life underground in France, and everything Camuto relates of his adventures rings true. And to those of you tiring of the varietal bandwagon, here's an escape route."" Kermit Lynch, wine importer and author of Adventures on the Wine Route: A Wine Buyer's Tour of France ""It's a leisurely tour from the Loire Valley to Corsica, from Alsace to Bordeaux,...his enthusiasm for underdog grapes, regions and winemakers makes him a pleasant guide along the back roads of France."" Thomas Matthews, Wine Spectator, November 2008 ""... my favorite new book...Corkscrewed: Adventures in the New French Wine Country, by Robert V. Camuto...it inspires thirst and curiosity... Corkscrewed reveals how little we understand the depth and richness of the relationship between the French and their wine...Mr. Camuto's adventures will introduce readers to little-known French wines like Domaine Borrely-Martin of Provence, Ch teau Mosse of Roussillon and Domaine des Tres Cantous of Gaillac, and to the passionate individuals that persevere despite the absence of monetary reward. These may not be the wines that earn one spurs as a connoisseur, but they certainly may produce a worthy sense of humility at how much there is to learn. I can't wait to drink them."" Eric Asimov, New York Times, December 16 2008"

If you think you would enjoy having a conversation with a passionate French wine craftsman, dive into Robert Camuto's delicious new book. I spend a good part of my life underground in France, and everything Camuto relates of his adventures rings true. And to those of you tiring of the varietal bandwagon, here's an escape route. Kermit Lynch, wine importer and author of Adventures on the Wine Route: A Wine Buyer's Tour of France It's a leisurely tour from the Loire Valley to Corsica, from Alsace to Bordeaux,...his enthusiasm for underdog grapes, regions and winemakers makes him a pleasant guide along the back roads of France. Thomas Matthews, Wine Spectator, November 2008 ... my favorite new book...Corkscrewed: Adventures in the New French Wine Country, by Robert V. Camuto...it inspires thirst and curiosity... Corkscrewed reveals how little we understand the depth and richness of the relationship between the French and their wine...Mr. Camuto's adventures will introduce readers to little-known French wines like Domaine Borrely-Martin of Provence, Ch teau Mosse of Roussillon and Domaine des Tres Cantous of Gaillac, and to the passionate individuals that persevere despite the absence of monetary reward. These may not be the wines that earn one spurs as a connoisseur, but they certainly may produce a worthy sense of humility at how much there is to learn. I can't wait to drink them. Eric Asimov, New York Times, December 16 2008

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Robert V. Camuto has been a journalist for nearly thirty years. He is a contributor to Wine Spectator and the Washington Post, and his articles have appeared in many other magazines and newspapers. He and his family live in France.

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