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Tasting Pleasure by Jancis Robinson

Tasting Pleasure

Confessions of a Wine Lover

Confessions of a Wine Lover

By Jancis Robinson

By Jancis Robinson

By Jancis Robinson

By Jancis Robinson

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    About Tasting Pleasure

    Even the French admit that Jancis Robinson is the “undisputed mistress of the kingdom of wine” (Le Figaro). Internationally renowned for her work in both television and print, she is the editor of the bestselling Oxford Companion to Wine and has won more than two dozen major awards around the world. Tasting Pleasure is her compelling account of a passion that began while studying at Oxford University.Writing with Julia Child‘s authority, Elizabeth David‘s intelligence, and M.F.K. Fisher‘s verve, Robinson takes us on a journey through the world’s finest cellars, most beautiful vineyards, and best restaurants. As she explores the universe of the grape–from Bordeaux to Australia and South Africa to California–we meet scores of colorful, wine-loving characters, including Philippe de Rothschild, Julian Barnes, Francis Ford Coppola, and Julio Gallo.There are many books about producing and rating wine; this one is about enjoying it. Witty, revealing, and knowledgeable, in Tasting Pleasure Jancis Robinson has distilled twenty years in the wine world into a hugely entertaining read.

    About Tasting Pleasure

    Even the French admit that Jancis Robinson is the “undisputed mistress of the kingdom of wine” (Le Figaro). Internationally renowned for her work in both television and print, she is the editor of the bestselling Oxford Companion to Wine and has won more than two dozen major awards around the world. Tasting Pleasure is her compelling account of a passion that began while studying at Oxford University.Writing with Julia Child‘s authority, Elizabeth David‘s intelligence, and M.F.K. Fisher‘s verve, Robinson takes us on a journey through the world’s finest cellars, most beautiful vineyards, and best restaurants. As she explores the universe of the grape–from Bordeaux to Australia and South Africa to California–we meet scores of colorful, wine-loving characters, including Philippe de Rothschild, Julian Barnes, Francis Ford Coppola, and Julio Gallo.There are many books about producing and rating wine; this one is about enjoying it. Witty, revealing, and knowledgeable, in Tasting Pleasure Jancis Robinson has distilled twenty years in the wine world into a hugely entertaining read.

    About Jancis Robinson

    Jancis Robinson, winner of Julia Child and James Beard awards, writes about wine for The Financial Times and The Wine Spectator. Among her nine wine books are the bestselling Oxford Companion to Wine (editor) and Jancis Robinson?s Wine Course, the… More about Jancis Robinson

    About Jancis Robinson

    Jancis Robinson, winner of Julia Child and James Beard awards, writes about wine for The Financial Times and The Wine Spectator. Among her nine wine books are the bestselling Oxford Companion to Wine (editor) and Jancis Robinson?s Wine Course, the… More about Jancis Robinson

    Product Details

    Category: Wine & Beverage | Arts & Entertainment Biographies & Memoirs | Food Memoir & Travel

    Paperback | $18.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    May 01, 1999 | 352 Pages | 5-5/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780140270013

    Category: Wine & Beverage | Arts & Entertainment Biographies & Memoirs | Food Memoir & Travel

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Penguin Books
    May 01, 1999 | 352 Pages | ISBN 9781440621376

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    Table Of Contents

    Tasting PleasureAcknowledgments
    A Tale of Two Wine Producers
    Liquid Magic – Birth of a Wine Lover
    Becoming a Wine Writer
    Early Days – Wine-Sodden Nights
    The Old Wine Trade
    Blind Tasting
    First Steps Abroad
    The Thirsty Tour Operator
    My Very Own Imprint
    Casting Adrift
    A New World of Wine
    Lurching Toward Respectability
    Wine on the Box
    Marathon Tastings, and a 1787
    Mastering Wine
    Distractions
    The Wine Revolution, and My Cellar
    A Stake in the Motherland
    Discovering France’s Stomach
    Some Very Special Bottles
    The Ball and Chain Cast Off
    Half Centuries
    On Writing About Wine
    Vin Fin
    Index

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