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Customers find the book informative and entertaining, providing an insightful view of the wine industry. It’s a nice read for wine enthusiasts and a great choice for vacation or long flights.
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A generous new collection by the acclaimed novelist who, according to Salon, is also “the best wine writer in America.”
For more than a decade, Jay McInerney’s vinous essays have been praised by restaurateurs (“educational and delicious at the same time” —Mario Batali), by esteemed critics (“brilliant, witty, comical, and often shamelessly candid and provocative” —Robert Parker), and by the media (“McInerney’s wine judgments are sound, his anecdotes witty, and his literary references impeccable” —The New York Times). Here, in pieces originally published in House & Garden and The Wall Street Journal, McInerney provides a master class in the almost infinite varieties of wine and the people and places that produce it, with the trademark style and expertise that prompted the James Beard Foundation to grant him the M.F.K. Fisher Award for Distinguished Writing in 2006.
Our Top Reviews
Reviewer: Dog lover
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Fun read for the wine lover
Review: Great book to read on vacation or a long plane ride. Jay Mcinerney does a great job maintaining levity throughout the book so it is informative yet unpretentious. I was jealous of the all of the amazing wines he has drunk over the years!!
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: If you like wine, this is for you!
Review: This book details the author’s journey of discovery about wine and all that entails. It is full of anecdotes about wine, winemakers, wine-inspired meals, and a whole lot more. It’s one of those books that you can pick up and read a chapter at a time and then tuck away for another day. I browsed it off and on for almost a year, and found it just as enjoyable each time I picked it up. It was like a complex wine – it presented differently when I first opened it than it did when it had a chance to open up.
Reviewer: Dave Saville
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: I love that I picked this book for my summer read
Review: It is a captivating read. I love that I picked this book for my summer read. The only part that makes me sad is that I will read it so fast.
Reviewer: Chase Bailey
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A Fun Read
Review: The book is a collection of essays about wine, wine makers, the society of wine. It’s a fun read, but if you want to learn anything about wine – this is not the book for you.
Reviewer: B. Switzer
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Informative!
Review: A bit heavy on drink and food at the end, but it is an informative view of the wine industry.
Reviewer: Tom Mullen
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good Living
Review: Enjoyable essays from a person who knows how to enjoy not only wine, but life. Love it.
Reviewer: Anthony F McDermott
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Wine for everyone
Review: The book for anti-wine snobs. A truly enjoyable, informative read.
Reviewer: Gary M. Miller
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Enchanting
Review: A wonderful collection of essays on wineries great and small. I enjoy savoring a chapter – over a glass of wine – on a late Saturday afternoon.
Reviewer: Shopper
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Excellent item
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Jay writes about wine and wine culture in such an approachable way. I loved hearing about his amazing adventures in many amazing regions with wine icons. It’s a must-read!
Reviewer: Chiara Bersi Serlini
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: veloce e di qualità
Reviewer: revelli giovanni piero
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: It’s the third book about wine by McInerney that I read. if you’re a wine enthusiast and also like discovering the story of those who made the wine world in the last decades it’s the right book for you. McInerney mainly speaks about California wines that I’ve never had the chance to taste because they’re hard to find here in Italy. I really liked the chapters dedicated to italian wines.
Reviewer: Keith
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: An excellent introduction to the confusing but wonderful world of wine – and by one of my favourite (fiction) authors which makes it an enjoyable read..
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