Book description
I>, turns his hand to his lifelong love affair with wine. Pearls of
wisdom are offered on the subjects of the best wine for romantics, the
parallels between Californian wines and floundering Hollywood stars, the
choice of wine for the author's own debauched forty-eighth birthday
party, the 'high-testosterone grape' that is Colin Farrell, absinthe,
'the wild green fairy', and what wine is best drunk with chocolate. At
the same time McInerney is a genuine connoisseur, taking the reader on a
tour through the wine regions of the world and imparting tried and
tested advice on grapes and vintages, bouquets, noses and finishes. Jay
McInerney, internationally celebrated author of
Bright Lights, Big City<
'Personal, enlightening, and above all fun to read'
Michael Broadbent, Master of Wine of Christie's 'McInerney's wine
judgements are sound, his anecdotes witty, and his literary references
impeccable. Not many wine books are good reads; this one is' New York
Times 'A cracking read' Daily Telegraph 'Brilliant, witty, comical and
often shamelessly candid and provocative' Robert M. Parker Jr, The
Wine Advocate
I>, turns his hand to his lifelong love affair with
wine. Pearls of wisdom are offered on the subjects of the best wine
for romantics, the parallels between Californian wines and floundering
Hollywood stars, the choice of wine for the author's own debauched
forty-eighth birthday party, the 'high-testosterone grape' that is
Colin Farrell, absinthe, 'the wild green fairy', and what wine is best
drunk with chocolate. At the same time McInerney is a genuine
connoisseur, taking the reader on a tour through the wine regions of
the world and imparting tried and tested advice on grapes and
vintages, bouquets, noses and finishes. Jay McInerney, internationally
celebrated author of Bright Lights, Big City<
