Vineyard Tales -Reflections on Wine

by Gerald Asher
Paperback - 288 pages (August 2000) Chronicle Books; ISBN: 0811829529 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.59 x 9.01 x 6.22 Given the opportunity, anyone who enjoys wine will savor this book. Asher has devoted nearly a quarter of a century to his position as wine editor at Gourmet magazine, and he writes superbly, entertainingly, and with international scope about wineries and the vintners responsible for tending the grapes where fine wines are produced. This is no pedantic discourse, but, rather, intimate, appealing accounts of Asher's vineyard visits, including places that may not be well known to the average wine drinker as well as renowned wine-producing areas. Anecdotes often combine authoritative insights with outright enthusiasm for the simple pleasures even a modest wine can provide. There is much to be learned from Asher's expertise and even more to delight in among these spirited essays (Amazon.com)
ISBN	0811829529