A Vineyard in My Glass

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-520-27441-9
Verlag: University of California Press

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Trade Paperback, Format (B × H): 142 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 363 g

Gerald Asher, who served as Gourmet’s wine editor for thirty years, has drawn together this selection of his essays, published in Gourmet and elsewhere, for the collective insight they give into why a wine should always be an expression of a place and a time. Guiding the reader through twenty-seven diverse wine regions in France, Italy, Spain, Germany, and California, he shows how every wine worth drinking is a reflection of its terroir—in the broadest sense of that untranslatable word. In evocative reminiscences of wines, winemakers, and the meals he has had with them, he weaves together climate, terrain, and local history, sharing his knowledge and experience so skillfully that we learn as we are entertained and come to understand, gradually, that the meaning and pleasure of a wine lie always in the context of its origin and in the concurrence of where, how, and with whom we enjoy it.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Asher, Gerald

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ackerbaukunde, Pflanzenbau Weinbau
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Weinherstellungsverfahren

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Maps

Introduction

Part One. France
Fronsac: Chalk and Clay, Legs and Thighs

Vouvray: Tufa and Temperate Summers

Côte Chalonnaise: Limestone Delicacy

White Wines of the Southern Rhône: A Fresh Look at Old Varieties

Muscadet: Ocean Breezes and Estuary Sands

Saint-Emilion: A Jumble of Soils

Chablis: A French Classic from Ancient Seashells

The Other Médoc: Vines and Windmills

Corton: Burgundy’s Magic Mountain

Roussillon: Sunlight in a Bottle

Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé: Terres Blanches, Caillottes, and Silex

Champagne: Location, Location, Location

Château Montrose: The Essential Saint-Estèphe

Part Two. Other European Wine Regions
Soave: Old Lava and New Politics

Saar and Ruwer: Riesling, Slate, and Long Summer Days

Brunello di Montalcino: Elegance from an Untamed Land

Rias Baixas–Albariño: A Fragrant Wine of the Sea

Vega Sicilia: A Legend at High Altitude

Part Three. California
Dry Creek Valley: An Easy Grace

Clarksburg: The Right Grape in the Right Place

Carneros: Wind, Fog, and Hardpan

Santa Barbara County: A Geological Quirk

Edna Valley: Marine Sediment and Volcanic Debris

Lodi: Where the Pacific Meets the Sierra Nevada

Mount Veeder: Vines among the Redwoods

Anderson Valley: Gravel and Cobblestones in Arcadia

Rutherford: The Heart of Napa Valley

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Gerald Asher is the author of The Pleasures of Wine, Vineyard Tales, Wine Journal, and On Wine. As an international wine merchant, he was decorated by the French Government in 1974 for his contribution to French viticulture, in 2001 was named Outstanding Wine Professional of the Year by the James Beard Foundation, and in 2009 was inducted into the Culinary Institute of America’s Vintner’s Hall of Fame.