Drinking with the Valkyries

Writings on Wine

AvAndrew Jefford

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

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"An entrancing companion for wine lovers. Celebratory, discerning writing with all the variety and unexpectedness of the wines explored." — Michèle Roberts, author and Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia"This book is about feeling, tasting and describing the beauty of wine, as well as understanding the intensity of emotion that wine can engender." — Decanter Magazine"So precise and dancing, so chiselled and so free, as complex and delicious as your favourite bottle of wine, you will enjoy the world of wine differently after reading through Jefford’s words." — Pascaline Lepeltier on Instagram“A new sort of literary gumption arrived on the scene with Andrew Jefford; a powerful blend of science and poetry. Here is a writer who does his interviews, delves deep into motives and methods, and then lets fly with whatever imagery he finds winging by.” Hugh Johnson (2019)Poet, philosopher, author, radio presenter and journalist, Andrew Jefford lives in France; but buried deep in one wine country what does he miss most about the rest? The answer: “Drinking young port. It’s the wine drinker’s equivalent of zorbing, wing-walking, base-jumping … you won’t fully understand it unless you have tasted it young, in its ‘Ride of the Valkyries’ stage, when it comes hurtling out of the glass and puts the screamers on you...”Andrew is the ideal companion for anyone wine-curious. In this collection of his essays, opinions and articles he shares his fascinating observations from half a century of discovery. For Andrew, wine should be listened to and admired, wherever it comes from; old-school pretentions turned on their head; style-points disdained; stellar prices dismissed; questions asked...

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Utgivningsdatum:2022-07-07
Mått:178 x 230 x 28 mm
Vikt:821 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:ACADEMIE DU VIN LIBRARY LIMITED
ISBN:9781913141325
Utmärkelser:Winner of Wine Writing at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2023 (UK)

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Andrew Jefford writes and broadcasts about different places on earth, and the foods, drinks and scents connected with them. He has written for most of the UK's wine and food press and has columns in Decanter and World of Fine Wine. Andrew and his family live near Montpellier in France. “One of my favorite wine journalists, and a guy who is up in the top echelon with Matt Kramer and Jancis Robinson….Andrew Jefford, has an exceptionally fair and balanced piece on the free Decanter magazine website called….”Wither Tasting Notes”….most people would think this goes to the heart and soul of many wine magazines, blogs, etc. but he ,as he usually does, analyzes it in a rational way, something often missing in winespeak. BTW, his books, which I have consistently recommended, are another of his strengths. So heads-up.” Robert Parker

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"An entrancing companion for wine lovers. Celebratory, discerning writing with all the variety and unexpectedness of the wines explored." - Michèle Roberts, Author and Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia

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ContentsForeword 11Preface: Why Wine? 15Chapter One: Origins 17Homo Imbibens: !e Work of Patrick McGovern 18Chapter Two: Some Soils, Some Skies 31!e Blue Corruptor 32Earth’s Cream, Skimmed 34Nuance from Disdain 36Downhill All the Way 38Time’s Engine Room: 2010 Langhorne Creek, 40Reserve Shiraz, NoonTerroir, Tasting and Tonewood 42Happy Birthday, Breaky Bottom 45A Sea Interlude: 2015 Picpoul de Pinet, 47Cuvée Anniversaire, BeauvignacAngela’s Lemon 49Washed Up on the Shores of Illyria: 522015 Teran, Santa Elisabetta, BenvenutiDr Mistral 54Liquid Rags in Your Mouth: 2013 Barbaresco, 57Produttori del BarbarescoA Honeycomb of Light: 2010 Mas del Serral, 59Pepe RaventósTouchdown in Wine Central 62Chapter Three: Taste and Tasting 65Bags, Butter and Biscuits 66!rough the Mangrove Swamp 69Taste First, !en Look 71Tonic Bitterness 73Tannin and the University of 75the VatYeast: Call Me Dad 77Journey into Forbidden Territory 79Freshness Young and Old 83Old, Big and Quiet 85!e School of Hard Wines 87Behind Vinous Eyes 89Wine Versus Food 91Palate Fitness 93Chapter Four: Some Beautiful Wines 97Jewelled Absence: 2016 Petit Chablis, 98Les Crioux, William FèvreNot Quite the White Queen: 1001999 Corton-Charlemagne, Bonneau du MartrayBathing Without Washing: 2005 Châteauneuf 102du Pape Blanc, Réservé, Château RayasVery Like the Cuckoo’s Call: 2005 Rioja, 105Gran Riserva, La Granja RemelluriForest Whispers: 2011 Château-Chalon, 107Vin Jaune, André and Mireille Tissot!e Antidote: 2010 Madiran, Cuvée du Couvent, 110Domaine CapmartinSome Useless Notes 112!e Two-Pin Dinner 115A Rosary of Reasons: 1882 Colheita Port, 117Ne Oublie, Graham’sChapter Five: A Tea Break 121!e Cup that Consoles 122Chapter Six: Interrogations and Impieties 135!e Illuminati of the Bottle 136Disarming the Ma"a 139Hot and Bothered 141Drinking with the Valkyries 143Of Jelly"sh and Guardsmen 145Wine’s Drab Roses 147Beyond Best 149Nature in All Her Glory 153Auction Fever 155!e Party’s Over 157Call in the Plumbers 160In Praise of Young Wine 162Wine Is Also a Dream 164Chapter Seven: Wine Shadows 169!e Crazed Giant 170Only Endure 172Burning Vines 174Wine’s Transactional Flaw 176!e Curse of the Vertical 180Scored Rigid 183Chapter Eight: Wine In A Life 189Lucky Us 190It’s a Tough Job 192Hill Sages 196An Evening with the Lilac-Berried Mutant: 1982008 Gewurztraminer, Herrenweg de TurckheimVieilles Vignes, Zind-HumbrechtTears and !reats: 2003 Tokaji Aszú, 2016 Puttonyos, DisznókoKnowing and Loving 203!e Ethnologist in the Cellar 206Up the Steep Hill 209Mille Fois Morte, Mille Fois Revécue: 2112008 Chateau Musar BlancAll Quiet: 2016 Bouzeron, de Villaine 213Lessons from the Laureate 216Meanings that Nourish: 2003 Château Meyney, 219Saint-Estèphe, half-bottleChapter Nine: Against Wine Worldliness 223Wine and Astonishment 224Chapter Ten: Three Last Wines 237!e Startled Hind: 2012 Pouilly-Fumé, 238Haute Densité, Château de TracyUnsettled: 2014 Cannonau di Sardegna, 240Mamuthone, Giuseppe SedilesuRestoration: 2018 Saint-Mont, La Madeleine 243de Saint-Mont, Producteurs PlaimontGlossary 247Chronology 255Acknowledgements 259Index 261