Love by the Glass: Tasting Notes from a Marriage
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (827 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0375505601 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Thus wine and love are once again mutually measured in a book all devotees of the grape, and of the couple who so plainly elucidate its mysteries, will want to read. --Arthur Boehm. If readers learn less than they should about the pair when their glasses aren't raised, they are nonetheless treated to a fascinating (as well as useful) investigation of a growing education and the bottles that fueled it. Chapters are named for the couples' progressive wine discoveries, from the "rudimentary" (André Cold Duck, enjoyed on their first date) to the diversely more evolved (for example, a "magnificent" Gevrey-Chambertin Gérard Quivy provided in a basement shop in Burgundy). Love by the Glass: Tasting Notes from a Marriage is their marriage-and-wine memoir, an account of
About the important things in life John Martin Even though I am not very interested in wine, I am a dedicated reader of Dorothy and John's weekly column in the Wall Street Journal. Their writing is wonderful, but it took me about a year to figure out that the column is really about life and that wine is just a vehicle for them to write about other things. (Those of you who listen to Car Talk on NPR might think of it as a comedy show that just . "A Sweet Read" according to P Jaeger. Peppered with fun anecdotes from nose to finish and delivered in a lean and direct journalistic style, this book will teach the beginner lots about wine, but perhaps a little bit more about John & Dottie's intimate details than we need to know. It is nonetheless a charming, informative, and engaging book, even providing the odd moment of humor, drama, and social comment. The authors succeed admira. Tastes Good! What a wonderful way to organize a book! Most life stories are organized around major life events. This memoir is organized around the small events that matter in the long run. The wine is the supporting actor/ress, never overwhelming the stars, but always rounding out the story.One day, Americans will drink wine with the same sophistication we currently save for sports, complete with fan clubs an
Gaiter and John Brecher present a captivating memoir about falling in love with each other and with wine. This book follows them from love at first sight, through a life of journalism, to a triumph on the basketball court at Madison Square Garden. It’s about life.. “I am deeply inspired by this heartwarming story of how two people found love and—even better—a way to get paid for drinking wine.” —Dave Barry Internationally renowned journalists Dorothy J. It spills over on every other page.” Indeed, John and Dottie say they don’t write a wine column; they write a column about more important things. When they met on June 4, 1973, in the newsroom of The Miami Herald, she says, “I felt in my bones like I had known him forever.” And he says, “I felt the instant I saw her that we had always been together, and knew we always would be.”That passion for each other and for wine has made their column a must-read