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In Vino Veritas

A Collection of Fine Wine Writing, Past and Present

Ed. Susan Keevil

'The good bits, the juicy bits, and the lively debates that bring your favourite drink to life' is how Hugh Johnson sums up this anthology. Arranged in ten chapters on themes such as 'Good Vintage, Bad Vintage' and 'Should Port be Fortified?', it brings together two hundred years of remarkable wine-related writing from contributors including Michael Broadbent, Ian Maxwell and PG Wodehouse.

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  • Year: 2021
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 224pp
  • Illustrated: Yes
  • Dimensions: 250x194mm
  • ISBN: 9781913141035
  • Condition: New
  • Weight: 0.9kg
Product code:
544152
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An elegantly bound collection of fine wine writing past and present - the perfect gift for wine lovers everywhere (or the wine lovers in their life).


With contributions from Michael Broadbent on good and bad vintages, Ian Maxwell Campbell on Bordeaux vs Burgundy, George Orwell and PG Wodehouse on the complementary pleasures of wine and tea, Randall Grahm on the search for California's 'magic grape' and Andrew Caillard MW on the art of the wine label, it brims with wit and wisdom from some of the most erudite wine writers ever to raise a glass.


Also includes Steven Spurrier, Jason Tesauro, Jane MacQuitty, Giles MacDonogh, Philippe de Rothschild, Fiona Morrison MW, Dan Keeling, Charles Walter Berry and many more.


Like Cyril Ray's classic Compleat Imbiber before it, In Vino Veritas might rightfully be described as 'the quintessential late-evening or bedtime book for those who like wine'.


'Denied wine's bridge to gregariousness, "cabined, cribbed, confined, bound in to saucy doubts and fears," as Macbeth once complained, we need an antidote, and rummaging around in this anthology of wine writing is a good one: It's a set of keys to open the windows and let some sun shine in.' - World of Fine Wine
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