Robert V Camuto

Corkscrewed

Adventures in the New French Wine Country

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Produktbeschreibung

Robert V. Camuto's interest in wine turned into a passion when he moved to France and began digging into local soils and cellars. Corkscrewed recounts Camuto's journey through France's myriad regions-and how the journey brought about a profound change in everything he believed about wine.   The world of great wines was once dominated by great Bordeaux châteaux. As those châteaux were bought up by moguls and international corporations, the heart of French winemaking moved into the realm of small producers, whose wines reflect the stunning diversity of regional environment, soil, and culture-terroir. In this book we follow Camuto across France as he works harvesting grapes in Alsace, learns about wine and bombs in Corsica, and eats and drinks his way through the world's greatest bacchanalia in Burgundy. Along the route he discovers a new generation of winemakers who have rejected chemicals, additives, and technologically altered wines. His book charts an odyssey into this new world of French wine, a world of biodynamic winegrowing, herbal treatments, lunar cycles, and grape varieties long ago dismissed as "difficult."   A celebration of the diversity that makes French wine more than a mere commodity, Camuto's work is a delightful look beyond the supermarket to the various flavors offered by the true vintners of France.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bison Books
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 217mm x 139mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 268g
• ISBN-13: 9780803229785
• ISBN-10: 080322978X
• Artikelnr.: 28117975

Autorenporträt

Robert V. Camuto has been a journalist for nearly thirty years. He is a regular contributor to the Wine Spectator and the Washington Post and his articles have appeared in many other magazines and newspapers. He and his family live in France.

Inhaltsangabe

Illustrations     000
Acknowledgments   000
Introduction: As the Corkscrew Turns      000
1. Rebel with a Château 000
2. The Wrath of Grapes  000
3. Among the Mayonnaise 000
4. The Madman of Bandol 000
5. A Brother's Blood    000
6. Drinking with Uncles Jacques     000
7. Poop and People in the New French Wine Country     000
8. The Soul of Côte Rôtie     000
9. Remembering Gaillac  000
10. Heaven, Hell, or Burgundy 000
11. The Moon, the Stars, and the Loire    000
12. Where Goes Chatus   000
Appendix: Featured Winemakers 000

Rezensionen

"[Corkscrewed] inspires thirst and curiosity... Mr. Camuto's adventures will introduce readers to little-known French wines like Domaine Borrely-Martin of Provence, Chateau Mosse of Roussillon and Domaine des Tres Cantous of Gaillac and to the passionate individuals that persevere despite the absence of monetary reward. These may not be the wines that earn one spurs as a connoisseur, but they certainly may produce a worthy sense of humility at how much there is to learn. I can't wait to drink them." Eric Asimov, New York Times, Dining & Wine section "Camuto's lighthearted book is a particularly enjoyable read that chronicles the author's journey through French wine country in a scrumptious collection of stories about wine, food, vineyards and wine-makers." Beth Hiser Bloomsbury Review