The Dirty Guide to Wine

Following Flavor from Ground to Glass

Alice Feiring, Pascaline Lepeltier

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Countryman Press Inc.
14 July 2017

Cookery, food & drink; Wines

Still drinking Cabernet after that one bottle you liked five years ago? It can be overwhelming if not intimidating to branch out from your go-to grape, but everyone wants their next wine to be new and exciting. How to choose the right one? Award-winning wine critic Alice Feiring presents an all-new way to look at the world of wine. While grape variety is important, a lot can be learned about wine by looking at the source: the ground in which it grows. A surprising amount of information about a wine's flavor and composition can be gleaned from a region's soil, and this guide makes it simple to find the wines you'll love.

Featuring a foreword by Master Sommelier Pascaline Lepeltier, who contributed her vast knowledge throughout the book, The Dirty Guide to Wine organizes wines not by grape, not by region, not by New or Old World, but by soil. If you enjoy a Chardonnay from Burgundy, you might find the same winning qualities in a deep, red Rioja. Feiring also provides a clarifying account of the traditions and techniques of wine-tasting, demystifying the practice and introducing a whole new way to enjoy wine to sommeliers and novice drinkers alike.

By: Alice Feiring
With: Pascaline Lepeltier
Imprint: Countryman Press Inc.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 224mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 418g
ISBN: 9781581573848
ISBN 10: 1581573847
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 14 July 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alice Feiring is a journalist, essayist and the author of Naked Wine. She is the winner of both the James Beard and Louis Roederer Wine Writing Awards. In 2013, she was named Imbibe Magazine's wine person of the year. Her blog, The Feiring Line (Alicefeiring.com) has been published since 2004. She lives in New York City. Master Sommelier Pascaline Lepeltier is one of the world's top wine pros, on the floor or in the lecture room. From Anjou, France, she champions its Chenin Blanc. Beyond wine, she refreshes with Cantillon beer and beats the drum for the liqueur Chartreuse. It is her deep belief that the word terroir is not to be taken in vain.

Reviews for The Dirty Guide to Wine: Following Flavor from Ground to Glass

... it can only be a wretchedly jaded or incurious enophile who fails to find in Feiring's writings ample invitations for discovery and discussion. -- World of Fine Wine Two fairly heavyweight books on the subject of organic, biodynamic and natural wines will certainly provide reading - and discussion - way past the 12th night. American author and natural wine advocate Alice Feiring's book is not about natural wine per se, but about vineyard soils. The Dirty Guide to Wine is full of contentious opinion, discussing the `effect' of different soil types and recommending wines based on that. -- Wine gift ideas for Christmas 2017 - Wine Pages ... as with all of Feiring's writing, the intention goes beyond data to a place where passion is discovered through perspective. -- Imbibe