The New California Wine

A wonderful, engaging read...a great gift for any wine lover --S. Irene Virbila, Los Angeles Times The New California Wine delivers some of the most insightful wine writing you'll read anywhere. This is the real skinny on cutting-edge California wine from somebody who's on the ground, knows his stuff, and could care less about offending the Establishment. --Matt Kramer, author and columnist for Wine Spectator Jon Bonne brings a clear-eyed perspective to California; this book offers a fresh look at a mature wine culture heading in surprising directions. Its new leaders are all here; its old scams get some brusque treatment, too. Essential, pithy, easy reading. --Hugh Johnson, author of The World Atlas of Wine An impeccably timed, beautifully written book chronicling a profound generational shift in California winemaking. Required reading for any sommelier, retailer, or consumer who's left California behind for other pastures--it's time to come home! --David Lynch, owner/wine director of St. Vincent Tavern and Wine Merchant and author of Vino Italiano An incisive assessment of the California wine industry: its current state, fascinating history, and future in the hands of a new generation of winemakers. --Paul Draper, winemaker at Ridge Vineyards There are few greater authorities on California wine than Jon Bonne. Dispassionate but engaged, enthused but objective, Bonne brings a forensic rigor to his work. But The New California Wine is no textbook, in spite of its comprehensive scope. Instead, Bonne's narrative moves at a rattling pace, delving into California's colorful past and vividly describing its future. A must-read for anyone who is serious about the state's wine. --Guy Woodward, former editor at Decanter A gutsy, inspiring book driven by the same ideals as the movement it has so gracefully defined. Not only has Bonne delivered one of the most important ando