{"product_id":"a-hedonist-in-the-cellar-adventures-in-wine-9781400096374","title":"A Hedonist in the Cellar: Adventures in Wine","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn the time since \u003ci\u003eBright Lights, Big City\u003c\/i\u003e reinvigorated contemporary fiction, Jay McInerney can claim a great many accomplishments, including the mantle that \u003ci\u003eSalon \u003c\/i\u003ehas given him: \"the best wine writer in America.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[McInerney's] research is impeccable. . . . Wine writer or novelist, the man is a story teller and a good one\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Hedonist in the Cellar, \u003c\/i\u003e he gathers more than five years' worth of essays and continues his exploration of what's new, what's enduring, and what's surprising, giving his palate a complete workout and the reader an indispensable, idiosyncratic guide to a world of almost infinite variety. Rieslings from the Finger Lakes, Armagnac from Gascony, powerhouse amarones from Valpolicella, the most fearsome critics in England, chocolate-friendly bottles from all over the globe, new developments in Chile and Argentina--these are only some of the delights now ready to be savored in a collection driven not only by wine itself but also the people who make it and those whose enjoyment is matched by their curiosity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFull of terroir and flavor, svelte personalities, and keen insight into the trade, these are irresistible essays for anyone enthralled by the manifold pleasures of wine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jay McInerney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/06\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.26w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400096374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/11\/2007 pg. 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJay McInerney\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eBright Lights, Big City; Ransom; Story of My Life; Brightness Falls; The Last of the Savages; Model Behavior; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Good Life, \u003c\/i\u003eas well as an earlier collection of wine essays, \u003ci\u003eBacchus and Me. \u003c\/i\u003eA contributing writer to \u003ci\u003eHouse \u0026amp; Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, he lives in New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44441748308083,"sku":"9781400096374","price":20.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_58f6a316-980d-43a3-8046-6c22dea1aabb.jpg?v=1773146389","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/a-hedonist-in-the-cellar-adventures-in-wine-9781400096374","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}