{"product_id":"tasting-pleasure-confessions-of-a-wine-lover-9780140270013","title":"Tasting Pleasure: Confessions of a Wine Lover","description":"\u003cb\u003eA classic book about the pleasures of wine by the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Companion to Wine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEven the French admit that Jancis Robinson is the \"undisputed mistress of the kingdom of wine\" (\u003ci\u003eLe Figaro\u003c\/i\u003e) and her is vintage memoir of a life in wine. Internationally renowned for her work in both television and print, she is the editor of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eOxford Companion to Wine\u003c\/i\u003e and has won more than two dozen major awards around the world. \u003ci\u003eTasting Pleasure\u003c\/i\u003e is her compelling account of a passion that began while studying at Oxford University.Writing with Julia Child's authority, Elizabeth David's intelligence, and M.F.K. Fisher's verve, Robinson takes us on a journey through the world's finest cellars, most beautiful vineyards, and best restaurants. As she explores the universe of the grape--from Bordeaux to Australia and South Africa to California--we meet scores of colorful, wine-loving characters, including Philippe de Rothschild, Julian Barnes, Francis Ford Coppola, and Julio Gallo.There are many books about producing and rating wine; this one is about enjoying it. Witty, revealing, and knowledgeable, in \u003ci\u003eTasting Pleasure \u003c\/i\u003eJancis Robinson has distilled twenty years in the wine world into a hugely entertaining read.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jancis Robinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.27w x 0.77d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140270013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJancis Robinson, \u003c\/b\u003e OBE and Master of Wine is one of the world's leading authorities on wine, voted the Wine Writers' Writer by her peers in The Observer. The first person outside the wine trade to have passed the notoriously tough Master of Wine exams, she is now the wine columnist for the\u003ci\u003e Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e and writes a regular column for publications in ten countries on five continents. She is known to millions as a television presenter on wine and food, and wrote and presented the award-winning 10-part Jancis Robinson's Wine Course, shown around the world in the late 1990s. Shecurrently spends the majority of her time writing for her website www.jancisrobinson.com, which has subscribers from over 70 countries. Among her nine wine books are the bestselling \u003ci\u003eOxford Companion to Wine\u003c\/i\u003e (editor) and \u003ci\u003eJancis Robinson's Wine Course\u003c\/i\u003e, the basis of a five-hour PBS-TV series. She lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43574962094195,"sku":"9.78014E+12","price":28.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_11dcde4b-6acb-4c93-9f0e-fe2e8d36d6a2.jpg?v=1755342271","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/tasting-pleasure-confessions-of-a-wine-lover-9780140270013","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}