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Tasting Pleasure: Confessions of a Wine Lover
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Tasting Pleasure: Confessions of a Wine Lover Hardcover - 1997

by Robinson, Jancis

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Viking Adult. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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  • Title Tasting Pleasure: Confessions of a Wine Lover
  • Author Robinson, Jancis
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st/1st
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 342
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Viking Adult, New York
  • Date 1997-10-01
  • Bookseller's Inventory # I06C-02653
  • ISBN 9780670854233 / 0670854239
  • Weight 1.3 lbs (0.59 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.43 x 6.38 x 1.2 in (23.95 x 16.21 x 3.05 cm)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 97-17451
  • Dewey Decimal Code 641.220

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Summary

Even the French admit that Jancis Robinson is the "undisputed mistress of the kingdom of wine" (Le Figaro). Internationally renowned for her work in both television and print, she is the editor of the bestselling Oxford Companion to Wine and has won more than two dozen major awards around the world. Tasting Pleasure 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 Tasting Pleasure Jancis Robinson has distilled twenty years in the wine world into a hugely entertaining read.

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