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After countless misspellings, grammatical errors and straight up repetition of sentences, I was shocked to discover that this book had an editor. No, wait, two!
Found this title while perusing amazon and thought literary wine pairings sounded whimsical and worth $6. This is not that—it’s a “wine appreciation course” with occasional reminders that the author was/is a Proust scholar and scores of divulgences of his personal tastes. As I happen to think the British are not wholly responsible for the history of wine, that Riesling is utterly delicious, that the Germans are talented vintners and that F. Scott Fitzgerald was brilliant, the book irritated me frequently. So many superior wine books are out there, and they honestly describe themselves.
Found this title while perusing amazon and thought literary wine pairings sounded whimsical and worth $6. This is not that—it’s a “wine appreciation course” with occasional reminders that the author was/is a Proust scholar and scores of divulgences of his personal tastes. As I happen to think the British are not wholly responsible for the history of wine, that Riesling is utterly delicious, that the Germans are talented vintners and that F. Scott Fitzgerald was brilliant, the book irritated me frequently. So many superior wine books are out there, and they honestly describe themselves.
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