Notes on a Cellar-Book
Author | : George Saintsbury |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 2008-10-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780520942400 |
ISBN-13 | : 052094240X |
Rating | : 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Since its first publication in 1920, George Saintsbury's classic Notes on a Cellar-Book has remained one of the greatest tributes to drink and drinking in the literature of wine. A collection of tasting notes, menus, and robust opinions, the work is filled with anecdotes and recollections of wines and spirits consumed—from the heights of Romanée-Conti to the simple pleasures of beer, flip, and mum. Thomas Pinney brings this unique work alive for contemporary audiences by providing the keys to a full understanding of Notes on a Cellar-Book in a new edition that includes explanatory endnotes, an essay on the book's legacy, and additional articles on wine by Saintsbury.