SAN FRANCISCO - Jon Bonné's experience writing about wine in Washington state led directly to many of the conclusions he drew while writing his popular and controversial book, The New California Wine. "The ethos of the new California wine industry is an echo of the ethos that was there 40 years ago," he told Great Northwest Wine. "Washington preserved that ethos, and … [Read more...] about Jon Bonné calls ‘New California Wine’ an echo of Washington
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‘Champagne: A History of Bubbles’ offers fun look via comic book
It's Christmas Day, but sommelier Oumy Diaw wants all your pain to be limited to Champagne each and every day. That begins to explain why the native of Senegal — who has offices in Manhattan, Paris and Dakar — trademarked her title as "The Champagne Sommelier" and now is distributing the coffee-table book Champagne: A History of Bubbles in the United States and Canada. … [Read more...] about ‘Champagne: A History of Bubbles’ offers fun look via comic book
‘A First Course in Wine’ by Batali somm Dan Amatuzzi easy to digest
Many things Mario Batali touches turn into gold, so it makes since New York sommelier Dan Amatuzzi's new book A First Course in Wine: From Grapes to Glass registers immediate attention by having the famed chef's name on the cover. Batali, a Seattle native whose father Armandino arguably is the godfather of the Pacific Northwest charcuterie movement, wrote the preface for … [Read more...] about ‘A First Course in Wine’ by Batali somm Dan Amatuzzi easy to digest
Latest ‘World Atlas of Wine’ provides overview of Pacific Northwest
When famed British writer Hugh Johnson first published The World Atlas of Wine in 1971, there were fewer than 1,200 acres of wine grape vineyards in Washington state. Earlier this month, Johnson released his seventh edition of The Atlas, and the second-largest wine producing state in the U.S. has more than 50,000 active acres, so it’s no coincidence that 17 of the state's most … [Read more...] about Latest ‘World Atlas of Wine’ provides overview of Pacific Northwest
Northwest gems fit in latest ‘Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book’
Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book 2014 recently hit the shelves, and it's interesting to see how the acclaimed British expert handles the Pacific Northwest wine industry. The Pacific Northwest coverage accounts for just five of the 336 pages, and that section appears in the final third of the book, which packs information on every single page. At $16, along with the content … [Read more...] about Northwest gems fit in latest ‘Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book’