A Hedonist in the Cellar: Adventures in Wine
- ISBN-10
- 1408834774
- ISBN-13
- 9781408834770
- Category
- Art
- Pages
- 272
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-05-01
- Publisher
- A&C Black
- Author
- Jay McInerney
Description
Jay McInerney, internationally celebrated author of Bright Lights, Big City, turns his hand to his lifelong love affair with wine. Pearls of wisdom are offered on the subjects of the best wine for romantics, the parallels between Californian wines and floundering Hollywood stars, the choice of wine for the author's own debauched forty-eighth birthday party, the 'high-testosterone grape' that is Colin Farrell, absinthe, 'the wild green fairy', and what wine is best drunk with chocolate. At the same time McInerney is a genuine connoisseur, taking the reader on a tour through the wine regions of the world and imparting tried and tested advice on grapes and vintages, bouquets, noses and finishes.
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