The Goode Guide to Wine (eBook)

A Manifesto of Sorts

Jamie Goode (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2020
248 Seiten
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-97461-6 (ISBN)

Infos

This pocket guide to Jamie Goode’s philosophy divulges what you need to know (and what you don’t) about the world of wine.

Who will have the last word on wine, if not Jamie Goode? Over the last decade, Goode has embarked on almost nonstop travel through the world’s vineyards in an effort to understand the beautifully diverse and complicated world of wine. His hard-nosed pursuit of the most interesting stories to tell about wine has led us here, to The Goode Guide to Wine.

This book—a sort of manifesto—distills many of the observations, lessons, and opinions that have made Jamie Goode a renowned voice within the wine world. In a series of short, pithy, and often rather blunt chapters, he celebrates what is exciting and interesting about wine, asks how we could do things better, and points out some of the absurdities of wine culture. Jamie Goode has a distinct philosophy when it comes to wine, and he knows you may disagree; if you do, that means it’s working. The Goode Guide to Wine is a book designed to provoke and inspire in equal measure, encouraging the reader to be critical and to see the world of wine through fresh eyes.

Inhalt

preface 

1. the heart of authenticity
2. the skill of winegrowing 
3. soils matter
4. the art of interpretation
5. some wines are just wine
6. the wine is a whole
7. wine resists the proud
8. the taste is not in the wine
9. buildings, people, fabrics
10. framing: how words can get in the way
11. mouthfeel matters
12. just because I’m learning doesn’t mean I’m stupid 
13 wine as an aesthetic system 
14. beauty is not the absence of flaws
15. we drink wine for many reasons: flavor is just one of them
16. a virtuous intoxicant 
17. there is always another wine
18. tasting transforms us
19. we are not programmed to like certain wines
20. scores can be useful, but mostly they are stupid 
21. wine, be yourself
22. the sadness of spoofulation
23. too many commercial palates 
24. monsters aren’t serious 
25. the evil of overripeness
26. express the vintage
27. stay critical, but remember: there is room for everyone
28. a mystical transformation
29. don’t expect others to pick up your tab
30. true to origins
31. no new clothes
32. bright side story 
33. no one drinks wine blind
34. you don’t drink the same wine at home
35. beer is better than wine 
36. escape the small oak rut
37. segment or be damned 
38. balance is not always in the middle 
39. we are on a journey; this is mine
40. don’t expect the fish to come to you
41. lead with your best
42. beware the wine consumer champions
43. winemaking is not chemistry. it is biology
44. stop trying so hard and just be yourself
45. don’t be an all-rounder; be a specialist
46. beware the time lag 
47. first impressions matter
48. play the long game
49. for most wines, glass bottles make no sense 
50. fewer follies
51. celebrity wines, no thanks 
52. all can play
53. how to succeed at wine writing by writing boring articles
54. the importance of stories
55. why it matters

acknowledgments 
index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.9.2020
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Essen / Trinken
• Schlagworte: accessible • accessible guide to drinking • Appreciation • coffee table books • controversial • Culture • debunking • debunking wine culture • Drinking • enology • fun books on wine • gifts • gifts for vinophiles • going tasting • guides for dummies • Humor • intro to wine • Manifesto • microbes • Oenophilia • opinion • Philosophy • Producers • Soil • understanding different components • vino lovers • vinophiles • vintages • what is a vintage • what to do at a tasting • wine • Wineries
• ISBN-10: 0-520-97461-1 / 0520974611
• ISBN-13: 978-0-520-97461-6 / 9780520974616