From Publishers Weekly
"Wine is, above all, pleasure. Those who would make it ponderous make it dull," declares wine importer Lynch in this robustly irreverent account of his quest through France in search of wine. Lynch's winefoolery is serious; drollery never compromises his knowledge of his subject or his high standards. Even when mocking the misdeeds of viniculturalists, he remains an arbiter who merely wishes "wine could be a constitutionally protected form of expression." Hating wine hype, Lynch criticizes modern agricultural and manufacturing methods with equal fervor. He laughs at trends in wine consumption, and singles out modern greed as a corrupter. Effortlessly eloquent, Lynch is a master of the brief barb: "Loving Chablis is like falling in love with a frigid floozy." The author prefers a wine that offers "a subtle seduction; it keeps you coming back for more." So too with this unusual guide: it makes you thirst for a sequel. Photos not seen by PW.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Review
"A riveting account of one man's pursuit of authenticity as well as excellence in wine... Kermit Lynch's colorful portraits of some idiosyncratic vintners, and his commentaries on their wines, make for some of the finest reading since Joseph Wechsberg ate and drank his way through France in his book Blue Trout and Black Truffles." -- Robert M. Parker, Jr., The Wine Advocate
"I am simply thrilled by it. I am bowled over by his blend of poetry and candour. What heaven-sent common sense." -- Hugh Johnson
"In Kermit Lynch's small, true, delightful book there is more understanding about what wine really is than in everything else I have read." -- Victor Hazan
"Nearly all wine books are written by experts whose intention is primarily to inform or to educate. They give little aesthetic pleasure. Kermit Lynch is certainly an expert, but his book, Adventures on the Wine Route, is also a great pleasure to read. I enjoyed it more than any other wine book I have read." -- Roald Dahl
"One of the pleasantest and truest books about wine I've ever read." -- M.F.K. Fisher
"Quirky, opinionated, maddening, hilarious... riveting, illuminating, totally original... Strongly recommended." -- Clive Coates
"I am simply thrilled by it. I am bowled over by his blend of poetry and candour. What heaven-sent common sense." -- Hugh Johnson
"In Kermit Lynch's small, true, delightful book there is more understanding about what wine really is than in everything else I have read." -- Victor Hazan
"Nearly all wine books are written by experts whose intention is primarily to inform or to educate. They give little aesthetic pleasure. Kermit Lynch is certainly an expert, but his book, Adventures on the Wine Route, is also a great pleasure to read. I enjoyed it more than any other wine book I have read." -- Roald Dahl
"One of the pleasantest and truest books about wine I've ever read." -- M.F.K. Fisher
"Quirky, opinionated, maddening, hilarious... riveting, illuminating, totally original... Strongly recommended." -- Clive Coates
Book Description
Kermit Lynch’s recounting of his experiences on the wine route and in the wine cellars of France takes the reader through the Loire, Bordeaux, the Languedoc, Provence, Northern and Southern Rhone, and the Cote d’Or.
