{"product_id":"adventures-on-the-wine-route-a-wine-buyers-tour-of-france-25th-anniversary-edition-paperback","title":"Adventures on the Wine Route: A Wine Buyer's Tour of France (25th Anniversary Edition) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKermit Lynch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe newly designed twenty-fifth anniversary edition of the classic volume, brought up-to-date.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Wine is, above all, about pleasure. Those who make it ponderous make it dull . . . If you keep an open mind and take each wine on its own terms, there is a world of magic to discover.\" So wrote the renowned wine expert Kermit Lynch in the introduction to\u003ci\u003e Adventures on the Wine Route, \u003c\/i\u003e his ultimate tour of France, especially its wine cellars. The \"magic\" of wine is Lynch's subject as he takes the reader on a singular journey through the Loire, Bordeaux, the Languedoc, Provence, northern and southern Rhone, and Burgundy. In \u003ci\u003eAdventures on the Wine Route\u003c\/i\u003e, the wine lover will find wisdom without a trace of pretension and hype. As Victor Hazan wrote, \"In Kermit Lynch's small, true, delightful book there is more understanding about what wine really is than in everything else I have read.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for Lynch and for\u003ci\u003e Adventures on the Wine Route\u003c\/i\u003e has not ceased since the book's initial publication a quarter century ago. In 2007, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e called it \"one of the finest American books on wine.\" And in June 2012, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e proclaimed it \"the best book on the wine business.\" Full of vivid portraits of French vintners, memorable evocations of the French countryside, and, of course, vibrant descriptions of French wines, this new edition of \u003ci\u003eAdventures on the Wine Route \u003c\/i\u003eupdates a modern classic for our times.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKermit Lynch\u003c\/b\u003e was born and raised in California. In 1972, he opened a retail wine shop and later began importing and distributing nationally. In 1988, he published \u003ci\u003eAdventures on the Wine Route\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Veuve Clicquot Wine Book of the Year Award. His second book, \u003ci\u003eInspiring Thirst\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2004. Lynch divides his time between Berkeley and Provence, where he lives with his wife, the photographer Gail Skoff, and their two children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 07, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984326721837,"sku":"9780374538538","price":22.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/1n8pUvNKsQ9780374538538.webp?v=1776092460","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/adventures-on-the-wine-route-a-wine-buyers-tour-of-france-25th-anniversary-edition-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}