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We’re back with the second podcast of the Spring 2012 season, this time going to our food and wine list where Chris Gondek is interviewing Gerald Asher about his new book A Carafe of Red. Every wine has a story. In this collection of elegantly written essays from the past thirty years, updated with a [more...]  We’re kicking off our Acquiring Eye series, where one of our acquiring editors offers up their perspective on key books we’re coming out with. First up is Blake Edgar, our Senior Editor for the Natural Sciences. In addition to acquiring books on Biology and Biological Anthropology, Blake oversees our Wine and Viticulture titles, so who [more...] photo courtesy of ciaprochef To the best of my knowledge, there’s never been a war against Terroir, but if there were, Gerald Asher would be a lively voice raised against it. His new book, A Vineyard in My Glass, draws together a selection of essays he’s written during his over 30 years as the wine [more...] Our latest podcast features Stephen Brook, author of the newly released The Finest Wines of California: A Regional Guide to the Best Producers and Their Wines. A regular writer for Decanter and The World of Fine Wine, and the author of fifteen books on wine, Brook is in demand as an international wine judge. Despite being [more...] In this interview with American Public Media’s The Splendid Table, Terry Theise, author of Reading between the Wines, discusses how he fell in love with wine at a Rod Stewart concert (it involved Stewart in tight leather pants “chug-a-lugging his Mateus on stage”). In contrast to many wine writers who seek to demystify drinking wine, Theise [more...] Paul Gregutt, wine columnist for the Seattle Times and Northwest editor for Wine Enthusiast magazine, embarks on a tour of Washington State this fall in support of his newly revised and updated edition of Washington Wines and Wineries: The Essential Guide. His current tour schedule is below. Visit Gregutt’s blog or Facebook page for updates. Scheduled [more...] One of our food and wine titles that’s gaining a great deal of well-deserved attention is the excellent Reading Between the Wines by Terry Theise. What follows is what he wrote on his Facebook page on the book’s pub date, Sept 9. Enjoy: “The official release date is today. This doesn’t feel like much of |
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