American Wines

Informationen zum Autor Jancis Robinson MW is internationally renowned for her witty! authoritative wine writing and her books The World Atlas of Wine and The Oxford Companion to Wine are among the most important in wine literature. She is acclaimed as 'awesomely intelligent' (Guardian) and 'a writer of breathtaking clarity' (The Spectator). With www.JancisRobinson.com (subscribers in nearly 100 countries) and her flock of Twitter followers! she is something of an online pioneer as a wine communicator. She makes frequent visits to the USA to stay ahead of the crowd and! in the early 1980s! was the first British journalist to take a serious interest in American wine.Linda Murphy is a journalist-turned-wine-writer! based in California. She is the former wine section editor of the San Francisco Chronicle! where she won two James Beard Awards! and was the managing editor of the New York Times' Wine Today.com. She contributes to www.JancisRobinson.com! Decanter magazine! and several other publications! and judges wine competitions through the USA. Based in Sonoma! she continually travels around the USA to taste the ever-widening range of American wines and meet their makers. Klappentext AmericanWine is the first comprehensive and authoritative reference to thewines!wineries!andwinemakers of theUSA.Written byworld-renownedwinewriter Jancis RobinsonandUSwine expert LindaMurphy! it charts the history ofwine inAmerica.Fromthecachet of California to the underdog accomplishments ofMichigan and Colorado! thestory ofAmericanwine has only begun to be told. It charts howAmerica fell in lovewithwine.Fromwine production's beginnings in the bathtubs and backyards of recentimmigrants to the superbwines the country is producing today!AmericanWine celebrates allthat is trulyAmerican about the grape. It looks in unprecedented detail and breadth at thecurrent state ofAmericanwine production! itswine regions! terroirs!wineries!vineyardsand the larger-than-life characters that populate theAmericanwine scene. The first major work on American Wine by one of the world's foremost wine writers. Zusammenfassung American Wine is the first comprehensive and authoritative reference to the wines! wineries! and winemakers of the USA. Written by world-renowned wine writer Jancis Robinson and US wine expert Linda Murphy! it charts the history of wine in America. From the cachet of California to the underdog accomplishments of Michigan and Colorado! the story of American wine has only begun to be told. It charts how America fell in love with wine. From wine production's beginnings in the bathtubs and backyards of recent immigrants to the superb wines the country is producing today! American Wine celebrates all that is truly American about the grape. It looks in unprecedented detail and breadth at the current state of American wine production! its wine regions! terroirs! wineries! vineyards and the larger-than-life characters that populate the American wine scene.The book is organized by geographical regions - West! Southwest! Midwest! Northeast and Southeast. Some states have only a handful of wineries! while others have hundreds or more. Weighted toward the regions that produce the finest wines! it also includes wineries from Hawaii to Florida! Temecula to Maine. American Wine is a major milestone in its story. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Introduction Evolution of American wine American grape varieties Terroir/AVAs/regions US wine labeling Distribution/sales/marketing Viticultural advances Winemaking advances Issues/trends! including Great Under-the-Radar American Wines THE WEST California Lake County Mendocino County Sonoma County Alexander Valley/Chalk Hill/Knights Valley Dry Creek Valley/Rockpile Russian River Valley/Green Valley Sonoma Coast Sonoma Mountain/Bennett Valley/Sonoma Valley Los Carneros Napa Valley Yountville/Mount Veeder Stags Leap/Atlas Peak...

Product details

• Authors: Linda Murphy, Jancis Robinson
• Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2012
• EAN: 9781845335281
• ISBN: 978-1-84533-528-1
• Dimensions: 239 mm x 299 mm x 24 mm
• Series: Mitchell Beazley
• Subjects: Guides > Food & drink; Wein s.a. Einzelgebiet, Weinbau, USA : Kochbücher, Wein