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Informationen zum Autor Robert V. Camuto has been a journalist for nearly thirty years. He is a regular contributor to the Wine Spectator and the Washington Post and his articles have appeared in many other magazines and newspapers. He and his family live in France. Klappentext Robert V. Camuto's interest in wine turned into a passion when he moved to France and began digging into local soils and cellars. Corkscrewed recounts Camuto's journey through France's myriad regions-and how the journey brought about a profound change in everything he believed about wine. The world of great wines was once dominated by great Bordeaux châteaux. As those châteaux were bought up by moguls and international corporations, the heart of French winemaking moved into the realm of small producers, whose wines reflect the stunning diversity of regional environment, soil, and culture-terroir. In this book we follow Camuto across France as he works harvesting grapes in Alsace, learns about wine and bombs in Corsica, and eats and drinks his way through the world's greatest bacchanalia in Burgundy. Along the route he discovers a new generation of winemakers who have rejected chemicals, additives, and technologically altered wines. His book charts an odyssey into this new world of French wine, a world of biodynamic winegrowing, herbal treatments, lunar cycles, and grape varieties long ago dismissed as "difficult." A celebration of the diversity that makes French wine more than a mere commodity, Camuto's work is a delightful look beyond the supermarket to the various flavors offered by the true vintners of France. Zusammenfassung Robert V. Camuto's interest in wine turned into a passion when he moved to France and began digging into local soils and cellars. Corkscrewed recounts Camuto's journey through France's myriad regions - and how the journey profoundly changed everything he believed about wine. Inhaltsverzeichnis Illustrations 000Acknowledgments 000Introduction: As the Corkscrew Turns 0001. Rebel with a Château 0002. The Wrath of Grapes 0003. Among the Mayonnaise 0004. The Madman of Bandol 0005. A Brother's Blood 0006. Drinking with Uncles Jacques 0007. Poop and People in the New French Wine Country 0008. The Soul of Côte Rôtie 0009. Remembering Gaillac 00010. Heaven, Hell, or Burgundy 00011. The Moon, the Stars, and the Loire 00012. Where Goes Chatus 000Appendix: Featured Winemakers 000...
