Around the World in Eighty Wines: Exploring Wine One Country at a Time
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (948 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1442257369 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Every glass of wine tells a story, and so each of the eighty wines must tell an important tale. We head back across Northern Africa to Algeria, once the world’s leading wine exporter, before hopping across the sea to Spain and Portugal. Kenya? Pinot Noir? Really!The route loops around, visiting Bali, Thailand, and India before heading north to China to visit Shangri-La. The stars of the Southern Cross (and the lyrics of a familiar song) guide us to New Zealand, Chile, and Argentina. The journey starts in London, Phileas Fogg’s home base, and follows Fogg’s itinerary to France a
Circumnavigating the world in eighty wines should be enjoyed with a glass of your favorite origin in hand. (George Sandeman, Sogrape Vinhos, Portugal)This captivating book is about more than just wine—it’s about human nature, travel, and enjoyment. (Robert Hill-Smith, vigneron, Yalumba, Australia)Like a master blender, Mike Veseth stimulates the mind's appetite with a wonderful balance of illusion and substance, as complex as a fine wine. As the Rick Steves of the wine world, Mike’s talents as a writer and storyteller transport the reader to a new territory to explore as each o
He is the editor of the blog The Wine Economist and the author of more than a dozen books, including the best-selling Wine Wars (2011), Extreme Wine(2013), and Money, Taste & Wine(2015), which received the 2016 Gourmand International award for “Best in the World” wine writing.. Mike Veseth is an economist who studies global wine markets