Category Archives: Wine Books
On Terry Theise’s Reading Between The Wines
Many wines, even good wines, let you taste the noise. But only the very best wines let you taste the silence. —Terry Theise I’ve read quite a few wine books over the past few years, but none have affected me … Continue reading
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Is Your Wine Relaxing?
I recently came across this passage in Terry Theise‘s book Reading Between the Wines: It can grow tedious, you know, to encounter a ‘great’ wine that spends the whole evening talking about itself. [...] We risk squandering the capacity to … Continue reading
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Favourite Wine-Related Reads of 2011
As anyone who has been to one of my apartments knows, I am a bit of a bookworm. I wrote about my 10 favourite (not wine related) reads from 2011 on my other site, and thought I’d highlight a few … Continue reading
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Dinner with San Valentino’s Sangiovese Di Romagna
I was recently invited to a dinner organized by Oenopole at the Mile End pizzeria Magpie, where I had the pleasure of meeting Roberto Mascarin (not to mention the lovely Aurélia Filion of Bu Sur Le Web and the rest … Continue reading
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A Conversation with Canadian Wine Writer Natalie MacLean
Natalie MacLean has described herself as “unapologetically tipsy.” She’s not afraid to acknowledge the (hopefully pleasant) effects of alcohol on the body and mind, something many wine writers leave out. Based in Ottawa, she’s a Canadian wine writer and an … Continue reading
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