UNQUENCHABLE

A Tipsy Quest for the World's Best Bargain Wines

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Pub Date Nov 01 2011 | Archive Date Sep 01 2012

Description

Natalie MacLean takes readers on a whirlwind journey through the world of wine, searching for great taste at a low cost. Packed with stories about the obsessive, colorful characters in the wine world, Adventures of a Wine Cheapskate gives armchair travelers and wine lovers alike the experience of those gorgeous, off-beat locations. It’s also a new genre: adventure wine writing, with stories about shark diving off the coast of South Africa, horseback riding in the Andes, and flying a helicopter in Niagara—all the while, learning about different aspects of wine. With a breezy, conversational style, this book stands firmly against wine snobbery by insisting that good wine doesn’t have to be expensive. It also has a confessional tone, with guilty admissions from a penny pincher who loves simple pleasures. This is a narrative of Natalie’s escapades in search of value and good taste informed by decade-long career as a wine writer. This juxtaposition of high-brow topic and low-brow parsimony makes this book both refreshing and different from any other wine book. Readers will learn about particular aspects of wine, from what organic wine farming means to how we’re fooled by the price of wine. This “education” will be hidden in stories about passionate personalities, like the crazed vintner who explains his philosophy while speeding down the Autobahn, the Sicilian winemakers you don’t want to disappoint with your tasting notes, and the Argentine winemaker with whom MacLean cooks a traditional asado barbecue. As practical as it is engaging, the book has a strong organizational principle, with a recommended bottle for each day of the week and plenty of take-away tips that readers can use to enhance their own drinking pleasure after enjoying the stories.

Natalie MacLean takes readers on a whirlwind journey through the world of wine, searching for great taste at a low cost. Packed with stories about the obsessive, colorful characters in the wine...


Advance Praise

Praise for Natalie MacLean's Unquenchable

"There are very few people in the wine world that I think "get it" and Natalie is one of those people that brings more fun to a buttoned-up and stodgy game."-- Gary Vaynerchuk, author The Thank You Economy and host of Wine Library TV

"With fully extracted prose that lingers on the palate, Natalie MacLean has wisely headed off the beaten path to get at the essence of wine. As she probes the elusive intersection of quality and value, we are lucky sidekicks on her well-observed journey through the landscapes, people, stories, and-let's just say it-buzzes that make wine so wonderful."-Benjamin Wallace, author of the The Billionaire's Vinegar

"I learned so much from Natalie MacLean's humorous, literate, lively adventures

in search of great buys in wine. Fun to read, her book introduces you to many winemakers who could be in novels, to out of the way places you want to add to your travel list, and, most of all, to an appreciation of vino as integral to the joy of living. I'm restocking my racks with her smart suggestions." -- Frances Mayes, author of Under the Tuscan Sun

"If you're looking for unpretentious, forthright wine advice look no further. In Unquenchable, Natalie MacLean travels the globe with a curious palate and a meager pocketbook to search for the world's best wine values. The result is a delightful adventure--part travel story, part wine journal--that will convince even the most cynical wine lover that there are still affordable treasures to be had." -- Dr. Deborah Harkness, author of A Discovery of Witches and blog editor of Good Wine Under $20

"Natalie pulls us along happily into her wide world of wine -- you are right there with her at table or in an underground cellar. The conversations are lively and the wine flows. And when a winemaker pours a glass for her, you might look around wondering, 'Where's mine?' She made me itchy to get on a plane and hit the wine route myself."

-- Kermit Lynch, award-winning wine merchant and author of Adventures Along the Wine Route

Praise for Natalie MacLean's Unquenchable

"There are very few people in the wine world that I think "get it" and Natalie is one of those people that brings more fun to a buttoned-up and stodgy...


Available Editions

EDITION Hardcover
ISBN 9780399537073
PRICE 24.00
PAGES 320