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“A new sort of literary gumption arrived on the scene with Andrew Jefford; a powerful blend of science and poetry. Here is a writer who does his interviews, delves deep into motives and methods, and then lets fly with whatever imagery he finds winging by.”<\/em> Hugh Johnson<\/strong> (2019)<\/p>\n

Poet, philosopher, author, radio presenter and journalist, Andrew Jefford lives in France; but buried deep in one wine country what does he miss most about the rest? The answer: “Drinking young port. It’s the wine drinker’s equivalent of zorbing, wing-walking, base-jumping … you won’t fully understand it unless you have tasted it young, in its ‘Ride of the Valkyries’ stage, when it comes hurtling out of the glass and puts the screamers on you…”<\/p>\n

Andrew is the ideal companion for anyone wine-curious. In this collection of his essays, opinions and articles he shares his fascinating observations from half a century of discovery. For Andrew, wine should be listened to and admired, wherever it comes from; old-school pretensions turned on their head; style-points disdained; stellar prices dismissed; questions asked…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The wine-writers’ wine writer collects his best articles to explore the most profound and interesting questions about wine. A fascinating read for everyone with a broad interest in our cultural world.
Foreword 11
\nPreface: Why Wine? 15
\nChapter One: Origins 17
\nHomo Imbibens: The Work of Patrick McGovern 18
\nChapter Two: Some Soils, Some Skies 31
\nThe Blue Corruptor 32
\nEarth’s Cream, Skimmed 34
\nNuance from Disdain 36
\nDownhill All the Way 38
\nTime’s Engine Room: 2010 Langhorne Creek, 40
\nReserve Shiraz, Noon
\nTerroir, Tasting and Tonewood 42
\nHappy Birthday, Breaky Bottom 45
\nA Sea Interlude: 2015 Picpoul de Pinet, 47
\nCuvée Anniversaire, Beauvignac
\nAngela’s Lemon 49
\nWashed Up on the Shores of Illyria: 52
\n2015 Teran, Santa Elisabetta, Benvenuti
\nDr Mistral 54
\nLiquid Rags in Your Mouth: 2013 Barbaresco, 57
\nProduttori del Barbaresco
\nA Honeycomb of Light: 2010 Mas del Serral, 59
\nPepe Raventós
\nTouchdown in Wine Central 62
\nChapter Three: Taste and Tasting 65
\nBags, Butter and Biscuits 66
\nThrough the Mangrove Swamp 69
\nTaste First, Then Look 71
\nTonic Bitterness 73
\nTannin and the University of 75
\nthe Vat
\nYeast: Call Me Dad 77
\nJourney into Forbidden Territory 79
\nFreshness Young and Old 83
\nOld, Big and Quiet 85
\nThe School of Hard Wines 87
\nBehind Vinous Eyes 89
\nWine Versus Food 91
\nPalate Fitness 93
\nChapter Four: Some Beautiful Wines 97
\nJewelled Absence: 2016 Petit Chablis, 98
\nLes Crioux, William Fèvre
\nNot Quite the White Queen: 100
\n1999 Corton-Charlemagne, Bonneau du Martray
\nBathing Without Washing: 2005 Châteauneuf 102
\ndu Pape Blanc, Réservé, Château Rayas
\nVery Like the Cuckoo’s Call: 2005 Rioja, 105
\nGran Riserva, La Granja Remelluri
\nForest Whispers: 2011 Château-Chalon, 107
\nVin Jaune, André and Mireille Tissot
\nThe Antidote: 2010 Madiran, Cuvée du Couvent, 110
\nDomaine Capmartin
\nSome Useless Notes 112
\nThe Two-Pin Dinner 115
\nA Rosary of Reasons: 1882 Colheita Port, 117
\nNe Oublie, Graham’s
\nChapter Five: A Tea Break 121
\nThe Cup that Consoles 122
\nChapter Six: Interrogations and Impieties 135
\nThe Illuminati of the Bottle 136
\nDisarming the Mafia 139
\nHot and Bothered 141
\nDrinking with the Valkyries 143
\nOf Jellyfish and Guardsmen 145
\nWine’s Drab Roses 147
\nBeyond Best 149
\nNature in All Her Glory 153
\nAuction Fever 155
\nThe Party’s Over 157
\nCall in the Plumbers 160
\nIn Praise of Young Wine 162
\nWine Is Also a Dream 164
\nChapter Seven: Wine Shadows 169
\nThe Crazed Giant 170
\nOnly Endure 172
\nBurning Vines 174
\nWine’s Transactional Flaw 176
\nThe Curse of the Vertical 180
\nScored Rigid 183
\nChapter Eight: Wine In A Life 189
\nLucky Us 190
\nIt’s a Tough Job 192
\nHill Sages 196
\nAn Evening with the Lilac-Berried Mutant: 198
\n2008 Gewurztraminer, Herrenweg de Turckheim
\nVieilles Vignes, Zind-Humbrecht
\nTears and Threats: 2003 Tokaji Aszú, 201
\n6 Puttonyos, Disznókő
\nKnowing and Loving 203
\nThe Ethnologist in the Cellar 206
\nUp the Steep Hill 209
\nMille Fois Morte, Mille Fois Revécue: 211
\n2008 Chateau Musar Blanc
\nAll Quiet: 2016 Bouzeron, de Villaine 213
\nLessons from the Laureate 216
\nMeanings that Nourish: 2003 Château Meyney, 219
\nSaint-Estèphe, half-bottle
\nChapter Nine: Against Wine Worldliness 223
\nWine and Astonishment 224
\nChapter Ten: Three Last Wines 237
\nThe Startled Hind: 2012 Pouilly-Fumé, 238
\nHaute Densité, Château de Tracy
\nUnsettled: 2014 Cannonau di Sardegna, 240
\nMamuthone, Giuseppe Sedilesu
\nRestoration: 2018 Saint-Mont, La Madeleine 243
\nde Saint-Mont, Producteurs Plaimont
\nGlossary 247
\nChronology 255
\nAcknowledgements 259
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A fascinating read for everyone with a broad interest in our cultural world.Foreword 11 Preface: Why Wine? 15 Chapter One: Origins 17 Homo Imbibens: The Work of Patrick McGovern 18 Chapter Two: Some Soils, Some Skies 31 The Blue Corruptor 32 Earth’s Cream, Skimmed 34 Nuance from Disdain 36 Downhill All the Way 38 Time’s Engine Room: 2010 Langhorne Creek, 40 Reserve Shiraz, Noon Terroir, Tasting and Tonewood 42 Happy Birthday, Breaky Bottom 45 A Sea Interlude: 2015 Picpoul de Pinet, 47 Cuvée Anniversaire, Beauvignac Angela’s Lemon 49 Washed Up on the Shores of Illyria: 52 2015 Teran, Santa Elisabetta, Benvenuti Dr Mistral 54 Liquid Rags in Your Mouth: 2013 Barbaresco, 57 Produttori del Barbaresco A Honeycomb of Light: 2010 Mas del Serral, 59 Pepe Raventós Touchdown in Wine Central 62 Chapter Three: Taste and Tasting 65 Bags, Butter and Biscuits 66 Through the Mangrove Swamp 69 Taste First, Then Look 71 Tonic Bitterness 73 Tannin and the University of 75 the Vat Yeast: Call Me Dad 77 Journey into Forbidden Territory 79 Freshness Young and Old 83 Old, Big and Quiet 85 The School of Hard Wines 87 Behind Vinous Eyes 89 Wine Versus Food 91 Palate Fitness 93 Chapter Four: Some Beautiful Wines 97 Jewelled Absence: 2016 Petit Chablis, 98 Les Crioux, William Fèvre Not Quite the White Queen: 100 1999 Corton-Charlemagne, Bonneau du Martray Bathing Without Washing: 2005 Châteauneuf 102 du Pape Blanc, Réservé, Château Rayas Very Like the Cuckoo’s Call: 2005 Rioja, 105 Gran Riserva, La Granja Remelluri Forest Whispers: 2011 Château-Chalon, 107 Vin Jaune, André and Mireille Tissot The Antidote: 2010 Madiran, Cuvée du Couvent, 110 Domaine Capmartin Some Useless Notes 112 The Two-Pin Dinner 115 A Rosary of Reasons: 1882 Colheita Port, 117 Ne Oublie, Graham’s Chapter Five: A Tea Break 121 The Cup that Consoles 122 Chapter Six: Interrogations and Impieties 135 The Illuminati of the Bottle 136 Disarming the Mafia 139 Hot and Bothered 141 Drinking with the Valkyries 143 Of Jellyfish and Guardsmen 145 Wine’s Drab Roses 147 Beyond Best 149 Nature in All Her Glory 153 Auction Fever 155 The Party’s Over 157 Call in the Plumbers 160 In Praise of Young Wine 162 Wine Is Also a Dream 164 Chapter Seven: Wine Shadows 169 The Crazed Giant 170 Only Endure 172 Burning Vines 174 Wine’s Transactional Flaw 176 The Curse of the Vertical 180 Scored Rigid 183 Chapter Eight: Wine In A Life 189 Lucky Us 190 It’s a Tough Job 192 Hill Sages 196 An Evening with the Lilac-Berried Mutant: 198 2008 Gewurztraminer, Herrenweg de Turckheim Vieilles Vignes, Zind-Humbrecht Tears and Threats: 2003 Tokaji Aszú, 201 6 Puttonyos, Disznókő Knowing and Loving 203 The Ethnologist in the Cellar 206 Up the Steep Hill 209 Mille Fois Morte, Mille Fois Revécue: 211 2008 Chateau Musar Blanc All Quiet: 2016 Bouzeron, de Villaine 213 Lessons from the Laureate 216 Meanings that Nourish: 2003 Château Meyney, 219 Saint-Estèphe, half-bottle Chapter Nine: Against Wine Worldliness 223 Wine and Astonishment 224 Chapter Ten: Three Last Wines 237 The Startled Hind: 2012 Pouilly-Fumé, 238 Haute Densité, Château de Tracy Unsettled: 2014 Cannonau di Sardegna, 240 Mamuthone, Giuseppe Sedilesu Restoration: 2018 Saint-Mont, La Madeleine 243 de Saint-Mont, Producteurs Plaimont Glossary 247 Chronology 255 Acknowledgements 259 Index 261\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/book\/drinking-with-the-valkyries-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Drinking with the Valkyries - ACC Art Books UK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Title: Drinking with the Valkyries, Pages: 272 Pages, Publish Date: 1st May 2024, Author: Andrew Jefford, ISBN: 9781913141516. 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