Reading between the Wines, With a New Preface

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Review “As thoughtful of a rumination on wine and the beauty of being human, in all of our fragility, that you are ever likely to find in a wine book or any book for that matter.”, Forbes Published On: 2011-10-02“A consequential book, rich in ideas and powerful in feeling.”, New York Times Published On: 2010-10-06"I read it almost in one gulp: he writes beautifully, uninhibitedly... almost, one might say, drunkenly... a man after my own heart.", -Hugh Johnson Published On: 2010-08-02“Wise and funny, committed and sincere, but never dogmatic. . . .A passionate defense of the importance of wine.”, The World Of Fine Wine Published On: 2010-10-01“Theise first demystifies how to experience wine, then remystifies it by reinstating pleasure as what it’s all about.” STARRED REVIEW, Library Journal Published On: 2010-08-01“A wine book that's so stunning, your glass will never look the same.”, Serious Eats / Pithy & Cleaver Published On: 2011-02-25“It's not even wine that Theise is really tackling. It's aesthetics. As such he skillfully reminds us of wine's timeless place in culture.”, SF Chronicle Published On: 2010-10-01“Might contain the year's most literate wine writing. Theise, well-known for his lyrical wordsmithing, avoids the usual memoir take and instead pens a rhapsody to the wines he loves, and to the very beauty of wine itself.”, SF Chronicle Published On: 2010-11-28“Should be required reading for wine aficionados and also for newcomers who might not yet have put voice to their appetites for new and interesting wines. “, Washington Post Published On: 2010-12-01“This discussion is general enough that every degree of wine aficionado, from the casual to the deadly serious, can find something of interest.” -- Bob Walch, Bookloons.com Published On: 2011-08-29 Read more From the Inside Flap "There is only one reason that the American wine enthusiast is now completely enamored with German and Austrian wines: Terry Theise! This glorious book not only brilliantly showcases one man's love affair with all the beauties that can flow from the bottle, it definitively makes the case for the wines that are the most superbly suited to be served with food."—Chef Charlie Trotter"Terry Theise's humane, subtle and engaging book illustrates the superiority of wisdom to mere knowledge. Read and be richer."—Andrew Jefford, columnist for Decanter and The World of Fine Wine"Impassioned, insistent, and inimitable, Terry Theise is America's foremost wine philosopher. Lots of writers can explain the "what" of wine. Terry, uniquely, inspires us with the 'why'. I devoured Reading Between the Wines; it's the single best book I've ever read on why wine matters."—Karen MacNeil, author of The Wine Bible"If you think you know something about wine, try Terry Theise's Reading Between the Wines because until you do, you haven't really started."—Tom Stevenson, author of Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia Read more See all Editorial Reviews