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In 2011 when Alice Feiring first arrived in Georgia, she felt as if
she'd emerged from the magic wardrobe into a world filled with
mythical characters making exotic and delicious wine with the low
tech of centuries past. She was smitten, and she wasn't alone. This
country on the Black Sea has an unusual effect on people; the most
passionate rip off their clothes and drink wines out of horns while
the cold-hearted well up with tears and parse emotional toasts.
Visiting winemakers fall under Georgia's spell and bring home
qvevris (clay fermentation vessels) while rethinking their own
techniques. But as in any good fairy tale, Feiring sensed that
danger ran shotgun with the magic. With acclaim and growing
international interest come threats in the guise of new wine
consultants aimed at making wines more commercial. So Feiring
fought back in the only way she knew how-by celebrating Georgia and
the men and women who make the wines she loves most, those made
naturally with organic viticulture, minimal intervention, and no
additives. From Tbilisi to Batumi, Feiring meets winemakers,
bishops, farmers, artists, and silk spinners. She feasts, toasts,
and collects recipes. She encounters the thriving qvevri
craftspeople of the countryside, wild grape hunters, and even
Stalin's last winemaker-while plumbing the depths of this tiny
country's love for its wines. For the Love of Wine is Feiring's
emotional tale of a remarkable country and people who have survived
religious wars and Soviet occupation, yet managed always to keep
hold of its precious wine traditions. Embedded in the narrative is
even hope that Georgia has the temerity to confront its latest
threat-modernization.
This is an astonishing book published by Astonishing Wine
Publications written by 78 year old wine educator Harriet Lembeck.
Ms. Lembeck has been teaching wine classes for more than forty
years in New York City. This 248 page book will make you want to be
an expert in reading wine labels as it provides more than 150 wine
label reproductions with commentary and many maps. It is a fabulous
bargain at its low price.
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