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The goode guide to wine : a manifesto of sorts /

"Who will have the last word on wine, if not Jamie Goode? Over the last decade, Goode has embarked on almost nonstop travel through the world's vineyards in an effort to understand the beautifully diverse and complicated world of wine. His hard-nosed pursuit of the most interesting stories...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Goode, Jamie (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • The heart of authenticity
  • The skill of winegrowing
  • Soils matter
  • The art of interpretation
  • Some wines are just wine
  • The wine is a whole
  • Wine resists the proud
  • The taste is not in the wine
  • Buildings, people, fabrics
  • Framing: how words can get in the way
  • Mouthfeel matters
  • Just because I'm learning, it doesn't mean I'm stupid
  • Wine as an aesthetic system
  • Beauty is not the absence of flaws
  • We drink wine for many reasons: flavour is just one of them
  • A virtuous intoxicant
  • There is always another wine
  • Tasting transforms us
  • We are not programmed to like certain wines
  • Scores can be useful, but mostly they are stupid
  • Wine: be yourself
  • The sadness of spoofulation
  • Too many commercial palates
  • Monsters aren't serious
  • The evil of overripeness
  • Express the vintage
  • Stay critical, but remember, there is room for everyone
  • A mystical transformation
  • Don't expect others to pick up your tab
  • True to origins
  • No new clothes
  • Bright side story
  • No one drinks wine blind
  • You don't drink the same wine at home
  • Beer is better than wine
  • Escape the small oak rut
  • Segment or be damned
  • Balance is not always in the middle
  • We are on a journey, this is mine
  • Don't expect the fish to come to you
  • Lead with your best
  • Beware the wine consumer champions
  • Winemaking is not chemistry
  • It is biology
  • Stop trying so hard and just be yourself
  • Don't be an all-rounder, be a specialist
  • Beware the time lag
  • First impressions matter
  • Play the long game
  • For most wines, glass bottles make no sense
  • The wine world needs fewer follies
  • Celebrity wines, no thanks
  • All can play
  • How to succeed at wine writing by writing boring articles
  • Not better but truer
  • The importance of stories
  • Why it matters.