9781982182786
Food & Wine editor Ray Isle does for wine what Michael Pollans The Omnivores Dilemma did for foodshowing readers how to choose more delicious, interesting, and environmentally friendly wines without breaking the bank. So much of todays wine is mass-produced, industrially farmed, corporate-owned, and essentially, ordinary. In The World in a Wineglass, veteran wine writer Ray Isle explains that the way a wine is made, and who made it, can make a huge difference when you drink itand why that information matters much more than knowing it scored 90 points. Or that it tastes like blueberries. Or hints of violets and black pepper. Drawing on his deep knowledge and genuine appreciation of winemaking, Isle takes us on a tour of several hundred independently owned wineries around the worldever...