Waugh on Wine - Brossura

Auberon Waugh

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0704374617 ISBN 13: 9780704374614

Casa editrice: Quartet Books, 2019

Riassunto

First published in 1987 and long out of print, this collection of Auberon Waugh's writings while wine correspondent at various times for Tatler, the Spectator and Harper's and Queen is now considered a classic text by a new generation of wine writers and connoisseurs. Waugh On Wine is riddled with his legendary wit: `...hosts that skimp on their wine should be exposed, ridiculed and humiliated'. On aperitifs he wrote, `The general effect of cocktails is to anesthetise the brain, drive out the worries and preoccupations of the day and prepare men and women for each other's company.' On smoking cannabis: `For those readers that are still old-fashioned enough to smoke pot, the only wine I ever found that went well with it was Deinhart's Hochheimer Konigin Victoria Beng Riesling Kabinett.' The best way to enjoy this cornucopia of delight is to settle into a comfy chair, pour a glass of your favourite vintage and enjoy a master stylist at the top of his game.

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L'autore:

Auberon Waugh, son of the novelist Evelyn, was probably the greatest British journalist since George Orwell. Famous for his acerbic wit, biting satire and ability to lampoon members of the Establishment and political class, he regularly wrote for the Private Eye, Literary Review, Telegraph and the Spectator, among others. He died at his home in Combe Florey in 2001.

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• Editore: Quartet Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0704374617
• ISBN 13: 9780704374614
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 180