In the Vine Country
- Beautiful new highly collectible paperback series, with strong design, publishing the best of classic wine texts
- New foreword from Victoria Moore, of the Sunday Telegraph, for whom this is a favorite book
- Wonderful wine and social history of winemaking in Bordeaux at the end of the 19th Century
“Hands down the wine book of the year.” —David McIntyre, Washington Post
“…paints a glorious picture of Bordeaux as seen through the skittish and mischievously observant eyes of Somerville and Ross – cousins and writing partners.” —Victoria Moore, The Telegraph
Journeying through the Medoc in the autumn of 1891, Anglo-Irish cousins and travelling companions, Edith Somerville and Martin Ross (aka Violet Florence Martin) bring their distinctive mélange of wry wit, acute observation and unabashed horror at the barefoot treading of Cabernet Sauvignon to this delightful account of vendangeurs lofty and low-born as they bring in the harvest in time-honoured fashion. Illustrated using Somerville’s equally delightful sketches, this is a story of two feisty ladies for whom anything remotely pretentious is fair game.
Better known for their tales of an Irish R. M. (resident magistrate), Somerville and Ross outraged their respective families – who referred to them ‘the Shockers’ – by combining travel writing with the fight for Women’s Suffrage. The contrast between the emancipated pair and the largely unreconstructed characters they encounter on their travels only serves to heighten the charm of an already indelibly charming book.
The Classic Editions breathe new life into some of the finest wine-related titles written in the English language over the last 150 years. Although these books are very much products of their time – a time when the world of fine wine was confined mostly to the frontiers of France and the Iberian Peninsula and a First Growth Bordeaux or Grand Cru Burgundy wouldn’t be beyond the average purse – together they recapture a world of convivial, enthusiastic amateurs and larger-than-life characters whose love of fine vintages mirrored that of life itself.
- Publisher
- Academie du Vin Library
- ISBN
- 9781913141141
- Published
- 13th Sep 2021
- Binding
- Paperback / softback
- Territory
- World excluding Australia
- Size
- 216 mm x 153 mm
- Pages
- 160 Pages
- Illustrations
- 45 b&w
- Name of series
- Classic Editions
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