{"product_id":"about-drinking-with-the-valkyries-writings-on-wine","title":"About Drinking with the Valkyries: Writings on Wine","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAuthor: \u003cspan class=\"value\" itemprop=\"Auteur(s)\"\u003eANDREW JEFFORD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEditor: \u003cspan\u003eAcademie du vin Library\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDate de publication: 05\/2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eNumber of pages: 274\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDimensions: 18 x 23 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePoids: 386g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eISBN: \u003cspan class=\"second-text\"\u003e9781913141516\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ePresentation\u003c\/span\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15px;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"issuancePriceblockAmabot_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"72cux7-dld08z-u71aej-18txkt\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-asin=\"0008610150\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"issuancePriceblockAmabot_feature_div\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"issuancePriceblockAmabot\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-feature-name=\"issuancePriceblockAmabot\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"issuancePriceblockAmabot_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"offersConsistencyEnabled\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"ppd_newAccordionRow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"maple-banner\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe wine-writers' wine writer collects his best articles to explore the most profound and interesting questions about wine. A fascinating read for everyone with a broad interest in our cultural world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e“A new sort of literary gumption arrived on the scene with Andrew Jefford; a powerful blend of science and poetry. Here is a writer who does his interviews, delves deep into motives and methods, and then lets fly with whatever imagery he finds winging by.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHugh Johnson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2019)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoet, philosopher, author, radio presenter and journalist, Andrew Jefford lives in France; but buried deep in one wine country what does he miss most about the rest? The answer: “Drinking young port. It’s the wine drinker’s equivalent of zorbing, wing-walking, base-jumping … you won’t fully understand it unless you have tasted it young, in its ‘Ride of the Valkyries’ stage, when it comes hurtling out of the glass and puts the screamers on you...”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndrew is the ideal companion for anyone wine-curious. In this collection of his essays, opinions and articles he shares his fascinating observations from half a century of discovery. For Andrew, wine should be listened to and admired, wherever it comes from; old-school pretensions turned on their head; style-points disdained; stellar prices dismissed; questions asked...\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"maple-banner\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"maple-banner\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThe author\u003c\/span\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"350\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eAndrew Jefford\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, born in Gloucestershire and raised in Norfolk, developed an early passion for wine, even experimenting with homemade versions in his youth. After studying at the Universities of Reading and East Anglia, he began his career in publishing before becoming, from 1988, a respected wine writer, critic, and educator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"352\" data-end=\"727\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eHe has contributed to major publications such as \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe Financial Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eDecanter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, and plays a key role in the wine world, notably as co-chair of the \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eDecanter World Wine Awards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. An author of several books and also a published poet, he now lives in France after a period in Australia, and no longer makes his own wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OvtS8d\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"ow13\" class=\"NQSJo\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCe produit n'est pas disponible\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e? 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