Liquid Memory
Why Wine Matters
Published on 1. November 2010
272 pages
978-0-85789-210-2 (ISBN)
Description
Jonathan Nossiter had his first taste of wine at the age of three in Paris, from his father's finger. For him, wine is 'memory in its most liquid and dynamic form,' as essential an expression of culture as film, books or painting.
From the wine shops and three-star restaurants of Paris to the biodynamic vineyards of Burgundy, from the hipster bistros of New York to film locations in Rio de Janeiro and Athens, Liquid Memory investigates the infinite mysteries of terroir, the historical sense of place that makes wine a living, expression of cultural identity that can stretch back centuries. It is also a joyful master class in locating the soul of a wine, and in learning to trust your own palate and desires.
From the wine shops and three-star restaurants of Paris to the biodynamic vineyards of Burgundy, from the hipster bistros of New York to film locations in Rio de Janeiro and Athens, Liquid Memory investigates the infinite mysteries of terroir, the historical sense of place that makes wine a living, expression of cultural identity that can stretch back centuries. It is also a joyful master class in locating the soul of a wine, and in learning to trust your own palate and desires.
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Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
File size
0,71 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-85789-210-2 (9780857892102)
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11/2010
Atlantic Books
€38.56
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Person
Jonathan Nossiter is a film director and former sommelier. His feature films have won Best Film and Best Screenplay prizes at the Sundance Film Festival, and been shortlisted for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. He lives in Rio de Janeiro. Liquid Memory is his first book.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction: The Liberty of Taste
- Part I: The (None)sense of Place
- 1. Why We're Not Dogs
- 2. Legrand: The Old Curiosity Shop
- 3. Lavinia: The World of a Multinational
- 4. Lavinia and Burgundy: A Cosmopolitan Exchange
- Part II: What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Wine?
- 5. L'Atelier de Jöel Robuchon: The Taste of Democracy
- 6. With (and Without) Alain Senderens: The Luxury of Having Taste
- 7. Le Dôme: Miss Rampling
- 8. La Cagouille: More Fish Tales
- 9. Chez Pantagruel: The Elitist Tastes (of the Democrat)
- 10. (Urban) Winespeak: Ex Nihilo, pro Nihilo
- 11. Tan Dinh: The Taste of Wine and the Words of Taste
- Part III: All Roads Lead to Burgunday
- 12. At the Home of Jean-Marc Roulot: A Vignerons' Lunch
- 13. With Christophe Roumier
- 14. With Dominique Lafon
- 15. With Jean-Marc Roulot
- Part IV: The Taste of Authenticity
- 16. Authenticity, Terroir, and Ideology
- 17. Authenticity: The Remake
- 18. The Special Olympics of Wine: New Is Always Better
- Epilogue: The Fonsalette Mystery-Solved
- Acknowledgments
- Index
