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I've Bought it, So I'll Drink it Paul Keers

I've Bought it, So I'll Drink it By Paul Keers

I've Bought it, So I'll Drink it by Paul Keers


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'In a market dominated by serious wine writing, [this] is a refreshingly different flavour' - Terroirist: A Daily Wine Blog

I've Bought it, So I'll Drink it Summary

I've Bought it, So I'll Drink it: The Joys (or Not) of Drinking Wine by Paul Keers

For people who wouldn't know a Romanee-Conti from a bad-boy Argentine malbec, or a glass of Chateau d'Yquem from a can of orange Tango, help is at hand. Based on the authors' highly esteemed blog, 'Sediment' (described by Nicholas Lezard of The Guardian as 'the finest wine blog known to humanity'), I've Bought It, So I'll Drink It takes a wry look at the social, financial, personal and marital issues surrounding middle-class wine drinking. Covering such vital topics as befriending a wine merchant, high-street wine from supermarkets and corner shops, tools of the trade like the pichet and tumblers, dining-table wine etiquette, wine in a box, the cubi flagon, wine drinking in the Georgian era, and even homage to le Piat d'Or, this is not a book that takes wine too seriously. Instead, it wrestles it out of the bottle, pins it down and makes it tell the truth - in language we can all understand. By writing humorously, and much more broadly than specialist wine writers, CJ and PK break out of the wine-writing niche, with its exclusive vocabulary and faint air of superiority.For those of us who so often fail to detect notes of citrus and caramel, but mainly get a hint of alcohol with a grapey finish, the book is as refreshing as a glass of decent Muscadet on a summer's day; it is also the perfect gift for the wine drinker to whom you don't want to give wine. '

I've Bought it, So I'll Drink it Reviews

"The funniest wine-book I've read in a long time. Not just laugh-aloud funny but snortingly, choke-on-your-cornflakes funny up there with Kingsley Amis and Jay McInerney." --Julian Barnes, author, The Sense of an Ending

About Paul Keers

Paul Keers and Charles Jennings's blog, Sediment, was Best New Wine Blog Finalist in the 2011 Wine Blog Awards, and in 2012 was Runner-Up in the Best Editorial Wine Writing category of the Born Digital Wine Awards. Their e-book, Wining and Dining, was shortlisted for the Guardian's Best Drink Books of the Year 2013.

Additional information

GOR008752657
9781786062819
178606281X
I've Bought it, So I'll Drink it: The Joys (or Not) of Drinking Wine by Paul Keers
Used - Very Good
Paperback
John Blake Publishing Ltd
2017-07-20
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

Customer Reviews - I've Bought it, So I'll Drink it