Matt Kramer on Wine: A Matchless Collection of Columns, Essays, and Observations by America's Most Original and Lucid Wine Writer

by Matt Kramer

Oenophiles Matt Kramer is one of the world's most distinguished and insightful writers on wine. Author of the classic book Making Sense of Wine , Kramer has written about the subject for 32 years-and his full-page column in Wine Spectator has appeared in every issue for the last 14 years. The time is ripe for a retrospective, and here it is, covering topics from terroir to glassware to the various grapes and regions and personalities. Most of the essays are drawn from his work in Wine Spectator and The New York Sun , along with excerpts from his books.
The material remains fresh, vibrant, and compulsively readable.

Genres: Wine

344 pages, Hardcover

First published September 7, 2010

Reviews

[Matt Lennert · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kramer is the best wine writer out there—different than McInerney, who is also terrific, but writes more about his experiences than he does about wine.

[Kenneth · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this. I bought it quite a while back and have slowly made my way through the collection of articles, columns and essays. It'd be a great gift for any of you who love wine, or know someone who has more than a passing curiosity in the juice.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

Uneven, like most anthologies. Ranged from fair to excellent.

[Linda E · Rating 5 out of 5]

Delicious word weaving. I was smitten by the mere mention of Bill Evans.