A comprehensive guide to the must-know wines and producers of California's "new generation," and the story of the iconoclastic young winemakers who have changed the face of California viniculture in recent years. The New California Wine is the untold story of the California wine industry: the young, innovative producers who are rewriting the rules of contemporary winemaking; their quest to express the uniqueness of California terroir; and the continuing battle to move the state away from the overly-technocratic, reactionary practices of its recent past. Jon Bonn writes from the front lines of the California wine revolution, where he has access to the fascinating stories, philosophies, and techniques of top producers. Part narrative, part authoritative purchasing reference, The New California Wine is a necessary addition to any wine lover's bookshelf.

Autorentext

JON BONNÉ is the wine editor of the San Francisco Chronicle and covers wine, spirits and other libations throughout California and around the world. Previously Bonné was lifestyle editor and wine columnist for MSNBC.com and wine columnist for Seattle magazine, and has written for such publications as Food & Wine and Budget Travel. His work in food and wine journalism has earned awards from the Association of Food Journalists and the James Beard Foundation. Follow him on Twitter @jbonne.



Inhalt

Introduction PART 1 - Searching for the New California The New Winemakers  The Rise and Fall  The New Farming  The Secret Life of Grapes  The Myth of the Estate  The Table Wine Dilemma  PART 2 - The New Terroir: A California Road Trip The Meaning of Place  Contra Costa County  Sonoma  Sierra Foothills  Santa Cruz Mountains  Lodi  Anderson Valley  Santa Rita Hills  Paso Robles  Ventucopa  PART 3 - Wines of the New California: A Guide Pinot Noir  Chardonnay  Cabernet  Revising the Rhône  The New Whites  Back to the Future  Maps List of Producers Acknowledgments Index

Titel
The New California Wine
Untertitel
A Guide to the Producers and Wines Behind a Revolution in Taste
EAN
9781607743019
ISBN
978-1-60774-301-9
Format
E-Book (epub)
Veröffentlichung
05.11.2013
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
37.79 MB
Anzahl Seiten
304
Jahr
2013
Untertitel
Englisch