Notes on a Cellar-Book

George Saintsbury, Thomas Pinney, Thomas Pinney

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English

University of California Press
08 August 2023

Wines

Since its first publication in 1920, George Saintsbury's classic Notes on a Cellar-Book has remained one of the greatest tributes to drink and drinking in the literature of wine. A collection of tasting notes, menus, and robust opinions, the work is filled with anecdotes and recollections of wines and spirits consumed-from the heights of Romanée-Conti to the simple pleasures of beer, flip, and mum. Thomas Pinney brings this unique work alive for contemporary audiences by providing the keys to a full understanding of Notes on a Cellar-Book in a new edition that includes explanatory endnotes, an essay on the book's legacy, and additional articles on wine by Saintsbury.

By: George Saintsbury
Contributions by: Thomas Pinney
Edited by: Thomas Pinney
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 408g
ISBN: 9780520397651
ISBN 10: 0520397657
Pages: 360
Publication Date: 08 August 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

George Saintsbury (1845–1933) was a journalist, reviewer, critic, editor, and Professor of Literature at the University of Edinburgh. Thomas Pinney is Emeritus Professor of English at Pomona College. Among other books, he is author of A History of Wine in America (in two volumes from UC Press).

Reviews for Notes on a Cellar-Book

An indispensable read.. . . Saintsbury's thoughtful love of drink comes through clearly. * SF Chronicle * As much a model for wine writing as . . . an historical document revealing how wines were once regarded and how times have changed. -- John Mariani * Bloomberg News * A glimpse into our viticultural past, as well as a revelation of how great wine and great literature can go hand-in-hand. * Good Wine Under $20 * If you love to drink wine, and love a good read, you have to get ahold of this book. * Vinography * Few wine books posses the iconic status of George Saintsbury's Notes on a Cellar-Book. * Wine Spectator * Read this book twice: once without pausing to flip back and forth-you'll be beguiled, befuddled and amused-and then once with the notes. * The Wine News * There is much food for thought here, and a facinating window on another age of connoisseurship. -- Jancis Robinson * Jancisrobinson.com *