Around The World In Eighty Wines: Exploring Wine One Country At A Time
by Mike Veseth /
2017 / English / EPUB
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Inspired by Jules Verne’s
classic adventure tale, celebrated editor-in-chief of
Inspired by Jules Verne’s
classic adventure tale, celebrated editor-in-chief ofThe Wine
Economist
The Wine
EconomistMike Veseth takes
his readers
Mike Veseth takes
his readersAround the World in Eighty
Wines
Around the World in Eighty
Wines.
.The journey starts in London, Phileas Fogg’s
home base, and follows Fogg’s itinerary to France and Italy before
veering off in search of compelling wine stories in Syria, Georgia,
and Lebanon. Every glass of wine tells a story, and so each of the
eighty wines must tell an important tale. We head back across
Northern Africa to Algeria, once the world’s leading wine exporter,
before hopping across the sea to Spain and Portugal. We follow
Portuguese trade routes to Madeira and then South Africa with a
short detour to taste Kenya’s most famous Pinot Noir. Kenya? Pinot
Noir? Really!
The journey starts in London, Phileas Fogg’s
home base, and follows Fogg’s itinerary to France and Italy before
veering off in search of compelling wine stories in Syria, Georgia,
and Lebanon. Every glass of wine tells a story, and so each of the
eighty wines must tell an important tale. We head back across
Northern Africa to Algeria, once the world’s leading wine exporter,
before hopping across the sea to Spain and Portugal. We follow
Portuguese trade routes to Madeira and then South Africa with a
short detour to taste Kenya’s most famous Pinot Noir. Kenya? Pinot
Noir? Really!
The route loops around, visiting Bali, Thailand, and India before
heading north to China to visit Shangri-La. Shangri-La? Does that
even exist? It does, and there is wine there. Then it is off to
Australia, with a detour in Tasmania, which is so cool that it is
hot. The stars of the Southern Cross (and the title of a familiar
song) guide us to New Zealand, Chile, and Argentina. We ride a wine
train in California and rendezvous with Planet Riesling in Seattle
before getting into fast cars for a race across North America,
collecting more wine as we go. Pause for lunch in Virginia to honor
Thomas Jefferson, then it’s time to jet back to London to tally our
wines and see what we have learned.
The route loops around, visiting Bali, Thailand, and India before
heading north to China to visit Shangri-La. Shangri-La? Does that
even exist? It does, and there is wine there. Then it is off to
Australia, with a detour in Tasmania, which is so cool that it is
hot. The stars of the Southern Cross (and the title of a familiar
song) guide us to New Zealand, Chile, and Argentina. We ride a wine
train in California and rendezvous with Planet Riesling in Seattle
before getting into fast cars for a race across North America,
collecting more wine as we go. Pause for lunch in Virginia to honor
Thomas Jefferson, then it’s time to jet back to London to tally our
wines and see what we have learned.
Why these particular places? What are the eighty wines and what do
they reveal? And what is the surprise plot twist that guarantees a
happy ending for every wine lover? Come with us on a journey of
discovery that will inspire, inform, and entertain anyone who loves
travel, adventure, or wine.
Why these particular places? What are the eighty wines and what do
they reveal? And what is the surprise plot twist that guarantees a
happy ending for every wine lover? Come with us on a journey of
discovery that will inspire, inform, and entertain anyone who loves
travel, adventure, or wine.