{"product_id":"american-rhone-9780520256668","title":"American Rhone","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThoughtfully conceived and very well written, this is essential somm reading.The Somm JournalThis is the most important wine book of the year, perhaps in many years.The Seattle TimesCrisply written, impeccably researched, balanced if fundamentally enthusiastic, scholarly but accessible, and full of unexpected details and characters.The World of Fine WineNo wine category has seen more dramatic growth in recent years than American Rhônevariety wines. Winemakers are devoting more energy, more acreage, and more bottlings to Rhône varieties than ever before. The flagship Rhône red, Syrah, is routinely touted as one of California's most promising varieties, capable of tremendous adaptability as a vine, wonderfully variable in style, and highly expressive of place. There has never been a better time for American Rhône wine producers.    American Rhône is the untold history of the American Rhône wine movement. The popularity of these wines has been hard fought; this is a story of fringe player\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Thoughtfully conceived and very well written, this is essential somm reading.\" * The Somm Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\"Comiskey has a skeptical reporter’s mind, a poet’s way with turns of phrase, an editor’s sense of conservation of words, and a keen (and deep) understanding of – and respect for – wine as a subject matter, all of which come to bear in American Rhone.\" -- Joe Roberts * 1 Wine Dude *\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is superb.\" * California Grapevine *\u003cbr\u003e\"Our five favorite liquor and wine books from 2016\u003cb\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003eA deep dive into this fascinating category, long beloved by wine geeks.\" * San Francisco Chronicle *\u003cbr\u003e\"Delves into the American Rhone movement’s wine-soaked origins in this vivid, in-depth account.\" * The Mercury News *\u003cbr\u003e\"This is the most important wine book of the year, perhaps in many years.\" * The Seattle Times *\u003cbr\u003e\"A strong contender for wine book of the year.\" -- Henry Jefffreys * The Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\"The definitive work on the Rhone movement.\" * Wine Review Online *\u003cbr\u003e\"Crisply written, impeccably researched, balanced if fundamentally enthusiastic, scholarly but accessible, and full of unexpected details and characters.\" * The World of Fine Wine *\u003cbr\u003e\"The wine book of the year.\" -- Dennis Schaefer * Santa Barbara News-Press *\u003cbr\u003e\"Comiskey really knows his stuff — deep research is apparent here — and he writes with a fluid style, so learning about American Rhône is a real pleasure. . . . A terrific book, well-written and informative. It deserves a place on your wine bookshelf.\" * The Wine Economist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART I: PRELUDES AND ANTECEDENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Sixties, Headwaters of the American Rhône\u003cbr\u003e 2. A Place and Its Progeny: A Guide to the Varieties of the Rhône Valley\u003cbr\u003e 3. How Rhône Varieties Got to American Soil\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Curious Case of American Petite Sirah\u003cbr\u003e 5. Rhône Varieties through Prohibition and After\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART II: PIONEERS AND PLAYERS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Path to the First American Rhône\u003cbr\u003e 7. Syrah’s Proud Father: Gary Eberle and the Making of Modern Syrah\u003cbr\u003e 8. Other Pioneers: From the North Coast to Gold Country\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART III: ARTISTS AND ICONOCLASTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 9. Randall Grahm, the Movement’s Cosmic Impresario\u003cbr\u003e 10. Steve Edmunds, the Quiet Iconoclast\u003cbr\u003e 11. Sean Thackrey, the Thinking Man’s Rhônist\u003cbr\u003e 12. Manfred Krankl, the First Superstar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART IV: THE MOVEMENT STARTS TO MOVE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 13. Viognier, the Rhône Movement’s Flower Child\u003cbr\u003e 14. The Purloined Rhône: How Suitcase Clones Shaped the Movement\u003cbr\u003e 15. Tablas Creek, the Validator\u003cbr\u003e 16. The American Rhône in Washington State\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART V: BOOMTIME\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 17. The Birth of the Rhône Rangers, 1987–1990\u003cbr\u003e 18. The Academic Backup for the American Rhône Movement\u003cbr\u003e 19. The Bridge from California to France: The Colloquium to Bring the Rhônes Together\u003cbr\u003e 20. Hospice du Rhône: A Festival to Bring the Rhône World Home\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART VI: IRRATIONAL EXUBERANCE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 21. The Rise and Fall of American Syrah\u003cbr\u003e 22. What We Talk About When We Talk about American Syrah\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Figures gathered after page 138.","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402835272023,"sku":"9780520256668","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520256668.jpg?v=1730481643","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/american-rhone-9780520256668","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}