{"product_id":"a-hedonist-in-the-cellar","title":"A Hedonist in the Cellar","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn the time since \u003ci\u003eBright Lights, Big City\u003c\/i\u003e reinvigorated contemporary fiction, Jay McInerney can claim a great many accomplishments, including the mantle that \u003ci\u003eSalon \u003c\/i\u003ehas given him: \"the best wine writer in America.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[McInerney's] research is impeccable. . . . Wine writer or novelist, the man is a story teller and a good one\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Hedonist in the Cellar, \u003c\/i\u003e he gathers more than five years' worth of essays and continues his exploration of what's new, what's enduring, and what's surprising, giving his palate a complete workout and the reader an indispensable, idiosyncratic guide to a world of almost infinite variety. Rieslings from the Finger Lakes, Armagnac from Gascony, powerhouse amarones from Valpolicella, the most fearsome critics in England, chocolate-friendly bottles from all over the globe, new developments in Chile and Argentina--these are only some of the delights now ready to be savored in a collection driven not only by wine itself but also the people who make it and those whose enjoyment is matched by their curiosity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFull of terroir and flavor, svelte personalities, and keen insight into the trade, these are irresistible essays for anyone enthralled by the manifold pleasures of wine.","brand":"Knopf Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48833722384589,"sku":"9781400096374","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_75454f67-0cde-452a-8ff3-dabd46fd0557.jpg?v=1790894466","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/a-hedonist-in-the-cellar","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}