First Big Crush: The Down and Dirty on Making Great Wine Down Under
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.53 (798 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 145161327X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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The story behind the bottle, First Big Crush is Eric Arnold's wild account of his year immersing himself in all things wineand somehow not winding up in rehab. Here are tales of first pressings, pruning, and tasting competitions. What could be better than working outside in the fresh air and drinking wine all day? Before he knows it, he is dirty, wet, cold, and at the mercy of a tank of wine that just might explode and take him with it. So begin Eric's adventures in the world of wine. There are also rowdy nights at the local pub, girls, meat pies, girls, rugby, and tales of hunting wild pig. First Big Crush is a story that is as outrageous as it is compelling. He gets sunburned, sore, and drunk -- and then does it all over again the next day. Along the way, each step of the winemaking process is explained in a way that humans can actually understand. Never having held a meaningful job for very long (and getting fired from most of them), Eric Arnold heads to New Zealand -- to Allan Scott Wines -- seeking adventure and hoping to learn a little bit about wine. Almost against his will, Eric becomes an expert.
We come away better informed, trusting our own palate, and with our vinous compass pointed to fun!" -- Richard Betts, master sommelier and cofounder of Betts & Scholl wines"I've collected wine since the '70s, but I never thought about making it. Now that I've read this book, I really don't want to make it. He's a bull in the china shop of wine writing and it's a pleasure to see him breaking everything in sight." -- Jay McInerney, author of "The Good Life"""First Big Crush" is a literary love child of "Maxim" and "Wine Spectator: " a raunchy, rollicking tale of a young guy's year in the vineyards of New Zealand, where his love of wine matures -- somewhat -- from the hunt for a cheap buzz to a genuine passion and appreciation." -- Ted Allen, host/narrator of the PBS series "Uncorked: Wine Made Simple, " food and wine specialist for Bravo's "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, " and author of "The Food You Want to Eat" . I'll stick with dri
G. Arnold said Outstanding book. You will really enjoy this book. An inside look, very humorous and entertaining as well as informative.. Excellent read, from Marisa D'Vari of AWineStory.com Marisa D'vari, DWS So you've seen the film Sideways and know how geeky wine aficionados can get about their favorite grape. Hey, you've been there too after a few glasses of Pinot Noir or Cabernet Sauvignon. Once upon a time you felt pretty slick about your wine savvy, but now you're curious to learn more. How is wine made, anyway? What happens during the harvest? Are grapes stomp. Of Grapes and Men Lately there have been a number of travel memoirs in the "how I took a year off and did something crazy in a foreign country" mode. Usually these travels have been inspired by a great emotional upheaval in the writer. Consider the current bestseller, "Eat, Pray, Love" in which the author goes off to Italy, India and Indonesia to recover from a love affair and re
Eric Arnold has been an awful stand-up comedian whose only measure of success was selling a joke to Jay Leno for $50. He has been an editor at Wine Spectator and lives in Brooklyn, New York.