Reading between the Wines
Acclaimed importer and wine guru Terry Theise, long known for his top-notch portfolio and his illustrious writing, now offers this opinionated, idiosyncratic, and beautifully written testament to wine. What constitutes beauty in wine, and how do we appreciate it? What role does wine play in a soulful, sensual life? Can wines of place survive in a world of globalized styles and 100-point scoring systems?\ In his highly approachable style, Theise describes how wine can be a portal to aesthetic,...
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"There is only one reason that the American wine enthusiast is now completely enamored with German and Austrian wines: Terry Theise! This glorious book not only brilliantly showcases one man's love affair with all the beauties that can flow from the bottle, it definitively makes the case for the wines that are the most superbly suited to be served with food."—Chef Charlie Trotter"Terry Theise's humane, subtle and engaging book illustrates the superiority of wisdom to mere knowledge. Read and be richer."—Andrew Jefford, columnist for Decanter and The World of Fine Wine"Impassioned, insistent, and inimitable, Terry Theise is America's foremost wine philosopher. Lots of writers can explain the "what" of wine. Terry, uniquely, inspires us with the 'why'. I devoured Reading Between the Wines; it's the single best book I've ever read on why wine matters."—Karen MacNeil, author of The Wine Bible"If you think you know something about wine, try Terry Theise's Reading Between the Wines because until you do, you haven't really started."—Tom Stevenson, author of Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia The New York Times - Eric Asimov …challenges many conventional beliefs that make wine seem so arcane and hidebound. Tasting notes and scores? Useless. Perfection? An utter bore. Demystify wine? No. Mr. Theise urges that we "remystify" wine. I'm with him all the way…this is a consequential book, rich in ideas and powerful in feeling.
Introduction one Befriending Your Palate two What Matters (and What Doesn't) in Wine three Remystifying Wine four The Three Humors five Pressing Hot Buttons six Of Places and Grapes seven Wine from Outside eight Wines That Mattered: Or, "The Dog Ate My Point Scores" Acknowledgments
\ Library JournalTheise begins with a flashback of swigging from a communal bottle of rosé in the front row of a Faces concert. He admits that being seen drinking wine was far more alluring than the taste—he hated it. Fast-forward some 30 years, and Theise is a James Beard Award-winning importer of boutique wines from Germany, Austria, and Champagne. His conceit is that the transition from hate to love is a journey that begins by tasting at your own pace, vocalizing (using your own terms) what you like or don't like about a wine, and realizing that dislike is OK. A refreshing philosophy. Theise first demystifies how to experience wine then remystifies it by reinstating pleasure as what it's all about.\ \ \ \ \ Eric Asimov…challenges many conventional beliefs that make wine seem so arcane and hidebound. Tasting notes and scores? Useless. Perfection? An utter bore. Demystify wine? No. Mr. Theise urges that we "remystify" wine. I'm with him all the way…this is a consequential book, rich in ideas and powerful in feeling.\ —The New York Times\ \
