Matt Kramer, Sterling/Epicure, $19.95 (334p) ISBN 9781402771644
Veteran wine expert Kramer's (Making Sense of Burgundy) Wine Spectator column has given oenophiles plenty of drink for thought. Those new to the vine will appreciate this thoughtful collection of his articles and essays. Despite three decades of...
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Matt Kramer, Author William Morrow & Company $24.95 (528p) ISBN 978-0-688-08667-1
Here, we're talking about Burgundy wines in the most precise sense: the produce, red or white, of the ``thirty-one-mile-long escarpment'' known as the Cote d'Or in northern France, based on cultivation of the Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grape....
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Matt Kramer, Author William Morrow & Company $16.95 (207p) ISBN 978-0-688-08730-2
Recommend Kramer's book to cherished adult ``children'' who refuse to be weaned from the beer bottle--this book may do the trick of transforming wine drinking into a familiar pleasure. While much wine writing verges on pedantry, columnist Kramer...
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Matt Kramer, Author William Morrow & Company $20 (383p) ISBN 978-0-688-10436-8
The third entry in Kramer's Making Sense series is both a thoroughly enjoyable read and an indispensable buying guide. He seems to know exactly how much technical information he can convey without causing the lay reader's eyes to glaze. He begins...
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Matt Kramer, Author William Morrow & Company $28 (0p) ISBN 978-0-688-11594-4
Wine writer Kramer paints an idyllic picture of Italy's luscious Piedmont region, although his canvas lacks the depth that characterizes many cookbooks on regional Italian cooking. Foods traditionally associated with other regions (e.g., pesto,...
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