The Grail: A Year Ambling & Shambling Through an Oregon Vinyard in Pursuit of the Best Pinot Noir Wine in the Whole Wild World
by Brian Doyle
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published
April 10th 2006
by Oregon State University Press
binding
Paperback, 208 pages
isbn
0870710931
(isbn13: 9780870710933)
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Read in November, 2008
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Beth
Excellent book! A more apt title would be, "The Grail: A Year Rambling About Pinot Noir". Here's the perfect excerpt:
“And the most sensitive and touchy and weird of all grapevines is pinot noir. Which is why winemakers call it the poet’s grape. It’s a finicky plant, your margin of error is tiny, a million things can go wrong, you worry about the weather, but can get so locked into pinot noir. It’s the most diverse red wine of all. It has grace and power. It has endless nu...more
“And the most sensitive and touchy and weird of all grapevines is pinot noir. Which is why winemakers call it the poet’s grape. It’s a finicky plant, your margin of error is tiny, a million things can go wrong, you worry about the weather, but can get so locked into pinot noir. It’s the most diverse red wine of all. It has grace and power. It has endless nu...more
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Read in September, 2008
I really enjoyed this book. It has a great narrative style that allows readers to experience the winery for the first time with the author. The chapters are each only a few pages, too, so these bite-size chunks are perfect for sitting in the waiting room. Brian Doyle does have a tendency to write in long, fairly rambly sentences, though, so if that drives you crazy, this would not be a good book for you to read.
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Read in July, 2008
I read this book with the intention of getting to know a little more about the wine industry in Oregon and in this way, it was informative although the author's bent was definitely as a storyteller which did make it an easy read. My one pet peeve was his use of descriptors. At one point, I decided to count and he actually used twelve to describe one word.
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Offers a unique perspective on the elements surrounding the wine industry within the Willamette Valley and in general. I HEART Oregon Pinots!! This one will make your mouth salivate for a juicy glassful of Pinot goodness. :)Or, you might want to roll up your pant legs and smush a barrel of Pinot grapes...
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