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Marilyn Merlot and the Naked Grape: Odd Wines from Around the World
A Peculiar Collection of Uncommon Wines
Within these pages are more than 100 of the oddest wines ever produced. Some have unusual names, like Fat Bastard Chardonnay and Lazy Lizard Shiraz. Others feature curious artwork of singing frogs and UFO invasions. Still others boast unique production features, such as Braille typography, heat-sensitive ink, and lenticular art.
Along with full-color reproductions of the original labels, author Peter F. May shares stories about the origins of the wines and provides helpful tasting notes. Readers will learn about unusual vineyards (like Cleavage Creek, which donates its proceeds to breast cancer research) as well as the most innovative artists working in the wine label medium. Finally, there’s an appendix of resources that will help you locate these wines—so you can savor them yourself.
Within these pages are more than 100 of the oddest wines ever produced. Some have unusual names, like Fat Bastard Chardonnay and Lazy Lizard Shiraz. Others feature curious artwork of singing frogs and UFO invasions. Still others boast unique production features, such as Braille typography, heat-sensitive ink, and lenticular art.
Along with full-color reproductions of the original labels, author Peter F. May shares stories about the origins of the wines and provides helpful tasting notes. Readers will learn about unusual vineyards (like Cleavage Creek, which donates its proceeds to breast cancer research) as well as the most innovative artists working in the wine label medium. Finally, there’s an appendix of resources that will help you locate these wines—so you can savor them yourself.
- GenresWine
256 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2006
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December 7, 2021
Actually interesting book -
January 29, 2012
Quirky little book about many unknown wines with pecular and funny names. Shows large reproductions of the wine labels, which could classify this work as an art book. Many of the wines are still available, and can be considered good wines. For instance, "Cat's Pee on a Gooseberry Bush" has been very popular in England, and when imported into this country (USA), the New Zealand winery was forced to change the Pee to Phee on the label by the over prudent US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms.
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