Matt Kramer on Wine

Matt Kramer is the most sensible, engaging, and perspicacious wine writer I've ever read, in no small part because of the grace and eloquence of his prose. Readers seeking a guide to wine drinking that is passionate and practical—and a joy to read—could do no better than this book.

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Do you recall the tagline from the very first Superman movie? "You'll believe a man can fly!" Well, I'm tempted to craft such a hyperbolic assertion for China Miéville's…

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