To Fall in Love, Drink This: A Wine Writer's Memoir
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- Author：Alice Sari Feiring
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Summary
From veteran wine writer and James Beard Award winner Alice Feiring， an insightful and entertaining memoir of wine， love， heartbreak， and the never-ending process of coming-of-age。
Called everything from the Patti Smith to the Ruth Bader Ginsburg of natural wines， Alice Feiring is a special sort of wine writer—the kind who dares to disagree with wine “experts，” and who believes wholeheartedly that the best wine writing is about life。
To Fall in Love， Drink This is both a love letter to wine and a lifelong coming-of-age story。 In a series of candid， wise， and humorous personal essays， Feiring serves up a memoir in vignettes。 She tells the story of her parents’ divorce， her first big wine assignment， the end of an eleven-year relationship， the death of her father， a near-fatal brush with a serial killer， pandemic lockdown， and more—and suffuses each with love， romance， pain， joy， and wine。 Each essay is “accompanied” by a no-nonsense wine take-away designed to answer the questions everyday wine lovers have about wine—age， price， grapes， vineyards， and vintners。
This frank， charismatic work is a refreshingly grounded addition to the popular—and notoriously stuffy—genre of wine-writing。 Feiring has crafted a timeless， positively unpretentious memoir that will appeal to everyone who has ever enjoyed a glass of wine。
Called everything from the Patti Smith to the Ruth Bader Ginsburg of natural wines， Alice Feiring is a special sort of wine writer—the kind who dares to disagree with wine “experts，” and who believes wholeheartedly that the best wine writing is about life。
To Fall in Love， Drink This is both a love letter to wine and a lifelong coming-of-age story。 In a series of candid， wise， and humorous personal essays， Feiring serves up a memoir in vignettes。 She tells the story of her parents’ divorce， her first big wine assignment， the end of an eleven-year relationship， the death of her father， a near-fatal brush with a serial killer， pandemic lockdown， and more—and suffuses each with love， romance， pain， joy， and wine。 Each essay is “accompanied” by a no-nonsense wine take-away designed to answer the questions everyday wine lovers have about wine—age， price， grapes， vineyards， and vintners。
This frank， charismatic work is a refreshingly grounded addition to the popular—and notoriously stuffy—genre of wine-writing。 Feiring has crafted a timeless， positively unpretentious memoir that will appeal to everyone who has ever enjoyed a glass of wine。
Reviews
Kerry Beth
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I won a copy of this memoir in a Goodreads Giveaway。 Feiring is a professional wine writer， so her writing is well practiced and engaging。 Rather than a memoir perse， this read more like a series of essays， gathered in no particular order - sometimes the jumping timelines were a bit confusing for me。 And the wine recommendations were a bit overwhelming， because there were a lot - she focused greatly on flavor notes and profiles that are drool worthy， but overly general，’then listing dozens of wi I won a copy of this memoir in a Goodreads Giveaway。 Feiring is a professional wine writer， so her writing is well practiced and engaging。 Rather than a memoir perse， this read more like a series of essays， gathered in no particular order - sometimes the jumping timelines were a bit confusing for me。 And the wine recommendations were a bit overwhelming， because there were a lot - she focused greatly on flavor notes and profiles that are drool worthy， but overly general，’then listing dozens of wines to try。 Not a stand out， but a decent read， particularly for a wine lover。 。。。more
Judy
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This book made me go all Humpty Dumpty。 It broke me。 Like the character on the cover， this paperback gem is deceptive （in the best way）。 You think you're on a sojourn bout wine （and you are）， but wine turns out to be the liquid current carrying a subject more profound， sibling love。 By the end， Alice magically glued my pieces back together and left me humbled。。。and I'd like to think a little wiser， too。 I called my sister after turning the last page， Valpolicella in hand ~ If you've ever loved a This book made me go all Humpty Dumpty。 It broke me。 Like the character on the cover， this paperback gem is deceptive （in the best way）。 You think you're on a sojourn bout wine （and you are）， but wine turns out to be the liquid current carrying a subject more profound， sibling love。 By the end， Alice magically glued my pieces back together and left me humbled。。。and I'd like to think a little wiser， too。 I called my sister after turning the last page， Valpolicella in hand ~ If you've ever loved another human， or been broken by one， this book is for you。。。。 （as are thoughtful wine recommendations to see you through）If you've gotten this far， thank you for reading my review。Best，Judy 。。。more
Alyssa Morales
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This was， in a word， transformative。 Not only in the way it transformed me， a girl approaching her late 20s who always had an interest in wine and who is now seeing it as a world with enough room for her。 But also， in the way you watch Alice Feiring grow and change。 I have never in my life been so awed by a persons experience。 It’s almost as if every story was handpicked for me。 This book forced me to examine my own connections to wine， and why I’ve always felt such a strange attraction to it。 A This was， in a word， transformative。 Not only in the way it transformed me， a girl approaching her late 20s who always had an interest in wine and who is now seeing it as a world with enough room for her。 But also， in the way you watch Alice Feiring grow and change。 I have never in my life been so awed by a persons experience。 It’s almost as if every story was handpicked for me。 This book forced me to examine my own connections to wine， and why I’ve always felt such a strange attraction to it。 As Alice illustrates over， and over （and yet， it never gets repetitive） wine is as much about connection， community， and history as it is about say， drunkenness。 I thought of my mother， who spent many days out at the wine tastings in Temecula- look， I’m not saying Temecula has good wines- what do I know？ But I am saying that those times when she would leave me and my brother in favor of a rare spent day hanging out with the girls from the neighborhood have stayed with me。 The glamour of it。 Mommy was slipping away into another world， one that I wouldn’t belong to for a long time yet。 My point is， follow Alice down this rabbit hole。 You will maybe not be so shocked to find that in wine， there is inevitably truth， and Alice Feiring is willing to give it to you straight。 I’ll never miss another article by Alice Feiring， and I surely will never look at wine the same again。 。。。more
Ariel
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