"It is a pleasure to see the wine world through a novelist's playful eyes, and to feel the infectious joy he finds in great wines, places and personalities from around the world."
–Eric Asimov,
The New York Times "As bracing as high-acid Riesling . . . McInerney the novelist, with his eye for detail and smart aleck wit, is never far from the page, [and] he's able to get inside each destination and suss out what makes it interesting."
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The Washington Post Book World "[McInerney] provides some of the finest writing on the subject of wine. . . . Brilliant, witty, comical, and often shamelessly provocative."
–Robert M. Parker, Jr.
"McInerney has become the best wine writer in America."
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Salon.com "To the fruity, buttery world of wine writing, there's nothing else like it."
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "We're fortunate that Jay McInerney has chosen to shower his immense gifts on a new source of pleasure: the grape. . . . He's a wry companion who is clearly at home with and enjoying the subject."
–Danny Meyer
