Author : Ian Mount
Release : 2012-01-16
Genre : Cooking
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 196/5 ( reviews)

GET EBOOK

Book Synopsis The Vineyard at the End of the World: Maverick Winemakers and the Rebirth of Malbec by : Ian Mount

Download or read book The Vineyard at the End of the World: Maverick Winemakers and the Rebirth of Malbec written by Ian Mount. This book was released on 2012-01-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The improbable triumph of the humble Malbec—the Seabiscuit of grapes." —Benjamin Wallace, author of The Billionaire's Vinegar For generations, Argentine wine was famously bad—­oxidized, unpalatable, and often mixed with a low-class French grape called Malbec. But then in 2001, a Cabernet Sauvignon / Malbec blend beat all contenders in a blind taste test featuring Napa and Bordeaux’s finest. Today, Argentina and its signature wine are on the tip of every smart traveler’s tongue. How did this happen? The Vineyard at the End of the World tells the fascinating, four-hundred-year history of how a wine mecca arose in the high Andean desert. Profiling the outlandish figures who fueled the Malbec revolution—including celebrity enologist Michel Rolland, acclaimed American winemaker Paul Hobbs, and the Mondavi-esque Catena family—Ian Mount describes in colorful detail the nefarious scams, brilliant business innovations, and backroom politics that put Malbec on the map.