tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post4268851480762951627..comments2023-10-10T14:43:29.795-04:00Comments on Brooklynguy's Wine and Food Blog: Matt Kramer's Making Sense of Burgundy - Some QuotesBrooklynguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-71957918945951638372011-12-10T10:27:02.567-05:002011-12-10T10:27:02.567-05:00I find Matt Kramer's notions of terroir compel...I find Matt Kramer's notions of terroir compelling as well. One more book to add, The New France. A great update on each wine region in France. A must-read.Doug T.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-88932637091635228162011-12-08T13:56:40.555-05:002011-12-08T13:56:40.555-05:00clive coates on burgundy, romanee conti by olney, ...clive coates on burgundy, romanee conti by olney, dyquem by olney, parker bio, passion on the vine by esposito, etc.AndrewRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-88076732467496620552011-12-07T16:37:16.298-05:002011-12-07T16:37:16.298-05:00Man, I gotta tell you, I would much rather have a ...Man, I gotta tell you, I would much rather have a Hello Kitty Mug than some book.leviopenswinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07955423085615181720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-21736182054760460992011-12-07T15:55:25.333-05:002011-12-07T15:55:25.333-05:00You want to know about wine? Make some yourself. M...You want to know about wine? Make some yourself. Most wine writing delivers nice proze but I'm not sure if it ever hits the 'sweetspot'. So instead of reading get into the vinyards. If that is not a possibility start a garden. In the end it is growing good grapes that is maybe most trickiest. And to me d'Angerville has got quite a signature, maybe small when compared with modern producers but among his sort you can pick it out.<br />Coates book on Burgundy is nice to pick up now and then. Read the preface, pretty good without mentioning terroir to often.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-18090527323457579622011-12-07T08:30:19.653-05:002011-12-07T08:30:19.653-05:00Reading between the vines, by Terry Theise.Reading between the vines, by Terry Theise.Winey the Eldernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-81237382224269168922011-12-06T01:47:42.916-05:002011-12-06T01:47:42.916-05:00I have a few Burgundy books in my bookshelf and th...I have a few Burgundy books in my bookshelf and they are all books I use as reference literature. To read about a producer, a vineyard, a village or something else of interest.<br /><br />There is one book though that stands out and it's a thin book by Jacky Rigaux in which he has interviewed the "Great Master of Burgundy", Henri Jayer.<br /><br />The book is: "A tribute to the great wines of Burgundy - Henri Jayer, winemaker from Vosne-Romanée - Jacky Rigaux"<br /><br />The book is intimate and personal and it describes the philosophy and thoughts that are the basis for Henri's strive for perfection.<br /><br />A perfection based on love and respect for the vine and land, together with a way of work that should be as natural as possible.<br /><br />Highly recommended.<br /><br />//PRara dropparhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00951361653723808329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-58885606752142164722011-12-05T22:51:24.541-05:002011-12-05T22:51:24.541-05:00The first quote took me back to when I was in coll...The first quote took me back to when I was in college learning about various "computational" (for lack of remembering the correct word) theories about consciousness. There were these philosophers in the '50s and '60s who thought that if we progressed far enough in science, everything about the brain and consciousness could be explained in terms of computation... theoretically at least. In spite of the arguments, I remained firmly convinced that consciousness was not reducible to science, namely that there would always be something - the terroir of the individual - that defied science to explain.Sophieb.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-69439162859121761462011-12-05T22:45:52.511-05:002011-12-05T22:45:52.511-05:00I was still working for Neal when Kramer's boo...I was still working for Neal when Kramer's book came out. it was quite controversial at the time, as he was seen as a sort of anti-Parker (kinda like Alice Feiring is now). Until Kramer's book was released, Parker's Burgundy book was the dominant treatise on the subject...and most of us in and around the business just hated his almost absolute rejection of terroir.<br /><br />Serveau's style was very similar to Bernard Amiot in Chambolle. Pretty, pure, feminine, unembellished. I have read in other publications that he's currently in failing health and the domaine has gone downhill.Clotpollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808000220929944855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-63087008464634632372011-12-05T18:37:58.233-05:002011-12-05T18:37:58.233-05:00Agree, Kramer's essays on terroir are unmatche...Agree, Kramer's essays on terroir are unmatched and make it worth the effort to track the book down (no longer in print).<br /><br />Kermit Lynch's "Adventures on the Wine Route" is a must read. The chapters on Burgundy, Bandol, and Beaujolais, while perhaps a bit of a caricature, are wonderful. One of the best food/wine combos I have ever experienced came as a direct result of the book: Tempier Rose and bouillabaisse at Chez FonFon in Marseilles.<br /><br />The topographical vineyard maps in the burgundy section of "World Atlas of Wine" are also worth considering.Chris N.noreply@blogger.com