Review
"His enthusiasm for underdog grapes, regions and winemakers makes him a pleasant guide along the back roads of France." --Thomas Matthews, Wine Spectator
...the commitment of those involved in the painstaking business of making wine is admirable. Having been baptised in a trailer of grapes after a week s harvesting in Alsace, he sees wine as part of a cycle of life, as natural and childbirth and death . Commitment and passion, it seems, are the most important ingredients in a good wine; when these are lacking, it is nothing more than a commodity. --Giles Kime, TLS, 29th May 2009
"If you think you would enjoy having a conversation with a passionate French wine craftsman, dive into Robert Camuto's delicious new book. I spend a good part of my life underground in France, and everything Camuto relates of his adventures rings true. And to those of you tiring of the varietal bandwagon, here's an escape route." --Kermit Lynch, wine importer and author of Adventures on the Wine Route: A Wine Buyer s Tour of France
...the commitment of those involved in the painstaking business of making wine is admirable. Having been baptised in a trailer of grapes after a week s harvesting in Alsace, he sees wine as part of a cycle of life, as natural and childbirth and death . Commitment and passion, it seems, are the most important ingredients in a good wine; when these are lacking, it is nothing more than a commodity. --Giles Kime, TLS, 29th May 2009
"If you think you would enjoy having a conversation with a passionate French wine craftsman, dive into Robert Camuto's delicious new book. I spend a good part of my life underground in France, and everything Camuto relates of his adventures rings true. And to those of you tiring of the varietal bandwagon, here's an escape route." --Kermit Lynch, wine importer and author of Adventures on the Wine Route: A Wine Buyer s Tour of France
Review
"[Camuto] is a stylish writer with a gift for describing the way his subjects look and think, and express themselves in words and wine. He explains each winemaker's approach and results, also adding a bit of insight about intra-French competition and the export market in the French wine industry today."
