My Adventures on the Wine Route (French Edition) by Kermit Lynch

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For over thirty years, Kermit Lynch, a passionate Californian wine merchant, has traveled the wine routes of France. In this lively and sincere narrative, he shares his encounters with winemakers, his tastings of great wines, and his admiring view of our wine-growing regions. A cult book on wine, illustrated by the photographs of Gail Skoff, which celebrates the richness of French wine culture.

Author: Kermit Lynch
Language: French 🇫🇷

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My adventures on the wine routes, of Kermit Lynch, is an ode to the Wine-growing France, recounted by one of its most fervent foreign admirers. Wine merchant and renowned Californian importer, Lynch has spent more than thirty years exploring the French vineyards, in search of authentic wines and passionate individuals.

In this captivating book, he shares his journeys through the great wine regions - Burgundy, Beaujolais, Provence, Loire, Rhône - and paints a vivid and often funny picture of his encounters with the iconic winemakers, often rebellious, always attached to their terroir. We encounter colorful characters, legendary wines, and epic tasting scenes, told with a Frank, funny, and erudite style.

Kermit Lynch does not just tell us about the wine: it conveys its essence to us Culture, the philosophy, and the Passion who hosts it. It is an immersion in the Deep France, as seen by an American in love with its landscapes, grape varieties, and traditions. Lynch's outsider perspective becomes both a flattering and critical mirror of our relationship with wine, with the quality and to theauthenticity.

The Photographs by Gail Skoff that accompany the text reinforce the sensory dimension of this literary journey. Each snapshot, taken spontaneously, captures the soul of the vineyard and the faces of those who bring it to life.

Published in the collection Travel stories at / at the house of / with Payot, this work is much more than a travelogue: it is a declaration of love for French wine, at its diversity, at his/her/its living traditions, and to those who perpetuate this art.

Jim Harrison, American cult writer, concludes in the preface:
"The French will discover with fascination this man who has shown so much curiosity and erudition towards one of their main sources of glory... Read this book and you will love yourself more!"