A Contemplation of Wine (English edition) by H Warner Allen, Introduction by Harry Eyres

Une contemplation du vin, signed by the journalist and writer H. Warner Allen, is a unique literary work that blends wine culture, , history, , gastronomy and literature through the ages. This English edition, prefaced by the critic Harry Eyres, offers a delightfully erudite and sensitive reading of the place that the wine in classical texts.

Of The Roman Empire to medieval tales, through the writings of gastronome Brillat-Savarin and the reflections of great wine columnists such as George Saintsbury or André Simon, This book provides a delightful and often humorous overview of literary representations of wine.

This is not a classic oenology manual. On the contrary, Warner Allen offers an approach Literary, discursive, historical, and personal, far removed from the contemporary codes of wine journalism. It invites the reader to a Meditation on consumption patterns and the perception of wine over time, while revealing his own love for the vine, taste, and conviviality.

This reissue by theAcadémie du Vin Library, in its prestigious collection Classic Editions, brings back into the spotlight the wine-loving works of the past. Each title benefits from a Illuminating contemporary introduction, here signed by Harry Eyres, renowned critic of theater and wine.

🟣 About the "Classic Editions" collection

The series Classic Editions of theAcadémie du Vin Library gives new life to the great oenological texts written in English over the past 150 years. These works bring back the golden age of wine, at a time when the Great Bordeaux Crus or the Great Burgundies were still accessible to enthusiasts. There, we discover some enthusiastic enthusiasts, of the colorful personalities and a art of living related to wine, far removed from contemporary technical analysis.

🟣 About the author

Herbert Warner Allen (1881–1968) He was a polyglot journalist, writer, and editor. As a representative of the British press during the First World War, he accompanied French, Italian, and then American troops. Passionate about wine, he also wrote about Crime novels featuring a detective oenologist, , Mr. William Clerihew. His writing oscillates between erudition and a romantic spirit.

🟣 Article features

• Type of object : Book

• Title : Une contemplation du vin

• Author H. Warner Allen

• Introduction : Harry Eyres

• Collection : Classic Editions

• Language : English

• Editor : Academy of Wine Library Limited

• Release date : December 6, 2021

• Number of pages : 262

• Format (Paperback)

• Dimensions : 154 x 215 x 24 mm

• Weight : 392 g

• ISBN : 9781913141257

• Theme The History of Wine, Oenological Literature