{"product_id":"bacchus-and-me-jay-mcinerney-9780375713620","title":"Bacchus and Me: Adventures in the Wine Cellar","description":"Jay McInerney on wine?\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eYes, Jay McInerney on wine  The best-selling novelist has turned his command of language and flair for metaphor on the world of wine, providing this sublime collection of untraditional musings on wine and wine culture that is as fit for someone looking for \"a nice Chardonnay\" as it is for the oenophile.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn champagne: \u003c\/b\u003e \"Is Dom P rignon worth four bottles of Mo't \u0026amp; Chandon? If you are a connoisseur, a lover, a snob, or the owner of a large oceangoing craft, the answer . . . is probably yes.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn the difficulty of picking a wine for a vegetarian meal: \u003c\/b\u003e \"Like boys and girls locked away in same-sex prep schools, most wines yearn for a bit of flesh.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn telling the difference between Burgundy and Bordeaux: \u003c\/b\u003e \"If it's red, French, costs too much, and tastes like the water that's left in the vase after the flowers have died, it's probably Burgundy.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn the fungus responsible for the heavenly flavor of the dessert wine called Sauternes: \u003c\/b\u003e \"Not since Baudelaire smoked opium has corruption resulted in such beauty.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncludes new material plus recommendations on the world's most romantic wines and the best wines to pair with a meal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jay McInerney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 037571362X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375713620\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.08h x 5.10w x 0.66d","brand":"Jay McInerney","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946559832319,"sku":"9780375713620","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_d6ce5b27-0026-498a-b6f1-a67e0506ff94.jpg?v=1681513842","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bacchus-and-me-jay-mcinerney-9780375713620","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}