{"product_id":"9780520248502","title":"A Life Uncorked","description":"\u003cp\u003eHugh Johnson, the preeminent wine writer of our time, now brings to his fans around the world his first major new book in a decade: this stylish, intimate, and delightfully opinionated autobiographical tour through the world of wine. \u003ci\u003eA Life Uncorked\u003c\/i\u003e weaves Johnson’s wide-ranging ruminations, memories, and observations on his remarkable life together with information on every aspect of wine—from its technical production to its cultural significance. \u003cbr\u003eIn luminous, utterly engaging prose, he taps into his enormous experience to consider topics such as tasting, cellaring, choosing, understanding, comparing, and buying wine, as well as wine’s more ephemeral and personal pleasures, lures, and mysteries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of \u003ci\u003eA Life Uncorked \u003c\/i\u003eis the idea that wine is more than a drink; its characteristics link it directly to memory, to locations around the world where grapes are grown and wine is made, and to the dining rooms, restaurants, bars, and gardens where we consume it. Johnson takes us to all of these places and many more in this delightful and revelatory memoir. Peppered with anecdotes throughout, \u003ci\u003eA Life Uncorked \u003c\/i\u003esimultaneously educates and entertains with its absorbing perspective on the complex and fascinating world of wine from one of its most well-known and well-liked aficionados.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48178468913392,"sku":"9780520248502","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780520248502_p0.jpg?v=1763710394","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780520248502","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}