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The Grapes of Ralph: Wine According to Ralph Steadman

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Ralph Steadman is a wonderful artistic talent. In this book he combines his love of wine, humor, and his comedic illustrations. If you are a true wine lover (i.e. someone who just doesn't take the whole wine tasting thing too seriously, but knows what she or he likes) you will thoroughly enjoy this book. It is also a wonderful gift for wine-lovin' friends.

Enjoy!

Length:: 0:27 Mins

This is essentially a travel journal, and it's a very good one.

We join Ralph Steadman on his journey around the world to different countries, looking for wine. He walks on the dirt track leading to vineyards, watches grape being crushed and savors them in a glass. The writeup is excellent and detailed, looking into the life of people in the business of making wine.

The wonderful illustrations are a bonus, and complementary. It makes the reading so much more enjoyable.

Highly recommended to people who likes reading travel journals or loves wine.

(More pictures are available on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)

Ralph Steadman is a very wicked person. Has no respect
for nothing, this guy. Anybody who could do drawings
for Hunter Thompson couldn't possibly get serious
enough to do justice to wine, could he?

The Grapes of Ralph is a semi-serious, very funny
look at the world of wine by a guy with a truly enviable
talent for illustration. His drawings range from wistful
to wildly exaggerated. The text, which is sometimes as
funny as the drawings contains a good bit of information
along with the humor. I bought two copies, one for
the bookshelf and one to cut up and frame in the
winecellar.

--Lynn Hoffman, author of THE NEW SHORT COURSE IN WINE and
the novel bang BANG. ISBN 9781601640005

I work in the wine industry since 2000 and i just found this book great, very creative, very expressive and very inspiring! Ralph Steadman is an excellent artist, his drawings in this story (and the story itself) are marvelous! Very recommended!

Ralph Steadman fan? Wine fan? This journal is for you. Seperated by reds, white, rose, port, etc. Rate the wine, where it's from, vintage and price. Plus, Steadmans classic style pictures.