Wine into Words: A History and Bibliography of Wine Books in the English Language, Second Edititon [Hardcover]

James M. Gabler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2004

Wine into Words, 2nd edition, contains nearly 8000 entries, thousands of annotations covering everything wine has touched: art, literature, music, history, food, winemaking, grape growing, poetry, politics, religion, and war, and hundreds of biographical sketches of the men and women who pioneered wine's development and recorded its history.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"No one in the world of wine has achieved anything approaching the perfection, the comprehensiveness, of James Gabler's masterful harvest of English-language wine-related items....Certainly this is a most valuable book for the world of  wine." Dr. Kevin Starr, State Librarian of California, Introduction to Wine into Words, 2nd edition.

"James Gabler is to be congratulated on an outstanding second edition, which will prove to be a key reference to the world of wine . . ." Dr. Bryce C. Rankine, Professor Emeritus of Oenology and Viticulture Roseworthy College, University of Adelaide, in the Foreword to Wine into Words, 2nd edition.

"...it's a must for all wine lovers." -- Robert Mondavi, Book Jacket comment

"A prodigious and essential achievement, in addition to being a fascinating historical reference ..." -- Robert M. Parker, Jr., Book Jacket comment

"Jim Gabler has compiled the catalogue of the ultimate library ... " -- Hugh Johnson, Book Jacket comment

About the Author

James Gabler is the author of the 1st edition of Wine into Words, 1985, Passions: The Wines and Travels of Thomas Jefferson, 1995, and How To Be A Wine Expert, 1987, 2nd edition 1995.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 503 pages
• Publisher: Bacchus Press Ltd.; 2 Rev Enl edition (January 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0961352558
• ISBN-13: 978-0961352554
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.9 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,717,102 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

James Gabler grew up in Baltimore, Maryland. He attended Washington & Lee University where he earned degrees in economics and the law. He served two years in the U.S. Army as a finance office. He practiced in the Maryland and D.C. courts as a civil trial lawyer for 40 years both for the defense and the plaintiff. By vote of his peers, he was listed in "The Best Lawyers in America." During his years in practice, he developed an interest in wine and wrote and published Wine into Words: A History and Bibliography of Wine Books in the English Language (1984), How To Be A Wine Expert (1987), Passions: The Wines and Travels of Thomas Jefferson (1995), winner of the prestigious Veuve Clicquot Wine Book of the Year award, and How To Be A Wine Expert, 2nd edition (1995). Since retiring from the law Jim has written Wine into Words, 2nd edition (2004), An Evening with Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson: Dinner, Wine, and Conversation (2006), and Be Your Own Wine Expert (2011). In 2011 he wrote his first novel, God's Devil, about a priest whose consuming ambition is to become the first American Pope, and he lets nothing stand in his way. Jim is actively engaged in writing a second novel about the Coca-Cola secret formula. He will shortly publish as e-books Wine into Word, 2nd edition, and An Evening with Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson.