Notes on a Cellar-Book

by Saintsbury, George

• ISBN13: 9780520253520
• ISBN10: 0520253523
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-10-01
• Publisher: Univ of California Pr

Summary

Since its first publication in 1920, George Saintsbury's classicNotes on a Cellar-Bookhas remained one of the greatest tributes to drink and drinking in the literature of wine. A collection of tasting notes, menus, and robust opinions, the work is filled with anecdotes and recollections of wines and spirits consumed--from the heights of Romaneacute;e-Conti to the simple pleasures of beer, flip, and mum. Thomas Pinney brings this unique work alive for contemporary audiences by providing the keys to a full understanding ofNotes on a Cellar-Bookin a new edition that includes explanatory endnotes, an essay on the book's legacy, and additional articles on wine by Saintsbury.

Author Biography

George Saintsbury (1845-1933) was Professor of Literature at the University of Edinburgh.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. vii
Introduction: George Saintsbury and Notes on a Cellar-Book	p. 1
Bibliographical Note	p. 19
Preliminary	p. 27
Note to Third Edition	p. 36
Origins	p. 43
Sherry and Madeira	p. 53
Port	p. 64
Claret and Burgundy	p. 77
Champagne and Other French White Wines	p. 90
Hock, Moselle and the Rest	p. 99
Spirits-Hollands and Whisky	p. 114
Spirits-Brandy, Rum and Gin, with Some Exotic Things	p. 125
Liqueurs	p. 136
Beer, Cider, Etc.	p. 148
"Mixed Liquors"	p. 156
Bottles and Glasses	p. 164
Cellar Arrangements	p. 173
Conclusio ad Diversos: (With a Few Barmecide Invitations)	p. 181
Other Writings on Wine and Spirits by Saintsbury
A Sentimental Cellar, The Yellow Book, April 1894	p. 207
The Bounties of Bacchus, Athenaeum 21 November 1919	p. 213
"White," A Scrap Book, 1922	p. 219
"Obrian," A Scrap Book, 1922	p. 221
Le Temps Jadis: Wallet II, A Second Scrap Book, 1923	p. 223
The Order of Drinks, A Second Scrap Book, 1923	p. 229
The Qualities of Wine, Morning Post, 22 May 1923	p. 234
The Cellar, The Book of the Queen's Dolls' House, 1924	p. 238
Le Temps Jadis; Wallet V., 90's and Later, A Last Scrap Book, 1924	p. 246
Notes	p. 249
Selected List of Works Cited	p. 331
Index	p. 335
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