tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757820.post4887807765175230013..comments2023-12-21T04:27:47.914-05:00Comments on Gerry Dawes's Spain: An Insider's Guide to Spanish Food, Wine, Culture and Travel: Liquid Memory: Why Wine Matters, Jonathan NossiterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757820.post-9986136203146424052009-12-13T03:17:55.472-05:002009-12-13T03:17:55.472-05:00Didn't read the book, but Mondovino was recomm...Didn't read the book, but Mondovino was recommended to me when I began filming what became "La Bobal and other stories about wine". I didn't know anything about the world of wine at the time, and like the film with a few reservations. As I found out more about the world of wine, my opinion changed from an ok film to silly, then finally dishonest and manipulative. The world of Zev Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15388537803336766420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757820.post-41642247110297931432009-11-23T00:57:11.338-05:002009-11-23T00:57:11.338-05:00Very refreshing take. Thank you for the link.Very refreshing take. Thank you for the link.Ken Paytonhttp://reignofterroir.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757820.post-77098816364810351802009-11-16T13:13:18.401-05:002009-11-16T13:13:18.401-05:00Dear Mitch,
Many thanks for your comments. I am s...Dear Mitch,<br /><br />Many thanks for your comments. I am sure that Jonathan Nossiter knew his book was going to be controversial and I think your comment "But if audiences routinely dismissed artists and other professionals with a healthy view of themselves, heaven help us." is on the mark.<br /><br />I remember many posters on the wine boards loved to hack away at Alice Feiring'sGerry Dawes's Spainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650398499991198249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757820.post-260415216099607582009-11-16T12:07:33.271-05:002009-11-16T12:07:33.271-05:00I finished the book in two days and came away with...I finished the book in two days and came away with many additional insights about the wine world. Sure, the author's ego was in evidence. But if audiences routinely dismissed artists and other professionals with a healthy view of themselves, heaven help us. I especially appreciated learning about some ITB with little-known conflicts of interest. It lent perspective to some previous exchanges Mitchnoreply@blogger.com