Alice Feiring's New Book Breathlessly Awaited

That fiery redhead, Alice "No Spoofilation Ever" Feiring, is about to see the publication of her long-awaited and sarcastic expose' of the wacky world of wine.  Ms. Feiring, no stranger to those who hang about portfolio tastings in our fair city, has entitled the book "How I Saved the World from Parkerization but Am Still Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places"  -- no no no, it isn't that exactly, but she should find a nice Gentile and settle down already.

Enough editorial comment from the vile likes of me.

Alice is very well known in the wine-writing demimonde, but if you happen not to know her blog, Veritas in Vino, you need to check it out.  Like Alice, it's feisty and critical and usually on the mark when it comes to bullshit and "spoofilation" (tricking up the juice).  She's impassioned about wine, Barolo representing her "aha!" moment in life, but France and the natural-tending vignerons of that land being her most frequent subject.  Terroir, typicity and truth are her grail.

Here is part of a very nice capsule review by Publisher's Weekly.  Go to Alice's site for the whole thing.

*** In this entertaining oenological salvo, wine blogger and journalist Feiring makes an argument for wine authenticity through adherence to old techniques. She's against what she calls “Big Wine”—viticulture as business and technology... But what sets her sprightly polemic apart is that her argument is pinned to a personal narrative of wine tours through Europe and California. Rounding out the Syrah-and-the-City parallels are several female characters who receive noms de vin like “Honey-Sugar” and the air-kissing “Skinny,” and most entertainingly of all, the author's Carrie-like relationships. Parker looms like Mr. Big over all Feiring's oenological relationships...The author, who already has fans through her blog and other journalism, can count on new ones with this publication. (May) ****

The author has promised me a review copy, which will come out some time in April.  My review will appear here ASAP.  Can't wait to read it.  And I expect to be entertained, hugely.

Comments

[Marco]

Tricked out, not up. Get hep, man.

[Richard Peden]

Always enjoy reading your insightful blog. Glad you highlighted the witty and knowledgeable Alice Feiring.

[TH]

Thank you, Richard. A pleasure.

As to you Marco, I was (clearly) conflating "tricked out" and "fucked up."

Really, some people.

[Firoze Shakir]

Alice Feiring is human far too human
a solid soul satisfying american woman

[Glenn Losack MD]

A phenominal human being, whose talent will shine in this long awaited book. Afficionados beware Alice will entertain, delight and educate us all. She has worked arduously with her heart and soul on this her tour de force on what will be the book of the decade for those who live and love wine but also appreciate the vicissitudes of living and loving as only a New Yorker can.
I cant wait to get my autographed copy.

[terence]

Now, Alice, how many times have I told you not to write these "testimonials" under other names? You are quite incorrigible.