内容简介
Acomprehensiveguidetothemust-knowwinesandproducersofCalifornia's"newgeneration,"andthestoryoftheiconoclasticyoungwinemakerswhohavechangedthefaceofCaliforniavinicultureinrecentyears. TheNewCaliforniaWineistheuntoldstoryoftheCaliforniawineindustry:theyoung,innovativeproducerswhoarerewritingtherulesofcontemporarywinemaking;theirquesttoexpresstheuniquenessofCaliforniaterroir;andthecontinuingbattletomovethestateawayfromtheoverly-technocratic,reactionarypracticesofitsrecentpast.JonBonnéwritesfromthefrontlinesoftheCaliforniawinerevolution,wherehehasaccesstothestories,philosophies,andtechniquesoftopproducers.Inthisgroundbreakingdebut,Bonnépaintsanunflinchingportraitofthecurrentstateoftheindustry:itsstrengthsandshortcomings,itsessentialwinesandthosenotworthpursuing.Lushfull-colorphotographs,aswellasaregion-by-regiontourofsomeofCalifornia’slesser-knowngrowingareas,revealthepeopleandplacesbehindthebottles.Finally,acomprehensivepurchasingreferencelistsallthemust-knowproducersandtheirbestwines,makingTheNewCaliforniaWineanessentialresourceforfindingandbuyingtheverybestthestatehastooffer.