A new book for your shelves

For the wine lovers who desire to learn more about Pinot Noir, a book just came out in September. Article from San Francisco Chronicle, "Most delicate grape gets a thorough probing" has very good things to say about North American Pinot Noir, by John Wintrop Haeger.

Chewing through 425 pages about one grape variety would be a chore if one were in the hands of a less capable author. But Haeger, a China scholar whose last book was the 1975 "Crisis and Prosperity in Sung China," writes with a sense of clarity and curiosity that makes his second book a pleasure to digest.

Check it out!