• A Carafe of Red

  • By: Gerald Asher
  • Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
  • Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (13 ratings)

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A Carafe of Red

By: Gerald Asher
Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
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Publisher's summary

Every wine has a story. In this collection of elegantly written essays from the past 30 years, updated with a new introduction and endnotes, renowned author Gerald Asher informs wine enthusiasts with insightful, engrossing accounts of wines from Europe and America that offer just as much for those who simply enjoy vivid evocations of people and places. Asher puts wine in its context by taking the reader on a series of discursive journeys that start with the carafe at his elbow.

In his introduction, Asher says, "Wine . . . draws on everything and leads everywhere." Whether the subject is a supposedly simple red wine shared in a Parisian caf or a Napa Valley Cabernet tasted with its vintner, every essay in A Carafe of Red

is as pleasurable as the wines themselves.

©2012 Gerald Asher (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

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Nice writing, shame about the accents

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

Whenever the narrator comes to a quote from some French winemaker or aficionado, and there are quite a few in this book, he reads it in a fake French accent that sounds like something from Inspector Clouseau or perhaps a Monty Python sketch. He takes a similar tack with quotes from Italians, where he sounds like Joe Dolce doing his Shaddap you face...
Without the grating fake accents this book would have easily made a 4 star listening experience in my view.

Would you be willing to try another one of P. J. Ochlan’s performances?

No. I mean, he's fine when he's not putting on accents, but the Inspector Clouseau routine is really quite awful.

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The writing is great. I should have read it in print.

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On the Road Exploring Wine History

Asher takes the reader on a spectacular history-road-trip of wine in France, Spain, Italy, California— going back ages. This is not a "where-this-wine-comes-from-blah-blah" kind of book— no, there are all sorts of dirty politics and criminal activities.

I hope the author was enjoying a glass while he wrote this book.

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Wonderful anecdotal writing, awesome narration.

This book is very informative yet remains entertaining with a light anecdotal format. The narrator does a wonderful job, and I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the world of wine.

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