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February 1 2006

Notes on a Cellar-Book

One of the things that I find interesting are old wine books.  Not 1970s old, but really old.  I think most people that really enjoy some of the more esoteric aspects of wine—like the notion that wine is a living thing in the bottle and that a 1952 vintage might taste different on January 31, 2006 then it would on Feb. 1, 2006, would agree.

So, I’m going to post some public domain wine related books—The American Vine-Dresser by John James Dufour is fitting because Dufour, in my estimation, is woefully under-represented in wine history for his rightful place as the first successful grape-grower and winemaker—circa 1807.  The beginning of the preface is in a previous post under the Category of "Kickin’ It Old School."

And, another wine blog has an interesting report on George Saintsbury.  I can’t tell if his book is public domain because it was published before 1923, but reprinted in subsequent editions after 1923.  My guess is the rights are with a 2nd cousin twice removed in the Saintsbury family.

At any rate, check out this post (called Jot a lot) from Wine Whines for a little more info. on Saintsbury and his Notes on a Cellar-book

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