| Title | Adventures on the Wine Route: A Wine Buyer’s Tour of France (25th Anniversary Edition) |
| Author | Kermit Lynch |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Date | First edition: 1988 25th Anniversary edition: 2013 |
| ISBN | 9780374538538 (Paperback) |
| Pages | 288 |
| Excerpts | Google Books Audio Book (Google Play) |
| Synopsis | In celebration of its twenty-fifth anniversary, Adventures on the Wine Route has been thoroughly redesigned and updated with an epilogue and a list of the great wine connoisseur’s twenty-five most memorable bottles. |
| Award | Veuve Cliquot Wine Book of the Year |
| Shop | shop.kermitlynch.com/product/detail/B25ROUTEP |
Book Reviews
Lynch’s track record is astonishing. It’s as if a single A&R; man had discovered the Beatles, the Stones, the Kinks, the Who, and Pink Floyd. Others followed his path, but it’s doubtful any had the same impact on American wine drinkers, or on European winemakers, whom Lynch encouraged to follow traditional practices.
- Kermit Lynch’s Adventures on the Wine Route Is Still Forging Tastes, 30 Years Later – by Jay McInerney, 2018
Adventures on the Wine Route, even after 20 years, remains one of the finest American books on wine.
- Berkeley’s Wine Radical, 35 Years Later by Eric Asimov, New York Times, 2007.
About the Author
Kermit Lynch (1941) is the founder and owner of Kermit Lynch Wine Merchants and co-owner of Domaine Les Pallières in Gigondas. Besides Adventures on the Wine Route he also wrote Inspiring Thirst (2004).
On Social Media
Articles
- A Life in Wine with Kermit Lynch Upon the 50th Anniversary of His Company, the Iconic Importer Looks Forward with Trepidation – Kevin Day, 2023
- Kermit Lynch, Wine’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Icon – by Andy Comer 2023, MYSA
- Kermit Lynch’s Adventures on the Wine Route Is Still Forging Tastes, 30 Years Later – by Jay McInerney, 2018
- Kermit Lynch Knows the Terroir – Food & Drink Issue, Interview by Daniel Duane, 2013
- Berkeley’s Wine Radical, 35 Years Later – by Eric Asimov, New York Times, 2007
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kermit_Lynch
© Gail Skoff | shop.kermitlynch.com/about-kermit
About the Book
Kevin Lynch’s adventures on the wine route were made in the late 1970s, almost half a century ago, and cover visits to the French wine regions Loire, Bordeaux, Languedoc, Provence, Northern Rhône, Southern Rhône, Beaujolais, and Burgundy, including Chablis.
The vignerons and domains he visits were at the time were little or unknown but have been very influential with terroir-driven (non-industrial) wine making, like, amongst others,
- Charles Joguet in Chinon
- René Loyau
- Château d’Epiré
- Madame de Lacaussade of Château de L’Hospital in Bordeaux
- domaine Saint-Jean de Bebian and Mas de Daumas Gaussac in the Languedoc
- Clos Ste. Madeleine and Domaine Tempier in the Provence
(with a visit to Restaurant Chez Fon Fon in Marseille) - Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Domaine Les Pallières Gigondas
- August Clape in Cornas
- Gérard Chave in Hermitage\
- René Rostaing in Côte Rôtie
- Jules Chauvet in the Beaujolais
- Henri Jayer, Bernard Michelot, François Jobard, and Hubert de Montille in Burgundy
- François Raveneau in Chablis
Twenty-five Most Memorable Wines
Kermit Lynch’s Twenty-five Most Memorable Wines, added to the 25th anniversary edition, are mostly from the domaines visited like
- 1947 Savennières from Château d’Epiré
- 1971 Meursault “Genevrières” from Michelot-Buisson
- 1983 Chablis “Montee de Tonnerre” from Francois Raveneau
- 1959 Domaine Charles Joguet Chinon Clos de la Dioterie
- 1970 Domaine Tempier Bandol Cuvee Speciale
- 1983 Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf-du-Pape
- 1929 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage
- 1929 Sauternes Château d’Yquem
Wine Guides
Some of the wine guides mentioned as reference
- Les Grands Vins de France, Paul Ramain (1931)
- Les Vins de Loire, Pierre Bréjoux (1956)
- Les Vins de Bourgogne, Pierre Bréjoux (1967)
- The Wines of Burgundy, Harry Yoxall (1968)
- Encyclopedia of Wines and Spirits, Alexis Lichine (1970)
- Marchand de Vin, Jean-Baptiste Chaudet (1977)
Translated
Lynch’s adventures have been translated into Dutch and French.
- Avonturen op de Wijnroute – Een wijnkoper reist door Frankrijk (Walewijn, 2008)
- Mes aventures sur les routes du vin (Editions Payot 2008 & 2017)
Gail Skoff
The pictures in the book (and on the cover) were taken by Gail Skoff, photographer (and married to Lynch).
- https://www.gailskoff.com/about
- instagram.com/skoffupclose
- Gail Skoff’s Adventures Along the Wine Route
- Gail Skoff – Wikipedia
Music
Lynch also likes to sing and recorded six albums.
- Kermit Lynch on Spotify
- Kermit Lynch – To the Brim [YouTube]
- shop.kermitlynch.com/wines/wine_type:OTHER
For a review
| Read | 2024 |
| Format | Paperback |
A classic, make sure to have a copy in your wine book libary.
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