American Wino

A professional booze writer whose life spins out of control tries to piece it back together by embarking upon an epic wine fueled adventure that takes him to every corner of the U.S Part vision quest, part guidebook, part journey into the bizarre tapestry of American life, it will make you laugh, make you cry and teach you a whole lot about wine.Former Playboy magazine nightlife columnist Dan Dunn has a made a career out of drinking Yet this man s man a connoisseur of beer and whiskey knew next to nothing about one of the major drinks enjoyed the world over wine When a fateful tasting experience coincided with a serious existential crisis, Dunn decided to hit the road on a journey of discovery To quench his thirst for knowledge and be able to throw down with the experts , he would educate himself about the industry glass by glass, from winery to winery, in nearly every region in the United States.His bold 15,000 mile road trip took Dunn from Sonoma, California, to Pawley s Island, South Carolina, where he twirled, sniffed, and sipped glass after glass of a vast array of wines with vintners, savants, and celebrities, including Kurt Russell and The Most Interesting Man in the World, Jonathan Goldsmith Dunn s mission was to transform himself from a heartbroken schlub who barely knew the difference between Merlot and Meritage, into a confident connoisseur capable of wowing others simply by swirling some fermented grape juice around in his mouth and pronouncing it troubling, yet brilliant In American Wino, Dunn shares it all the good, the bad, the sublime As his wine knowledge grows and becomes complex, he shares it with the reader in the form of digestible, actionable nuggets in each chapter It s like a wine tasting course at your local community college extension program, only with sex and less crushing despair An intoxicating blend of travel writing, memoir, and booze journalism that pairs earthy humor with fine wine for hilarious and enlightening results, it is the story of one man s journey to find himself and everyman s journey to better understand the true spirit of this divine elixir. Best Read Kindle ePUB American Wino by Dan Dunn – kino-fada.fr This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here The type of booze food book I can t stand Mocks braggart hipsters while being exactly that braggart Ugh Rein in your own badassedness, guy He who doth brag too much and all Couldn t finish this after that c...You really don t want to trade tales with Dan Dunn His stories will kick your stories asses, no problem I hung around with Dan for a few days in Napa and Sonoma last year After sharing some wine and some stories I realized Dan is fucking cool guy, and he can rattle off a hilarious story with ease You know Dos Equis Most Interesting Man in the World Well, Dan is buddies with the real life dude Seriously I didn t believe the guy when he told me this, but Dan pulled out his phone and showe You really don t want to trade tales with Dan Dunn His stories will kick your stories asses, no problem I hung around with Dan for a few days in Napa and Sonoma last year After sharing some wine and some stories I realized Dan is fucking cool guy, and he can rattle off a hilarious story with ease You know Dos Equis Most Interesting Man in the World Well, Dan is buddies with the real life dude Seriously I didn t believe the guy when he told me this, but Dan pulled out his phone and showed me pictures Oh yeah, then we talked boxing a bit I m a huge fan What picture does Dan show me next No big deal, ju...I laughed out loud numerous times Mr Dunn I think he d hate I referred to him that way goes throughemotions than most of us ever will admit and he does it shamelessly I enjoyed it immensely.I can t recommend that anyone read this book, however I did laugh out loud multiple times I want to like the casual writing but there s only so many times I can read about a 40 something man making a drunken pass at a 20 something woman Zero times.Dan Dunn is the drunk that the we all wish would wind up on the stool next to ours witty, self deprecating, and above all, crazy knowledgeable about the hooch American Wino is a prefect intro to the world of American wine and the ways in which it s quickly becoming as steeped in snobbery as the European scene This book is a must read for anyone with an interest in wine, or who s ever felt the need to flout the foolish strictures of AA and pull a booze fueled geographic in order to cop...Not sure this was time well spent on my part.I almost stopped reading this two or three times but kept at it It always seemed to me that this would beappropriate at a comedy club or a play Too long near the end so I skimmed over the final chapters There is no pretense here but for me t...Tongue in cheek and sometimes funny, I did learn a lot from this book But I periodically felt like I wanted to walk away from the sexist, braggart of an author who wrote it The fact he disclosed some of his own trauma, which led him to be t...Fun and easy read but don t expect to gain much wine knowledge Does give some good reviews on wineries throughout America that would be interesting to visit but this isabout his adventure and life s history.I now feel validated in my choice of Kung Fu Girl as my go to riesling.I didn t learn too much about wine but I laughed a hell of a lot.

• English
• 07 July 2017
Dan Dunn
• Paperback
• 352 pages
• 0062394649
• Dan Dunn
• American Wino