PARCELLE HAS A BOOK!

Hey ,

I want to share that we have a new book coming out: The Wine List. It's a concise collection of stories about the most fascinating, delicious, and sought-after wines throughout history, including some hot takes on today's rising stars. You can buy it here––with or without a few bottles featured from the book.

 

If you want to read a completely biased overview written by the author, me, here are some more words on why and how this book came about.

 

The book is a running list of insider stories I've always found captivating about the producers, vintages, and trends of the wine world. They're comprised of sound bites about the bottles I count among the best I've ever tasted, plus some I dream of trying but likely never will have a chance to. The book spans 300 years and includes information on the old guard masterpieces as well as the contemporary showstoppers. Many of the stories are those I've heard from mentors and collectors, read in more academic books, and discussed with the generous producers I've come to know throughout my career.

 

It's also an examination of which wines have gone down in the history books—and why. Often we study and speak about the chemistry of wine: how it tastes, what grapes it's made of, how long it has aged. Less often, we ask the (maybe impossible) question of why a great wine is great after all. I'm of the mindset that not all wine is created equal. A vineyard declared magnificent by monks thousands of years ago has an edge over one planted on a Brooklyn rooftop. A bottle made by a generational talent––even if from the same grapes as someone on the next slope––tastes better and deserves a higher price. On the contrary, some wines are more deserving of a spot in the Marketing Hall of Fame than the wine one.

 

The Wine List was a collaboration with my friend and author Becky Cooper who, in addition to some sidebars on broader wine topics, researched what else was going on in the world during the years these wines formed. Wine is creative, scientific, and, frankly, a business, so it's only natural that the history of wine has parallels to the history of politics, climate, art, and other cultural moments.

 

The book features art by Joan Wong, which makes it perfect for thumb-flipping while drinking. The outside is textured, debossed, and foiled all in Parcelle's signature green and gold. It looks great on a coffee table. And it makes for a nice gift.

 

In writing The Wine List, my goal was to write something that would make you smile and make you thirsty, and to tip my cap to those who've made a career in wine possible for so many of us. After all, without the effort and talent of these producers, I'd probably be cracking open a White Claw tonight. Please don't.

 

More to come on events and celebrations in the upcoming weeks. For now, thank you for reading.

 

Best,

Grant

 

 

 

 

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