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Many of you, I know (because your names are in the book) helped to fund Wink Lorch's excellent Jura book, which won the André Simon Prize a couple of years ago.
Wink now plans to follow this up wit a book on Alpine France, covering Savoie, Bugey, the Isère and Die. She has begun a Kickstarter Campaign to crowdfund the book and seeks to raise £12,000 by 8 May to make it happen. There are various packages available, from £20 (a discounted and early copy of the book) to almost £2,000 (3-4 days touring Savoie and Bugey with Wink, visiting producers...there's also a one day producers plus lunch option for £495).
Another option, which might be of interest to a group of us, is an organised tasting.
The book will use the same main photographer, Mick Rock (of Cephas), whose pics really helped make the Jura book come alive.
Many of you will know I love these regions, and have written many times about some of the exciting wines they are producing. Wink has a house in Savoie and, as with her Jura knowledge, I can't think of anyone more qualified to write on these regions and wines. And to top that, her nearest vineyard is almost certainly the best producer in Savoie (Belluard), lucky thing.
I have no direct connection with Wink. We've met five or six times at tastings, and I did attend a "Twitterthon" to promote the Kickstarter for the Jura book (you all know about my Jura connections). I want to do everything I can to make this book happen because I know it will be as good as Jura Wines. It is hard to publish books on wine and we see fewer and fewer of them.
Finally, can I stress that this thread is purely off my own bat. Wink has not asked me to do this, and she will be unaware I'm doing it.
If you wish to support her Kickstarter, as so many of you did for Jura Wine, visit her Kickstarter Crowdfunding Page here.
Thank you again, Tom.
Many of you, I know (because your names are in the book) helped to fund Wink Lorch's excellent Jura book, which won the André Simon Prize a couple of years ago.
Wink now plans to follow this up wit a book on Alpine France, covering Savoie, Bugey, the Isère and Die. She has begun a Kickstarter Campaign to crowdfund the book and seeks to raise £12,000 by 8 May to make it happen. There are various packages available, from £20 (a discounted and early copy of the book) to almost £2,000 (3-4 days touring Savoie and Bugey with Wink, visiting producers...there's also a one day producers plus lunch option for £495).
Another option, which might be of interest to a group of us, is an organised tasting.
The book will use the same main photographer, Mick Rock (of Cephas), whose pics really helped make the Jura book come alive.
Many of you will know I love these regions, and have written many times about some of the exciting wines they are producing. Wink has a house in Savoie and, as with her Jura knowledge, I can't think of anyone more qualified to write on these regions and wines. And to top that, her nearest vineyard is almost certainly the best producer in Savoie (Belluard), lucky thing.
I have no direct connection with Wink. We've met five or six times at tastings, and I did attend a "Twitterthon" to promote the Kickstarter for the Jura book (you all know about my Jura connections). I want to do everything I can to make this book happen because I know it will be as good as Jura Wines. It is hard to publish books on wine and we see fewer and fewer of them.
Finally, can I stress that this thread is purely off my own bat. Wink has not asked me to do this, and she will be unaware I'm doing it.
If you wish to support her Kickstarter, as so many of you did for Jura Wine, visit her Kickstarter Crowdfunding Page here.
Thank you again, Tom.
