Feiring, who describes herself as “a pale, redheaded yeshiva girl who could never tolerate being in the sun,” may be the biggest paradox of all. Paradoxically, it’s the book least focused on natural wine, while the most successful in getting to the heart of the matter. It’s her most insightful, both tender and wry, yet powerful. Her sixth book, “ To Fall in Love, Drink This: A Wine Writer’s Memoir” (Scribner), is her best yet. She’s written five books that more or less focused on that theme.

‘To Fall in Love, Drink This: A Wine Writer’s Memoir’ by Alice FeiringĪlice Feiring is best known as the first and most assertive American champion of natural wines. Here are five books on wine and one on spirits that I found most interesting in 2022, in no particular order. New styles arise, fresh points of view emerge and original voices offer provocative opinions. Then he called the bridegroom aside 10 and said, “Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink but you have saved the best till now.”ġ1 What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs ( I) through which he revealed his glory ( J) and his disciples believed in him.Wine, and spirits, have been with us for thousands of years, crucial to civilization and ever-changing. ( H) He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. They did so, 9 and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. ħ Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water” so they filled them to the brim.Ĩ Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.”

“My hour ( E) has not yet come.”ĥ His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” ( F)Ħ Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, ( G) each holding from twenty to thirty gallons. 3 When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.”Ĥ “Woman, ( C) why do you involve me?” ( D) Jesus replied. ( A) Jesus’ mother ( B) was there, 2 and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 2 On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee.

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