Since its first publication in 1920 George Saintsburys classic Notes on aCellarBook has remained one of the greatest tributes to drink and drinking inthe litera... » 

Since its first publication in 1920 George Saintsburys classic Notes on aCellarBook has remained one of the greatest tributes to drink and drinking inthe literature of wine. A collection of tasting notes menus and robustopinions the work is filled with anecdotes and recollections of wines andspirits consumedfrom the heights of RomaneConti to the simple pleasures ofbeer flip and mum. Thomas Pinney brings this unique work alive forcontemporary audiences by providing the keys to a full understanding of Noteson a CellarBook in a new edition that includes explanatory endnotes an essayon the books legacy and additional articles on wine by Saintsbury. «