A Vineyard in My Glass

“A Vineyard in My Glass by Gerald Asher is a collection of 27 essays about wine regions - focusing mainly on Europe but also big on North America - written by one of the best senior wordsmiths practicing in wine.”

— Sydney Morning Herald

“Asher’s compilation of insightful essays is as stimulating as fine wine.”

— Wine Enthusiast

“Besides the chronicling and profiling, Asher's work is also stuffed full of an urbane empathy that allows him to spin an honest but always sympathetic portrait of wines or a region, and always doing so with a straight face and not too much fuss. Underneath what are fairly straightforward profiles of regions, the people that populate them and the wines produced there, one finds the prose of a romantic who's love of authenticity and preciseness and, most importantly, pleasure are allowed to seep out, politely and burnished smooth.”

— Fermentation: The Daily Wine Blog

“Even the oldest stories have a timeless appeal thanks to the pellucid prose of Mr. Asher, whose metaphors never strain and whose narrative flows like a glass of his beloved Corton. Although he ranges around the world, Mr. Asher is particularly evocative when the subject is France. It's the perfect gift for the connoisseur.”

— Wall Street Journal

“Gerald Asher, the longtime wine editor of beloved Gourmet Magazine (RIP), offers this inspiring collection of essays for some very inviting (or imbibing) fall reading. . . . By the end, you’ll feel like you not only know a bit more about wine but that you practically know firsthand the places and people that make great wine the world’s most romantic, intoxicating drink.”

— Eat Something Sexy

“I cut my teeth as a wine lover reading Gerald Asher's romantic but solidly grounded reports on wine regions in Gourmet, at a time when that magazine was intended for a very sophisticated audience. No one in the field has ever provided more sound information in more elegantly written sentences. His essays truly made you sense the work and traditions that go into making a fine wine. From its takes on whites of the Southern Rhone to a whole chapter on Soave, this book convinces the reader that snobbery is the truest enemy of wine, and like the best, most erudite of teachers, Asher knows how to entertain and enlighten in a way that sends one straight to the vineyards.”

— Esquire/Eat Like A Man Blog

“Not only will this fascinating read deepen your appreciation of your favorite wine, but it will also lead you to discover other wine regions.”

— The Blue Lifestyle Minute

“There is timelessness in his writing. . . . His writing [is] a literary pleasure.”

— Wall Street Jourbal

“These correspondences are filled with wit and wisdom, an open heart and mind.”

— Minneapolis Star Tribune

“When Gerald Asher talks, I listen—especially when he talks about the very essence of my professional being. There is no writer I revere more than Mr. Asher. He is keenly analytical. He is honest and incisive in his appraisals. And, he is so much more interesting to read than I am that I just held on for dear life as I searched for his article under the title above.”

— Connoisseurs’ Guide To California Wine

"A master of wine writing, Asher entertains readers with a deliciously told story enriched by his passion for good food and wine."

— Gastronomica