"Splendid vino vignettes [that] pique both curiosity and
thirst."
--Jennifer Reese, Entertainment Weekly
"[McInerney''s] research is impeccable and his judgments
generally astute . . . Wine writer or novelist, the man is a story
teller and a good one, [and] he his a hard-working professional who
brings solid reporting and exceptional narrative skills to a
subgenre woefully in need of them." --Frank J. Prial, The New
York Times
"Good wines leave you wanting more; so, too, good wine writing,
[and] from start to finish, first sip to last, A Hedonist in
the Cellar is crisp, stylish and very funny."
--Michael Steinberger, New York Times Book Review
"As bracing as high-acid Riesling . . . McInerney the novelist,
with his eye for detail and smart aleck wit, is never far from the
page, [and] he''s able to get inside each destination and suss out
what makes it interesting, both by itself and in wine terms. By the
end of each three-day column, you can''t help but yearn to go there
yourself, or at least open a bottle."
--Bruce Schoenfeld, The Washington Post Book World
"One of the most transparent of wine writers . . . His vision of
the widening wine world ranges from South America to South Africa,
New York to New Zealand, [while his] unfussy prose and his
celebration of lesser-known wines make him the most transparent of
wine writers."
--Mark Knoblaunch, Booklist