Sophie Menin, A Year in the Vineyard

The 34^th Edition of the Book Festival of the MJCCA Presents

Sophie Menin, A Year in the Vineyard

Conversation and Wine Tasting

With over 180 stunning photographs, A Year in the Vineyard offers an immersive experience of the adage ‘wine is made in the vineyard’ as it traces the yearlong cycle of the vine, from bud burst to harvest to vine leaves capturing the energy of the late autumn sun. The narrative is spun through images, background paintings, and vignettes about activities that honor the seasonal rhythms and rituals of winegrowing, resulting in resonant meditations on how fine wines are achieved in tandem with nature, not through triumph over the elements. The book also shows winegrowers as they work on the front line of the climate crisis, posing questions, and offering potential remedies in response to the earth’s changing ecology.

A Wine Tasting will Follow the Author Talk

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sophie Menin is an author and journalist who has contributed to The New York Times, Barron’s, Penta, Departures, Wine Spectator, Edible Communities, Saveur, Tricycle, Punch, B the Change Magazine and Opera News. She earned an MA in Cultural Reporting and Criticism from the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at  New York University and a professional degree in the Culinary Arts from the Institute of Culinary Education. Her wine writing focuses on the myriad ways that wine connects us with our senses and the rhythms of the natural world, and can be found in her online journal: lifewithwine.com. Sophie lives in New York with her husband and daughter.

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