Synopses & Reviews
Raoul Dufyand#8217;s joyful watercolors and Gaston Derysand#8217; witty prose come together in this charming volume to extol the many joys and benefits of wine. First published in French in 1936, the book reflects the exuberance and and#233;lan of an earlier day, when a glass of wine was a frequent medicinal and therapeutic remedy.
and#147;[A] slender classic of enduringly great art and adorable and#145;retroand#8217; wine propaganda. . . . [It] makes a whimsical, special gift with a bottle of wine.and#8221;and#151;Wine News
and#147;You can get truly drunk on Dufyand#8217;s intoxicating, color-splashed illustrations.and#8221;and#151;Toronto Globe and Mail
About the Author
Paul Lukacs is a wine columnist for the Washington Times and Washingtonian magazine. Benjamin Ivry is the author of biographies of Ravel, Poulenc, and Rimbaud, and translator of books by Andrand#233; Gide and Jules Verne, and a biography of Albert Camus.