New
Zealand wine columnist John Saker and illustrator and artist Scott Kennedy have
teamed up to create a new book that will have wine lovers chortling into their
chardonnay.
Called Vinacular
– a wordplay on ‘vernacular’– the book takes 26 wine phrases and expressions,
one for each letter of the alphabet, and adorns them with Saker’s near poetic
descriptions and Kennedy’s utterly hilarious illustrations.
Among
the expressions to get a serve are ‘bead’, ‘jammy, ‘kero’, ‘herbaceous’ and
‘noble rot’.
Vinacular
is the latest
offering from innovative Wellington publisher Awa Press, which recently
partnered with the Arts Foundation for a series You Call This Art,
featuring Saker and fellow Awa Press authors Nick Bollinger and Matt Vance. The
series will air on National Radio this summer.
Scott
Kennedy, whose distinctive illustrations regularly appear in magazines,
newspapers and books in New Zealand, Australia, the United States and Canada,
approached Saker with the idea for the book after deciding the language of wine
was ripe for a bit of fun.
Saker
readily agreed. ‘The wine culture here and around the world can take itself far
too seriously,’ says the author of How to Drink a Glass of Wine and
Pinot Noir: The New Zealand Story. ‘Wine is certainly a serious business but at its heart it’s about
people relaxing and having a good time together.’
Saker
is wine columnist for Cuisine and The Sunday Star-Times and has
also written for the Listener, North & South and National
Business Review. His passion for wine began when he spent time in France as
a professional basketballer.
Kennedy’s
paintings and prints are held in collections around the world.
Vinacular
will be launched at Martin Bosley’s award-winning Wellington restaurant on
October 29.
The perfect Christmas 2012 gift for everyone who enjoys life, love, laughter and good wine.
Vinacular: A Wine Lover’s A–Z will be on sale in bookstores from November 19. RRP $25.
The perfect Christmas 2012 gift for everyone who enjoys life, love, laughter and good wine.
Vinacular: A Wine Lover’s A–Z will be on sale in bookstores from November 19. RRP $25.
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