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Cabernet: A Photographic Journey from Vine to Wine
Cabernet A Photographic Journey from Vine to Wine Author:Charles O'Rear, Michael Creedman For over 30 years, photographer Charles ORear has been fascinated with wine and the process that transforms ordinary grapes into a world-class wine. To understand the making of two of the most renowned varietals, the bold red cabernet and the more delicate white chardonnay, ORear traveled 100,000 miles, visited four continents, talke... more »d with hundreds of winemakers, and captured thousands of unprecedented images. In many ways, these books are like the profiled wines themselves: full of character, lush beauty, subtlety, and surprise. In CABERNET, ORear illuminates processes that the casual observer never has a chance to see. He and his camera are everywhere: looking down at vineyards from the window of a Cessna flying at 5,000 feet; tucked inside a stainless fermenting tank; or sprawled in the dirt of a September vineyard. Whether hes with the pickers in the field, the vintners in their aging caves, or the revelers enjoying the festivities of a successful harvest, ORear truly captures the essence of cabernets mystique.« less