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Tamlyn Currin
Thursday 12 January 2017
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For links to all of Tam's reviews of wine books published in 2016, see this guide. 

12 January We're republishing this free as part of our Throwback Thursday series. See Tam on Monty and biodynamics below. 

5 January This was originally published for members of Purple Pages. 

Riesling Rediscovered 
Bold, Bright, and Dry 
John Winthrop Haeger 
University of California Press 
£27.95, $39.95 

The heterogeneity of wine writers has never struck me so forcibly as during these reviews. From chiropractors to lawyers, they come at wine from every possible angle and background. John Winthrop Haeger is no exception. He has...

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