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OREGON The Taste of WINE, due out in Octorber 2008
Contrary to the title, this book is not really about wine. Rather it’s about an extraordinary group of individuals who, for some reason, happened to come together in this place called Oregon to create something world-class. It’s about their individual and collective energy, their values, their passion, their vision, and their humanness.
From the beginning, I wanted their personal stories to be the narrative, told in their own words. So I set out with recorder and camera. Originally I thought talking with twenty key people would do the trick. Wrong. In the end, I recorded nearly two hundred hours of interviews with more than eighty owners, winemakers, and vineyard managers from all over the state, and spoke with many more wine-industry workers—in several languages. Then, true to a National Geographic background, I took more than three thousand photographs, which I agonizingly edited down to one thousand “finals.”
During the very first interview, when I heard Oregon wine pioneer Dick Ponzi say, “I’ve never really told this to anyone before,” I knew we were on the right track.
128 pages
Available in book stores in October 2008
Pacific Northwest: The Ultimate Winery Guide, in bookstores now
The most definitive guide book to wineries in Oregon, Washington and British
Columbia available. With detailed profiles of 30 wineries, plus a directory
of scores more, an extensive resource section, and detailed information
on wine tasting and cuisine, Pacific Northwest is full of useful insights
and hints for the traveler. Award winning color photographs, by Janis Miglavs,
of the wineries and vineyards in their many moods and seasons make this
book a visual journey in and of itself, both for those familiar with the
region and those setting out to discover it for the very first time.
10 X 9 7/8 120 pages
Available in book stores now
or order directly from Chronicle Books Customer Service
800-722-6657
orders@chroniclebooks.com
To receive a personally signed copy by Janis,
please call or email Shannon at the studio: 503.625.2145, shannon@jmiglavs.com
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