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Cyril Ray (1908–1991)

Autore di Il libro d'oro dei vini d'Italia

57 opere 308 membri 8 recensioni

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Comprende il nome: CYRIL RAY (EDITOR)

Serie

Opere di Cyril Ray

New Compleat Imbiber (1986) 15 copie
Compleat Imbiber No 14 (1989) 14 copie
COMPLEAT IMBIBER (1971) — A cura di — 14 copie
The gourmet's companion (1963) 11 copie
The Guide to Wine (1982) 10 copie
Cognac (1973) 10 copie
The Wines of France (1976) 10 copie
Merry England (1960) 9 copie
Vintage Tales (1984) 9 copie
The wines of Germany (1977) 7 copie
The Compleat Imbiber 8 (1965) 6 copie
The Compleat Imbiber 7 (1964) 6 copie
Wine with food (1975) 5 copie
Ray on Wine (1979) 5 copie
Cyril Ray's Book of Wine (1978) 5 copie
Lickerish Limericks (1979) 5 copie
The Compleat Imbiber 9 (1967) 4 copie
Compleat Imbiber 12 (1971) 3 copie
The Compleat Imbiber 5 (1962) 3 copie
Wijnen van de wereld (1979) 2 copie
Compleat Imbiber (1984) 2 copie
The Gourmet's Companion. (1901) 1 copia
The Compleat Imbiber 3 (1960) 1 copia
In a glass lightly (1969) 1 copia
Vintage Tales 1 copia

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Informazioni generali

Nome canonico
Ray, Cyril
Data di nascita
1908-03-16
Data di morte
1991-09-24
Sesso
male
Nazionalità
England
UK
Luogo di nascita
Bury, Lancashire, England, UK
Luogo di residenza
London, England, UK
Bury, Lancashire, England, UK
Rome, Italy
Istruzione
Jesus College, Oxford University
Wesleyan Church School, Bury, Lancashire, England, UK
Manchester Grammar School
Attività lavorative
author
journalist
Breve biografia
Cyril Ray (16 March 1908 – 24 September 1991) was an English author and journalist. After a spell as a war reporter, and then a foreign correspondent he became best known for writing about food and, especially, wine. He became a wine writer almost randomly, and had strong interests in other spheres such as military history and riding. In addition to writing about food and wine, Ray wrote histories of major wine producers, including Ch. Lafite, Ch. Mouton Rothschild and Bollinger. He also wrote volumes of military history. A strong socialist, he resigned from prominent positions when he felt his principles incompatible with those of the publication.

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Lovely book with many very enjoyable stories, as well as being an interesting look at how wine writing has changed
 
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DermotNolan | Jun 12, 2023 |
An enjoyable coffee-table style read. The text, touching on most, if not all, major spirits, is accompanied by numerous (often historical) images relating to the production and culture of spirits/liqueurs, and begins with a general history of distillation, then goes on to brandy, whisky, gin (and similar), rum, vodka, Eau de vie, and finally different sweetened liqueurs. I was happy to find that I learned a number of facts, as the author did a good job of simplifying and clarifying many things.

This is neither a "must try" (and in fact, rarely mentions specific brands of spirits...liqueurs, particularly ones with a long history) nor a cookbook (only a couple historical cocktail recipes).

It is, however, not actually complete...that would require something the size of a dictionary. Four stars, and certainly worth picking up if you happen to see it (as I did) in a used-book store and are interested in the subject.
… (altro)
 
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Beorn_se_Bacaire | Dec 18, 2013 |
This interesting anthology of the pleasures of the table includes, on pp. 140-142, M.F.K. Fisher's essay titled "On Dining Alone",
which was reprinted from the chapter of the same name in her first book, Serve it Forth, published by Harpers in 1937.
 
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rschwed | Sep 25, 2013 |
See my review dated 24 Jun 2012 on the Amazon website
 
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lestermay | Jun 24, 2012 |

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Opere
57
Utenti
308
Popolarità
#76,456
Voto
½ 3.7
Recensioni
8
ISBN
45
Lingue
2

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