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The story behind the bottle, First Big Crush is Eric Arnold's wild account of his year immersing himself in all things wine...and somehow not winding up in rehab.
Never having held a meaningful job for very long (and getting fired from most of them), Eric Arnold heads to New Zealand -- to Allan Scott Wines -- seeking adventure and hoping to learn a little bit about wine. What could be better than working outside in the fresh air and drinking wine all day? Before he knows it, he is dirty, wet, cold, and at the mercy of a tank of wine that just might explode and take him with it. So begin Eric's adventures in the world of wine. He gets sunburned, sore, and drunk -- and then does it all over again the next day.
First Big Crush is a story that is as outrageous as it is compelling. Here are tales of first pressings, pruning, and tasting competitions. There are also rowdy nights at the local pub, girls, meat pies, girls, rugby, and tales of hunting wild pig. Along the way, each step of the winemaking process is explained in a way that humans can actually understand. Almost against his will, Eric becomes an expert.
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Miranda Mcleod
reviewed First Big Crush: The Down and Dirty on Making Great Wine Down Under on February 07, 2010
First Big Crush: The Down and Dirty on Making Great Wine Down Under
This was a really good source of information about winemaking and a good story about a year in a winery and vineyard. It was full of interesting things to know about the production of wine from start to finish. The only problem was the crude comments the author felt it necessary to throw in. He seemed to need to establish himself with the reader as a raunchy young guy on an adventure. He also seemed to be on some sort of a formula--if three pages had gone by without a crude comment, it must be time for the next one. You would just about get comfortable with the story, then ZING! there was another one. Many were gratuitous and all were unnecessary. I could have done without them. Well, actually there's another problem: the cover has a picture of grapes being pressed by foot, the old-fashioned way. But the first thing you find out in the book is that they didn't do it that way in the winery where he worked--it was all mechanical, as it is mostly, but not entirely, these days. I think it set up an expectation that was not fulfilled.
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