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Marilyn Merlot and the Naked Grape: Odd Wines from Around the World
Fat Bastard Chardonnay, Lazy Lizard Shiraz, White Trash White.
These three wines—and more than 100 others—can be found in Marilyn Merlot and the Naked Grape, a celebration of the oddest wines in the world. Some have strange names, like Cat’s Pee on a Gooseberry Bush. Others have bizarre artwork, like the Magritte-inspired UFO invasion. Still others have unusual production features (Braille typography, heat-sensitive inks, lenticular art, and more).
Along with brilliant reproductions of the original labels, we’ll feature brief stories about the origins of the wines, plus tasting notes from the author. Readers will learn about unusual vineyards (like Cleavage Creek, which donates its proceeds to breast cancer research) as well as the most innovative artists working in the wine label medium. Finally, there’s an appendix of resources that will help you buy these wines—so you can try them for yourself!
Customer Review: A charming introduction to the world of wine label collecting
Peter May chose this collection of wine labels with humor and with deep knowledge of wines from different parts of the world.
Peter’s website “Unusual Wine Labels” is an excellent resource for anyone interested in the subject. He is constantly adding to the collection, and has a number of references to other collections of wine labels. His introduction to the website gives an excellent sense of both website and book:
“This site celebrates unusual wines. Unusual varieties, wines from unusual places, and wines with distinctive, weird and funny labels.
Everyone loves Chardonnay, but do you want to drink it every day? There are hundreds of wines made from grapes that are not everyday names. This site features some of the more interesting ones.
“And talking of Chardonnay, would you buy one called Fat Bastard, or a Sauvignon Blanc called Cats Pee on a Gooseberry Bush? No? These two wines are best sellers and are two of the amusing names you might come across in your local store that remind that wine should – above all – be fun.
“Did you know there are vineyards and wineries in Muslim countries, in battlezones, and even on patios?
“There are more than 230 unusual labels on this site. China, Thailand, and thirty-two other countries are represented, there are vintages dating from 1972 through to 2541 and many labels with weird and funny names.”
This is a fun book to spice up those quiet moments when you are away from the computer.
Robert C. Ross 2007 2008
Customer Review: Labels as enjoyable as wine
This is an amusing book which should bring smiles to winelovers, graphic designers and those with a taste for the unusual and quirky. Many of the labels are striking in their originality, others recall sixth-grade humor and bad puns and some actually relate to the wine inside the bottle. The text is informative.
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