James Tidwell

Producer @texsom/@texsomiwa. Bibliophile. Master Sommelier. LSU/CIA grad. WBM Wine Industry Leaders 2021. Contributor, Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book. (he/him)

[Henry Sotheran Ltd @Sotherans]

OK we're doing a giveaway, which I am calling Once Upon a (Forbidden) Tome

the prize? a special ⭐️annotated⭐️ copy of @deathbybadger's Once Upon a Tome containing Secrets and Confessions I did not include in the book

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(ends 2nd Nov 22)

[James Tidwell @winejames]

@timatkin Thanks for this @timatkin! I don’t have that one, but do have several others from that era and just after with recipes to make various styles. This one is remarkably specific!

[James Tidwell @winejames]

@omnivorebooks Wow!

[Classic Wine Library @cwl_wine]

Austria's Wine Producers is a free ebook guide to the wines and producers of Lower Austria and the Burgenland, by @StephenPBrook. See just how diverse Austrian wine can be. Download free on Apple Books, Google Play and Kindle + others.

[James Tidwell @winejames]

@omnivorebooks If you are the imbibing sort, then you can sub drinking Champagne as an accompaniment. Acid (and bubbles) balance and cut the fat. Or use both!

[James Tidwell @winejames]

More wine publishing news as @hawk_wakawaka departs her role amid restructuring detailed in https://t.co/snrjV2Povx Wishing Elaine the best seems unnecessary as we know she is the best at the type of work she does. Instead, will say: looking forward to your next ventures!

[James Tidwell @winejames]

@deathbybadger @Sotherans I knew there were secrets! Arcane and esoteric knowledge is part of why I went into the wine trade. Wondering how similar some aspects of rare books and wine are. Time for a tome so I can find out!

[James Tidwell @winejames]

Today’s #bookmail contained a special treat from the UK. Visited ⁦@Sotherans⁩ often on trips to London. Been awaiting ⁦@deathbybadger⁩ writings about what I believe to be my dream job. Cannot wait to read his account of the rare book trade!

[James Tidwell @winejames]

@arkhamlibrarian How would one even search for this? I am impressed with the find, however you arrived at it. As a sci-fi fan and preacher’s son who grew up in the Satanic panic, it is intriguing.

[James Tidwell @winejames]

@pangalactic Not sure if you have experimented with local wines, but with your posts of Spanish/Italian wines some of the Turkish reds could be of interest. The Öküzgözü-Boğazkere blends are classics for the country. Enjoyed discovering more of them when I was there.

[James Tidwell @winejames]

@pangalactic Not excusing poor wine service. Offering modifier. Turkey has a climate where wine storage an issue, and heat kills wine. Easier to warm than chill. But, frigid temps can cover flaws and sometimes bring out astringency in that style. Neither ideal, but cold better than hot.

[James Tidwell @winejames]

@danielbowmanjr Agreeing with others: Babette’s Feast. Several of the “food movies” have a soulful gentleness about them, but this is the one that set the standard for me.

[James Tidwell @winejames]

@typepunchmatrix That typeface!

[James Tidwell @winejames]

@arkhamlibrarian So glad you got them. I did not read “The Brain Pickers” before shipping so please let us know if it lives up to that tagline!

[James Tidwell @winejames]

“Catalán aficionado serenely contemplates a glass porrón full of his favorite wine.” Possibly my new favorite wine photo (noted as by Dick Frisell) in Adventures in Taste courtesy of today’s #bookmail from @omnivorebooks

[James Tidwell @winejames]

Delightful #bookmail today! 1972 book of Spanish wine and folk food including thorough but concise wine info, recipes, foldout maps of recommended trips, stats, and much more packed into 300 pages. Had never seen this book before. Thx for the rec @omnivorebooks !

[James Tidwell @winejames]

@arkhamlibrarian Recalled this tweet when I found this book in my local shop. If you do not have it but is of interest then I am happy to ship to you.

[James Tidwell @winejames]

@PhilipReedman @PigottRiesling @robertjoseph @jamiegoode For an idea of adoption timeline, the UK Guild of Sommeliers (which pre-dated CMS) did not use the terms in an early 1970’s exam syllabus. The organization’s Wine-Butler magazine was using New World in articles by early ‘8o’s.

[James Tidwell @winejames]

@PhilipReedman @PigottRiesling @robertjoseph @jamiegoode Not in reach of my library until tomorrow but I will look a few places when I return. Was thinking either Hugh Johnson or Michael Broadbent might have contributed, and just saw Hugh Johnson’s note.