Sunday, April 01, 2012

Ten of the best wines in literature

At the Guardian, John Mullan named ten of the best wines in literature.

One entry on the list:
Emma by Jane Austen

At the Westons' Christmas Eve dinner, Emma watches Mr Elton "drinking too much of Mr Weston's good wine". In the coach home she finds him "making violent love to her". She tells him he is not himself, but finds he has "drunk wine enough to elevate his spirits, not at all to confuse his intellects".
Read about another book on the list.

Emma is one of Judith Martin's five favorite novels and Monica Ali's ten favorite books.

--Marshal Zeringue