Comments on: Why We Are Not Dogs. Jonathan Nossiter’s Liquid Memory

By: Admin, Ken Payton

Admin, Ken Payton — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:04:03 +0000

Thank you for the anonymous comment. Dr. Vino may not have linked my review for the simple reason that he did not consider mine a ‘major review’. What bothered me about Dr. Vino’s post, living on in your comment, is that I enjoyed a very good interview with Mr. Nossiter posted just days before about which Dr. Vino made no mention. I believe it provides important insight to how Mr. Nossiter currently understands the wine world. This was the basis of my complaint. I do not understand why the book, written some years ago, has been the only source informing the book reviews that have appeared. It is simply lazy at best and studied indifference at worst.

Now, if you read Dr. Vino’s work, especially his fine historical efforts, you will understand how important for him is the careful reading of all relevant documentation for making a proper judgement. So, perhaps you might better understand why I remain perplexed that neither he nor any reviewer, with the notable exception of Alice Feiring, has seen fit to refer to my interview!

About being boring and a complete waste of time, that to me is unfortunate. I wish your reading experience had been more enjoyable. But as for being a wine snob and ‘ruining it for the rest of us’, I encourage you to explore my site. Read my recent pieces from Portugal, if nothing else. Then write back and let me know in what way ‘wine snob’ could possibly describe my relation to the wine world. Salud.

By: Not a Payton Fan

Not a Payton Fan — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:56:11 +0000

No wonder Dr Vino didn’t link up to your review. Terribly boring from start to finish. Complete waste of my time. You and Nossiter both simply contribute to making wine lovers seem like snobby assholes. Stop giving the rest of us a bad name.

By: michael

michael — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:07:42 +0000

Your exceptional review matches the quality of the book. Rare event these days.

By: Admin, Ken Payton

Admin, Ken Payton — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:45:39 +0000

Thank you, Mr. Adams. It has been quite a pleasure speaking with him. Quite an educational experience as well.

By: bill adams

bill adams — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:00:15 +0000

A fine distillation of Mr. Nossiter’s sensibility in an economical format. Thanks, as well, for the interview series with Jon, as I have forwarded links to many friends in the trade.