John Sloan is a Canadian diplomat who first developed an interest in wine during his undergraduate studies at Stanford University in California. He subsequently obtained his Higher Certificate (with distinction) from the Wine and Spirit Education Trust while completing graduate work at the London School of Economics in the mid 1970s. He maintained his interest in wines after joining the Canadian Foreign Service in 1975 and throughout subsequent postings in Tokyo, Beijing and Geneva. The genesis for this book grew naturally out of his experiences and travel in Switzerland where he was Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations from 1988 to 1992. John Sloan is presently Counsellor (Finance) at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo.
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Until now very little objective information about Swiss wines has reached wine lovers in Switzerland or around the world, and Swiss wines can hardly be found outside the country. But thanks to the success of The Surprising Wines of Switzerland, many English-speaking wine enthusiasts are becoming interested in this aspect of Swiss culture, character and traditions. This book is hardbound with 31 colour photographs by Zurich's specialist wine-world photographer, Hans-Peter Siffert, and makes a perfect gift for wine lovers anywhere in the world.
The prominent Swiss wine journalist, Hanns U. Christen, better known as -sten of the BASLER ZEITUNG, rates John Sloan's book as the "best Swiss wine book that exists".
The well-known London based wine writer, Jancis Robinson, describes Sloan's book in THE FINANCIAL TIMES as "admirably thorough" while Clive Coates, in his respected newsletter THE VINE, states that Sloan's book "is comprehensive, clearly written and un-marred by any special pleading. Sloan has turned a labour of love into an essential guide."
Sloan's book seems to say as much about Swiss culture, workmanship and values as it does about wines. On quality he says, "most Swiss wines, like the Swiss themselves, are correct, slightly reserved, technically proficient and meticulous to a fault.... A genuine love of the land, combined with local traditions, technical proficiency, and personal integrity guarantee a diversity among the better wine makers which is profound and worth investigating."
Some Swiss wines may be surprising, but the enjoyable and highly readable way they are written about in this book is even more so.
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