Blood From a Stone – A Memoir of How Wine Brought Me Back from the Dead

Adam S. Mchugh

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Inter-Varsity Press,US
11 October 2022

Memoirs; Viticulture; Wines

"Andre Simon Food and Drink Book Award Longlist

""This is the story of how wine brought me back from the dead."" Thus begins Adam McHugh's transition through the ending of one career-as a hospice chaplain and grief counselor-into the discovery of a new life in wine among the grapevines of the Santa Ynez Valley of California. ""This is the corkscrewing tale of how I got to Santa Ynez, eventually, and the questions that came up along the way,"" he continues. ""You and I are going to take a long wine tour together on our way there, and we will make plenty of stops for a glass and some local wine history. As you will see, I reached into the old, old story of wine in order to find my new story, which begins, as so many wine love stories do, in the French countryside. Most stories about religion and drink are stories of recovery. I'm not sure if mine isn't a story about recovery too."" Adam's story is one of being forced to reevaluate and remake his life when things fell apart. But more than that, it's a story about finding healing through the good gifts of wine, friends, and the beauty of wine country. Pour a glass and join the adventure from the south of France to Champagne to the California Central Coast."

By: Adam S. Mchugh
Imprint: Inter-Varsity Press,US
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 220mm, Width: 145mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 374g
ISBN: 9781514000885
ISBN 10: 1514000881
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 11 October 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

1. Wine Happens 2. The Way of Van Gogh 3. Feast Day 4. The Train to Champagne 5. A Sense of Place 6. Blood from a Stone 7. The Dark Night of the Soul 8. The Sideways Effect 9. The King's Highway 10. The Fairytale 11. The Last Stop 12. The Beast of Burden 13. Vinegar 14. The Healing Place 15. The Parade 16. The Story of Soil Epilogue: Home Acknowledgments Notes

Adam McHugh is a wine tour guide, sommelier, and Certified Specialist of Wine. He is the author of The Listening Life and Introverts in the Church and a regular contributor to Edible Santa Barbara and Wine Country. He lives in California's Santa Ynez Valley.

Reviews for Blood From a Stone – A Memoir of How Wine Brought Me Back from the Dead

Adam McHugh has not just written a terrific book about wine, he has pioneered a whole new genre of wine writing. At once funny and sad, his book is a deeply personal exploration of how one man finds himself through his relationship with the world's most remarkable beverage. This book made me laugh, cry, and want to share a bottle of wine with Adam McHugh! Karen MacNeil, author of The Wine Bible and editor of WineSpeed Adam McHugh is one of the most effortlessly funny writers I know. In his new work, Blood from a Stone, Adam combines his wit with a tender vulnerability to tell a story as poignant as it is funny. Susan Cain, author of Quiet and Bittersweet