Africa Uncorked: Travels in Extreme Wine Territory

by John Platter and Erica Platter

Turning off the beaten track, and avoiding the usual African cliches, the Platters carve out their own quirky road, illuminating people and places along the way. spitting and swallowing their way... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1856264408
• ISBN13: 9781856264402
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Double Storey Books
• Length: 288 Pages

Customer Reviews

Outstanding stories, great first hand style

A fantastic collection of real wine/Winery stories from a completely ignored historic wine producing region. A wonderful work, and a great read.

A bold topic, a bold adventure, and a bold approach

John and Erica Platter helped bring south African wine to the knowledge of the rest of the world with the country's first wine travel guide, and their Africa Uncorked, Travels In Extreme Wine Territory follows the idea of unusual African wines through Africa in a travelogue which journeys from Algeria to Madagascar and beyond. Unusual wine and food discoveries, strange characters, and adventure permeates Africa Uncorked, which provides equal attention to cultural and culinary discoveries on the continent. A bold topic, a bold adventure, and a bold approach makes Africa Uncorked hard to put down.