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Title: Revisiting Angelo Pellegrini
Review: I attended a release party and book signing with Angelo Pellegrini for "Lean Years, Happy Years" in Seattle in 1983. I skimmed the book then, which had an influence on my cooking (as I was a bachelor and appreciated the simple, yet delicious and wholesome recipes). The book has sat on the bookshelf unopened (and lost and buried) for almost 30 years, when I rediscovered it, this time turning immediately to the back for the last chapter on "The Cellar." Pellegrini advocated a philosophy of grow your own, make your own, drink your own wine (which applied to food as well). Now, as I winemaker myself ([...]), I relished reading his musings on winemaking and life. If you are a foodie, if you are a wino I recommend Pellegrini's book, which, although old, is as fresh as his ingredients, and is as true as a noble wine: it has improved with age.
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