Frank J. Prial
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Frank J. Prial, who graduated from Georgetown University in 1951, was the wine columnist for the New York Times for 25 years. His writing was intended to illuminate rather than obfuscate with that “peculiar subgenre of the English language” that he calls “winespeak.” His belief is that a person “should not have to be a budding enologist to enjoy reading about wine.” He believes that what’s in the bottle is much more important than what’s on the wine label and observed that “Shorn of their carefully constructed mystiques, their beautiful labels and clever marketing, many expensive wines are really not that much superior to their less expensive rivals.” The wine writer believes that “there’s enjoyment to be had of a glass of wine without making a fetish of it or paying a lot for it.”
Prial is the author of Wine Talk, published in 1978 and Decantations, published in 2001.
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- Oberdorf, Janna. Backgrounder: Frank J. Prial. Bullpen [1]
- Liu, M. L. Bullpen Lecture: Frank J. Prial
- Prial, Frank J. Decantations. NY: St. Martin’s Pres, 2001.
