The Accidental Connoisseur: An Irreverent Journey Through the Wine World by Lawrence Osborne Quebec Blomfield (originally James Jerris Bloomfield)

Blomfield (originally James Jerris Bloomfield) [1872-1951] Born in Maidenhead

The National Gallery of Canada

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he still had enough to pay for oils and canvas and for paper and paint for his water-colours

antique map (soil stain to right corner of margin)

The Accidental Connoisseur: An Irreverent Journey Through the Wine World by Lawrence Osborne Quebec Blomfield (originally James Jerris Bloomfield)The Accidental Connoisseur: An Irreverent Journey Through the Wine World by Lawrence Osborne 8vo. pp. 262. wrs. New York: North Point Press, [2005]. New. ISBN 10: 0865477124 ISBN 13: 9780865477124 What is taste? Is it individual or imposed on us from the outside? Why are so many of us so intimidated when presented with the wine list at a restaurant? In The Accidental Connoisseur, journalist Lawrence Osborne takes off on a personal voyage through a