James Joyce's Favourite White Wine...

[sandyRoe]

I remember reading in Ellman's biography of Joyce that he had a particular favourite when it came to white wine. Does anyone remember what it was?

[sunny-dave]

My friend google gives several hits suggesting

"Joyce’s favourite drink was a Swiss white wine, Fendant de Soin"

[wolf63]

I think the answrs here. http://www.foodandwine.net/wine/wine0174.htm

[sunny-dave]

I like this one :

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=TCbm1GcPDr4C&pg=PP246&lpg=PP246&dq=James+Joyce%27s+Favourite+White+Wine&source=bl&ots=GvVsNb7wKW&sig=mgHAMrJgEMinLPmFV3B9YPW8Qyk&hl=en&sa=X&;ei=JtHQU_uCEceS7Abn4oC4CA&ved=0CDoQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=James%20Joyce%27s%20Favourite%20White%20Wine&f=false

[sandyRoe]

Thank you both. That rings a bell. I think he described it disparagingly as being like 'virgin's pee'.

[sandyRoe]

Archduchess's pee, I see.

[sandyRoe]

I hope he was describing its appearance rather than its taste. ☺

[Tilly2]

Sandy, you can't morph into James Joyce. He didn't kie dogs.

[kvalidir]

He didn't like anybody tilly:)

[sandyRoe]

Nobody's perfect, Tilly. My old da was a great Joyce fan. He called me after one of the characters in the opus magnum.

[sandyRoe]

being called Leopold Bloom is a heavy burden to bear

[sunny-dave]

OK Molly - your secret is out ...

[sandyRoe]

He wanted to call my younger brother, Simon(another name with significance for Joyce) but our mother wouldn't have that.

[retrocop]

That name would be too simple.

[kvalidir]

Useful if he'd grown up to make pies though;-)

[retrocop]

I agree.A nice pie washed down with a bottle of Fendant de Soin

[sandyRoe]

So, where could I buy a bottle in Belfast?