"Coarse but generous"
"Full bodied, with great character"
"Full, fruity character"
"Lacks Subtlety"
"Pleasantly scented, very agreeable"
"Should remain in cellar for two or three years"
"Unpretentious"
[All illustrations © Ronald Searle]
Scans of Searle's trademark scratchy caricatures, satirising the jargon of the would-be wine connoisseur. They first appeared in 1983 in 'The Illustrated Winespeak, Ronald Searle’s Wicked World of Winetasting'.
Homepage / biography.
Update: Audra, from the Vespiary, scanned and posted a wonderful selection of Searle illustrations from 'Slightly foxed but still desirable - Ronald Searle's Wicked World of Book Collecting' to Flickr.
Update 2: More Searle illustration goodness from JRSM at the Caustic Cover Critic.
8 comments:
Searle is always a delight! I want to get this as a gift for my parents now.
I love his use of color in these drawings.
A true genius
His other work about book collecting is fun, too. I wrote about it over at The Vespiary.
Haha, I love Searle! Thanks for these ^o^
Searle's art had a great influence on me.
Thanks for sharing these gems.
The "unpretentious" one is my favorite [that would describe my winetasting style]...these are hilarious, Thanks!
Wonderful! I love it!
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