"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.
Searle is always a delight! I want to get this as a gift for my parents now.
ReplyDeleteI love his use of color in these drawings.
ReplyDeleteA true genius
ReplyDeleteHis other work about book collecting is fun, too. I wrote about it over at The Vespiary.
ReplyDeleteHaha, I love Searle! Thanks for these ^o^
ReplyDeleteSearle's art had a great influence on me.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing these gems.
The "unpretentious" one is my favorite [that would describe my winetasting style]...these are hilarious, Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWonderful! I love it!
ReplyDeleteCheck out the Searle exhibition I ass bled at the Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco. 5 of his wine pictures for Clos du Val, Napa are included
ReplyDeletehttp://ronaldsearle.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/searle-in-america-opens-today.html?m=1
Thanks Matt, I'm making a note in my calendar to tweet about this exhibition in a couple of days when there'll be a few more eyeballs available (that are hopefully less wine-soaked!). Good luck with it.
ReplyDeleteOh here's a clickable link to the *Searle inAmerica* overview post.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link! Just noticed the unfortunate auto-correct on 'assembled' in my comment- wine-soaked indeed!
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