Blackberry Wine

Blackberry Wine

Blackberry wine is a magical realism novel by Joanne Harris, published in 2000. This story, which is narrated by a vintage bottle of wine, uses her typical split-narrative technique and follows two separate timelines. One is set in Yorkshire, and follows several formative events in the adolescence of Jay Mackintosh, as he meets Joe Cox, the man who is to become the main influence of his life and literary career. The other, which continues in the present day, is set in the fictional village of Lansquenet-sous-Tannes, the setting of Harris' previous book, Chocolat, and follows Jay's attempts to recapture the magic of those early years, and cure his writer's block.

Blackberry

A blackberry is an edible fruit produced by many species in the genus Rubus in the family Rosaceae, hybrids among these species within the subgenus Rubus, and hybrids between the subgenera Rubus and Idaeobatus. The taxonomy of blackberries has historically been confused because of hybridization and apomixis so that species have often been grouped together and called species aggregates.

Wine

Wine is an alcoholic drink made from fermented grape juice. It is produced and consumed in many regions around the world, in a wide variety of styles which are influenced by different varieties of grapes, growing environments, viticulture methods, and production techniques.

Wine red

The color wine, or wine red, also called bordeaux, vinous, or vinaceous, is a dark shade of red and brown. It is a representation of the typical color of red wine.

blackberry

Noun

1. A fruit-bearing shrub of the aggregate species Rubus fruticosus and some hybrids.
2. The soft fruit borne by this shrub, formed of a black (when ripe) cluster of drupelets.

Verb

1. To gather or forage for blackberries.

wine

Noun

1. An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grape juice, with an ABV ranging from 5.5–16%.
2. An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting other substances, producing a similar ABV.

Verb

1. To entertain (someone) with wine.
2. To drink wine.