"Who would have guessed that wine prevents infection, appendicitis, diabetes and obesity, and that it makes men handsome, women more beautiful and is essential for writers, artists and athletes? In the 1930s, a group of leading French doctors set out to convince the rest of the world that wine was the best medicine you could have, and Benjamin Ivry’s delightful translation of Mon Docteur Le Vin is just what the doctor ordered. Paul Lukacs’s introduction provides an essential historical context that reveals as much about the country as it does about wine itself."

--Donald and Petie Kladstrup,
Authors of Wine and War: The French, the Nazis, and The Battle for France's Greatest Treasure

"Delightful! The perfect antidote to the pious hand-wringing of the prudish. A celebration of wine--its health benefits and its usefulness as a social catalyst--colorfully visualized by Dufy and enthusiastically phrased by Derys. Essential for any serious wine library."

--Anthony Dias Blue,
Wine & Spirits Editor, Bon Appétit

"This is a most delightful and reassuring book for those, like me, who prefer grapes to aspirin. Read it, and the secrets of the French Paradox will be yours."

--Peter Mayle,
Author of A Year in Provence and French Lessons