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A Century of Wine - A genuinely definitive work that explores the history, politics, religion, culture, climatic changes, fashion, and social phenomena that have impacted wine development around the world.Richly illustrated with hundreds of historic photographs, this is a book that will entertain and inform any wine enthusiast or history buff. Please allow 3 weeks for delivery.
A Wine Growers Guide - The best-selling practical “how-to grow wine grapes” guide. With over five decades of experience in cultivating wine grapes, the author provides easy to understand essentials for establishing a vineyard. Includes propagating the vine, planting, training, pruning, vine ailments and vineyard management. Offers information on wine grape growing in all of North America including the vastly different conditions from California to New England. Suitable for the amateur and the commercial grower as well. Please allow 3 weeks for delivery
ARMAGNAC - The Definitive Guide to France’s Premier Brandy - This detailed study takes us to Gascony and shows the hidden factors that go into the production of a great Armagnac. Insights into the blending and permitted additives are provided. Profiles of the most influential negociants, objective tasting notes and even information on matching Armagnacs with cigars. . Armagnacs from a single year have subtle notes of prune, apricot, vanilla, spice and nuts converging into heavenly bouquets. Biographies and reviews of 140 producers and negociants, the precise differences between Cognac and Armagnac and tasting notes of over 750 vintages are provided. Please allow 3 weeks for delivery
Beer for Dummies Book - An easy way to learn more about the wonderful world of beer.Written in an easy to read format.
Champagne & Sparkling Wine Guide 4th Edition - The pocket edition of Tom Stevenson’s newest guide to champagne is not just a diminutive edition of its larger cousin, Christie’s World Encyclopedia of Champagne & Sparkling Wine, it is the newest, most up-to-date work, with a less assuming and mobile size by the author hailed as, “An authority acknowledged even by the Champenois.”His renown is matched only by his love of the stuff, which stamps each sentence with that distinctive Stevenson style: “The Titanic was not launched with a bottle of Champagne and we all know what happened to her.” The book begins with the basics of how sparkling wine is made, how to store and serve sparkling wines and a helpful list of styles, basic divisions of sweetness, vintage and non-vintage, grape varieties, colour and degree of mousse.Then he moves on to his latest tastings of 2001, delineating the minutia of his considerably long list of tasting notes (also included) into easy to distinguish comparative performance tables. The always thoughtful Tom Stevenson also adds a small section on how to read his tasting notes and scoring system. There is a glossary of champagne and sparkling wine terms and, probably the most unusual and gleefully received section of his book, a list of local champagne and sparkling wine retailers categorized by state and outlining contact information, years in business, brands carried, tasting schedules (if applicable), best sellers and comments and advice on store selection. The reader is guaranteed that every wine recommended in this guide has been personally tasted for this edition. This marvelous little book was voted Best Wine Guide by World Food Media Awards, proving that in a world of wine books the size of aircraft carriers, modest quality is still a premium. Please allow 3 weeks for delivry.
Concepts In Wine Chemistry - Yair Margalit, Ph.D, is a world renowned physical chemist, a practicing winemaker, university professor, and the author of the best selling Winery Technology & Operations. This book is the product of his years of research and practical winemaking experience. The state-of-the art in wine chemistry based on the current literature. Contains all aspects of wine production based on the components of grapes and their transformation into wine through fermentation, aging, cellaring and packaging.Emphasis is on the current knowledge of elevating wine quality. Please allow 3 weeks for delivery
Favorite Recipes Of California Winemakers - This is the original winemakers cookbook by 200 dedicated California winemakers, their wives and colleagues. This is the classic that is often imitated, but these are the 500 authenticrecipes, based on the simples truth that good food is even better with wine. A COOKBOOK CLASSIC. Please allow 3 weeks for delivery
Fine Wine In Food - Wine is also food. When cooking with wine there is a complex interaction of flavors that enhance the end product. Culinary achievement requires use of the finest ingredients. Using a fine wine is also essential. Each variety varies from mild to intense in flavor so selection of the proper wine for each recipe is important. The author did years of research to find the perfect wine for each recipe. She guides the reader in the techniques of cooking with wine and most importantly, which wine will give optimum results. Please allow 3 weeks for delivery.
Ghost Wineries Of Napa Valley - A fascinating photographic tour of historic Napa wineries, more than a dozen which have come back to life. Extensively researched by a resident grape grower/historian. The historical details and photographs of more than 65 wineries bring vision of the vibrant California wine industry of more than 100 years ago. The roots of many of today’s great vintners are exposed in these photos and historical vignettes. Please allow 3 weeks for delivery.
Golf for Dummies Book - Golf for the rest of us!Learn about the game of gold in an unintimidating and easy to read format.
Grand Crus Of Bordeaux - The fine wine lover will take this guide to the restaurant or wine shop to determine the quality and value of each great Chateau, when to drink the wine and how long the wine will improve. A handy reference for wine investors, a complete assessment is provided on each vintage from 1977 to present and some vintages dating back to 1961. Included are auction prices, market prices, complete stats and technical data on each chateau. Please allow 3 weeks for delivery.
How & Why To Build A Wine Cellar - A very popular classic that is based on the authors personal experiences of building a wine cellar in his home and collecting wines for “fun and investment.” All of the essential construction specifications to maintain the ideal temperature and humidity conditions for long-term storage of wine is provided for the home craftsman or professional contractor.Insulation, refrigeration and passive systems are detailed. Construction of racks and storage bins is explained and illustrated. A practical guide to selecting, recording, tracking and enjoying your wines at their peak performance is included. please allow 3 weeks for delivery.
Icon Art Of The Wine Label - The wine label is a powerful icon of modern civilization. It is a precious object of art that symbolizes and disseminates the cultural and spiritual values of the land where wine is grown. Wine label design has undergone a renaissance where art meets marketing in the most powerful way, penetrating the subconscious, utilizing the power of suggestion to imply flavor and quality. The acknowledged masters of the new wine label design are Jeffrey Caldewey and Chuck House. Over the past several decades they have played a pivotal role in defining the global wine renaissance. They have created design for some of the world’s most sought after and/or most widely disseminated wine labels. Some labels are even pursued by collectors while others are displayed in the modern household as a design element. This book is a collection of their most important works. Beginning with a short treatise on some of the philosophical aspects of modern iconography, it documents 100 wine labels and bottle designs in life size with complete descriptions of the genesis and thought behind each design concept. This book will become a classic in package design and essential for wine marketers and those who collect label art. Please allow 3 weeks for delivery
Napa Valley Wine Tour - Provides maps, winery indexes and noteworthy reviews of restaurants, delicatessens and picnic spots.The lodging chapters review the best hotels, inns, resorts and even campgrounds.The winery addresses, phone numbers, fascilities, winemakers, vineyards and tasting room hours are provided. Please allow 3 weeks for delivery.
Napa Wine A History From Mission Days To Present - Napa Valley has been recognized as the premier wine producing area of California since the 1870s. This is the first study that explains how Napa acquired this unique reputation. The soils, climate, grape and human resources that have built this panorama of viticultural excellence over 160 years are explored. The author has visited every historic sight and talked with every living history resource as well as dug into original documents and periodicals. Published in cooperation with the Napa Valley Wine Library, scholarly attention is given to every detail. The modern wine lover will appreciate the connection between the original vineyards and today’s great wine producers. Fascinating for any wine aficionado or history buff. Historic maps, charts of vineyard ownership and vintages from the 1880s to present. Please allow 3 weeks for delivery.
New World Of Wine From The Cape Of Good Hope - A fresh, comprehensive account of South African wines by two of the best known and respected South African wine authors. This volume is meticulously researched and is the official textbook of the Cape Wine Academy. Grape varieties and growing, interviews with winemakers, history and information on all the producers and regions, along with hundreds of full-color photographs and maps. Please allow 3 weeks for delivery.
Portugal Wines & Winemakers - A comprehensive guide to all of the wines and regions of Portugal with emphasis on new premium table wine producers. Exciting new information on little known grape varieties with good insights into the people, the traditions and trade practices. Chapters devoted to Portugal’s fortified wines, the great wines of Madeira, Moscatel de Setubal and of course, Port. “.... his chapter on Port is more readable, more reliable and more useful than all the weighty tomes on the subject. Yet his explanations of technical matters are models of clarity.” —Gerald Asher. Please allow 3 weeks for delivery.
Red & White Wine Made Simple - This is a pleasure guide to wine – an unashamed romp through the flavors, sensations and joy that wine can give us. It shines a light into the darkest cellars of wine appreciation, illuminating the mysterious delights to be found within. Max Allen’s breezy and semi-colloquial style provides for an enjoyable read where the ideas flow clearly and effortlessly, but every word has been chosen with care – a book that makes a complex subject simple. There is no rating scale or confusing jargon describing wines. The wine novice will learn to feel comfortable about which wine to select and enjoy, while the experienced wine aficionado will thrill at the insightful iconoclasms Max Allen shares about grape varieties and food and wine matching. Wine is first made in the vineyard. Chapters on Air, Earth, Water and Sun explain how these vital elements effect the outcome of the grapes and thus the wine. How to select, taste and enjoy wine is simplified into chapters called: Nose, Babble, Cash, Space, Time, Breath, Belly, Blood and Globe! More than a guide, Red and White is a celebration of an ancient liquid written for a new generation of wine drinkers. Please allow 3 weeks for delivery
Rhone Renaissance - Wine experts internationally now focus on Rhone style wines, as Australia’s Grange Hermitage is repeatedly recognized as the world’s greatest red wine. Four continents are explored to track down the top Rhone-style wines of the world. Classics such as Chateauneuf-du-Pape are covered as well as the finest New World examples of Shiraz, Grenache, Mouvedre and Viognier. Visits over 220 wine estates, evaluates more than 1500 individual wines and highlights the good values. Regional styles of France, California, Australia and South Africa are described. Spectacular color photographs. Please allow 3 weeks for delivery.
Sauternes And Other Wines Of Bordeaux - A revised edition of the authoritative work on these increasingly popular wines. As the prices for Chateau d’ Yquem reach record highs, wine lovers are seeking more information on all of the chateaus producing these great sweet wines. Each is detailed in this book with historical information, tasting notes from vintage 1890, grape varieties, production methods and yield stats. Please allow 3 weeks for delivery.
Terroir The Role of Geology, Climate and Culture in the Making of Wine - “From the Unseen Darkness where the vineroots suck, where the liquid in your glass is teased out of the soil.” So states Hugh Johnson in explaining the importance of soils, “the terroir” that the French have long praised as the secret to great wines. Years of meticulous research now reveal the relationship between rocks and grapes. A natural history of the little known facts and anecdote woven into the compelling tale of how geology influences the choice of grapes, style and quality. A master geologist describes each rock type and soil and the way structure affects the absorption of vital nutrients. Using instruments and techniques developed for oil exploration, Wilson learned more about vineyards and quality than winemakers ever dreamed! Please allow 3 weeks for delivery.
The Bartenders Black Book 5th Edition - A most popular new drinks guide for the new generation imbiber or the traditional Martini head. Over 2500 recipes provided, with 500 Martinis alone! Clear and easy instruction from one of America’s most famous professional bartenders makes for fun browsing of drink options and mixing, stirring or shaking. “What shall we have tonight darling? a Screamer, or a Screaming Viking? Perhaps a Scarlet Letter, a Seduction, or a Screw-Up. How about a Sand in Your Butt? Is that anything like a Sex on the Beach #1, #2 or #3? Actually, I like the looks of the Sex in a Hot Tub and we could finish the evening off with the Shark Bite.”You will have lots of fun with this most comprehensive and contemporary bartenders guide. Please allow 3 weeks for delivery.
The Sake Companion - The official guide by the word’s leading expert. John Gauntner has compiled a user’s manual for the sake connoisseur, a comprehensive guide to the Japanese national drink that has exploded in popularity. It includes an A-Z directory of Japanese and American sake with ratings and tasting notes for more than 130 varieties; profiles of major Japanese and American breweries; terminology; and a fascinating history of the role of sake in Japanese culture. Hardcover, 224 pages.
The Taste Of Wine - The definitive text of tasting and evaluating wine by the recognized world authority. Physiology of the senses, the role of memory, analysis and training, pitfalls, illusions, tricks and techniques. How to determine and define quality and value in wine. Practical guidance on statistical interpre-tations, tasting tools and wine vocabulary. Essential for all wine professionals and serious wine lovers. Please allow 3 weeks for delivery.
Understanding Wine Technology - The first high-tech book on wine written by a Master of Wine who knows how to taste as well as make wine. Written originally as a tutorial for students of the Diploma exam of the nd the Master of Wine degree (the highest possible achievement in wine appreciation), this is the first book that explains the science and technological mysteries of wine in simple terms. Expert wine tasters who do not have an education in chemistry, physics or biology, can assimilate these concepts from this book. The topics range from the secrets of the vineyard, through the processing of grapes to the complexities of fermentation , the stabilization of wine and the various processes and treatments, quality control to the final bottling. Fully illustrated in color with user-friendly charts, diagrams, graphs, photos, index and glossary. Please allow 1-3 weeks for delivery.
Wine Enthusiast Magazine (14 Issues) - Your invaluable companion to the entire world of wine. As a bonus, your one-year subscription will also include our annual Value and Vintage Issues (total of 14 issues.) Click here to view Wine Enthusiast Magazine online
World Encyclopedia of Champagne & Sparkling Wine - WINNER OF 14 BOOK AWARDS.The first in-depth guide to sparkling wines of the world from Champagne to California, Italy to Australia and beyond. A fascinating first section describes the history of sparkling wine and proves beyond any doubt that it was the English rather than the French who first produced a fizzy wine. The main body of the encyclopedia is devoted to profiles of the world’s sparkling wine producers accompanied by tasting notes, recommendations for drinking and good value for your money. Another section lists the author’s personal selection of sparkling wines to drink for the Millennium. Beautifully illustrated and designed with over 600 full color photographs and illustrations, this is the ultimate book for those who love the good things in life and who want to discover the best to welcome in the year 2000. Tom Stevenson is the world’s leading authority on Champagne. He is the author of 14 books and winner of 21 literary awards, including 13 for his works on Champagne. He has been voted Wine Writer of the Year three times! Please allow 3 weeks for delivery