Wine category: 1427 books
The One Minute Wine Master
Discover 10 Wines You'll Like in 60 Seconds or Less
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
All it takes is a minute to master wine! In this fun yet sophisticated guide, world wine authority Jennifer Simonetti-Bryan shows you how simple it can be to figure out which wines will please your palate. Just take the quick and easy flavor test, and Simonetti will lead you through the...
by 瑪德琳．帕克特(Madeline Puckette)、賈斯汀．哈馬克(Justin Hammack)
Language: Chinese
Release Date: September 8, 2016
Language: Chinese
Release Date: September 8, 2016
21世紀的葡萄酒聖經 全球葡萄酒新手與專家愛不釋手 長踞亞馬遜網站排行榜冠軍 也許你想要買到美味又物超所值的酒款，或是希望在閱讀餐廳酒單時充滿自信。當你開始意識到葡萄酒世界遠比想像中來得遼闊，就是學習葡萄酒的開始！...
The American Vine-Dresser's Guide
Being a Treatise on the Cultivation of the Vine, and the Process of Wine Making Adapted to the Soil and Climate of the United States
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2013
Authored by wine connoisseur John James DeFour, who established the first commercial vineyard in the United States, The American Vine-Dresser’s Guide is an amazingly thorough work on grape growing and wine making specifically adapted to the American climate and soil. Despite being published nearly...
by William B. Alwood
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2017
This vintage book contains a detailed treatise on making cider and wine, with details of experiments in cider making applicable to farm conditions and notes on the use of pure yeasts in wine making. "Enological Studies" is highly recommended for those with an interest in the science behind brewing,...
by C. E. Hawker
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2016
“This book does not aspire to be, in any sense, a treatise on wine, nor does it presume to teach anything to either experts or connoisseurs.
Its object is to try and awaken an interest in the subject among those who have not hitherto given much thought or attention to it, and to point out how important...
by Margaret Rand
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2018
The world is full of wines. So why waste your time drinking something mediocre?
Award-winning author Margaret Rand has selected the 101 wines you should taste in your lifetime. Some will definitely challenge your bank balance - but are so worth it; some are classics that any serious wine lover...
by Rosemary George, MW
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2016
Faugères is one of the most individual appellations of the Languedoc. Although it produces white and rosé wines the appellation is most famous for its rich, ripe red wines made from the classic Rhone varieties Syrah, Grenache and Mourvedre. The Faugères wine appellation was created in 1982 and...
A Hedonist in the Cellar
Adventures in Wine
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2009
In A Hedonist in the Cellar, Jay McInerney gathers more than five years’ worth of essays and continues his exploration of what’s new, what’s enduring, and what’s surprising–giving his palate a complete workout and the reader an indispensable, idiosyncratic guide to a world of almost infinite...
The Vintner's Apprentice
An Insider's Guide to the Art and Craft of Wine Making, Taught by the Masters
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
An insider tour of vineyards, wineries, cellars, and more! In The Vintner’s Apprentice, you get behind-the-scenes access to the wine world’s real-life masters of the craft, as well as a guide to the techniques that made them so successful. Benefit from their experience selecting a site, planting...
The Road to Burgundy
The Unlikely Story of an American Making Wine and a New Life in France
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2013
An intoxicating memoir of an American who discovers a passion for French wine and gambles everything to chase a dream of owning a vineyard in Burgundy
Ray Walker had a secure career in finance until a wine-tasting vacation ignited a passion he couldn’t stifle. He quit his job and moved to...
A Vineyard Odyssey
The Organic Fight to Save Wine from the Ravages of Nature
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2013
A Vineyard Odyssey is a fascinating saga of wine—the journey from vine to bottle—that takes the reader on a travelogue of the many hazards that lie along the way. John Kiger tracks the nefarious denizens of the vineyard world: the host of insects, fungi, bacteria, and viruses, along with the feathered...
by Doug Shafer
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
At the age of 47, when he a successful publishing executive and living with his wife and four children in an affluent Chicago suburb, John Shafer made the surprise announcement that he had purchased a vineyard in the Napa Valley. In 1973, he moved his family to California and, with no knowledge of...
Wines of the New South Africa
Tradition and Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
Sought after by European aristocrats and a favorite of Napoleon Bonaparte, the sweet wines of Constantia in the Cape Colony were considered to be among the world’s best during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. During the first democratic elections in 1994, South Africa began to re-emerge...
Washington Wines and Wineries
The Essential Guide
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2010
As the global wine industry reinvents itself for twenty first–century palates, Washington is poised to become as important and influential as California on the world stage. National and international attention has brought interest in the state’s wines to an all-time high. Yet, in just the past...