Wine category: 1427 books
The Joy of Cider
All You Ever Wanted to Know About Drinking and Making Hard Cider
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2019
A Fun and Festive Educational Tool for Both Home Enthusiasts and Bar Professionals!
Let’s face it: just ten years ago, hard cider was something sipped by expats watching rugby matches or pined for by former foreign exchange students. Heck, many people thought cider was something preschoolers...
Spritz
Italy's Most Iconic Aperitivo Cocktail, with Recipes
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2016
A narrative-driven book on the surprising history and current revival of spritz cocktails (a wine-based drink served as an aperitif), with 50 recipes, including both historical classics and modern updates.
From Milan to Los Angeles, Venice to New York, the spritz—Italy’s bitter and bubbly...
The Flavour Principle
Enticing Your Senses With Food and Drink
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
Every great dish has a centre of gravity, a flavour or essence that pulls together other ingredients into a coherent and compelling whole. Indian curry spices, fiery Thai chilis, lemony citrus, smoky barbecue rubs—these are all flavours that we adore and that get our taste buds asking for more....
Bordeaux/Burgundy
A Vintage Rivalry
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2008
Seeking to penetrate the mysteries of two great wine regions—"two opposite civilizations, two distinct ways of feeling"—Jean-Robert Pitte embarks upon an evocative and fascinating exploration of the land, people, and wines of Bordeaux and Burgundy. His account is a rich tapestry of terroir,...
by Georges Meekers
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2010
Georges Meekers’ 2011 ebook edition of “Wines of Malta – The Definitive Guide to the New Heritage Wines of Malta and Gozo” is the ultimate compact guide to Malta’s vinous treasures.
The only guide you ever need to uncork the wines of Malta and Gozo, complete with Q&A and Vintage Reports by Malta's foremost wine writer.
by Steve Caresser
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2011
“Five Gallon Bucket”A savoring eBook with rich flavor’sby Steve Caresser... Steve Caresser has 30 years wine making experience. He has decided to share 10 of his favorite “Five Gallon Bucket” recipes for the purpose of knowing someone else in this world is enjoying savoring...
by Kenneth Humphrey
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2012
Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Mendoza, Argentina.
Mendoza is a city in western Argentina, in the desert Cuyo region. Mendoza is the center of the Argentinian wine industry, for which it is world renowned. It is also near the Aconcagua, the highest mountain...
by Kim Haasarud, Alexandra Grablewski
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2011
The Margarita. It’s the drink that puts the "happy" in happy hour. A beguiling elixir of tequila, citrus, and sweetness that’s guaranteed to go down easy—and put a smile on your face.
The Classic Margarita—perhaps named after Margarita Sames, or maybe Margarete, a descendent...
Drinking History
Fifteen Turning Points in the Making of American Beverages
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2012
A companion to Andrew F. Smith's critically acclaimed and popular Eating History: Thirty Turning Points in the Making of American Cuisine, this volume recounts the individuals, ingredients, corporations, controversies, and myriad events responsible for America's diverse and complex beverage scene....
Postmodern Winemaking
Rethinking the Modern Science of an Ancient Craft
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2013
In Postmodern Winemaking, Clark Smith shares the extensive knowledge he has accumulated in engaging, humorous, and erudite essays that convey a new vision of the winemaker's craft--one that credits the crucial roles played by both science and art in the winemaking process. Smith, a leading innovator...
by Cleo Rocos
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2013
‘It's always too early to quit.’
Norman Vincent Peale, author, The Power of Positive Thinking
‘Frankly I couldn’t agree more, Norman. I’ve been barking for a large one since noon.’
Cleo Rocos, author, The Power of Positive Drinking
THE POWER OF POSITIVE DRINKING isn’t a...
Uncorked
The Science of Champagne - Revised Edition
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2013
Uncorked quenches our curiosity about the inner workings of one of the world's most prized beverages. Esteemed for its freshness, vitality, and sensuality, champagne is a wine of great complexity. Mysteries aplenty gush forth with the popping of that cork. Just what is that fizz? Can you judge champagne...
The Complete Guide to Making Mead
The Ingredients, Equipment, Processes, and Recipes for Crafting Honey Wine
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2014
Mead may have been “discovered,” as some suggest, when one of our not-yet-upright forebears stuck their hand in a fermenting bee hive and came away with a honeycomb containing a little more than they bargained for.
Whatever the truth, brewers have brought this beverage into the twenty-first...
The Vineyard Years
A Memoir with Recipes
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
This book chronicles the personal journey of pioneering female winery owner Susan Sokol Blosser, from deciding on a whim to grow wine grapes in the early 1970s, to the trials and tribulations of starting her family-owned winery, Sokol Blosser, in the then little-known Willamette Valley, to the transfer...