Wine category: 1427 books
An Illustrated Guide to Cocktails
50 Classic Cocktail Recipes, Tips, and Tales
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
Shaken or stirred, on the rocks or straight up, every cocktail has a unique history. Bringing this rich lore to life, An Illustrated Guide to Cocktails showcases the often romantic origin of classic and modern mixed drinks and the fascinating characters who made them famous. From the crooked gangster...
by Donald Cazentre
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2017
From the Hudson Valley to the Niagara River, Upstate New York has a long and grand history of spirits and cocktails. Early colonists distilled rum, and pioneering settlers made whiskey. In the 1800s, a fanciful story of a tavern keeper and a "cock's tail" took root along the Niagara River, and the...
by Martin Plouffe
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2016
This small manual, full of condensed information, will be (for all those who want to make alcohol by themselves) an essential tool providing you with all the knowledge you need to make your own alcohol in a simple and safe way. It's very easy to understand and very thin to prevent you from getting...
A Short History of Drunkenness
How, Why, Where, and When Humankind Has Gotten Merry from the Stone Age to the Present
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2018
From the internationally bestselling author of The Etymologicon, a lively and fascinating exploration of how, throughout history, each civilization has found a way to celebrate, or to control, the eternal human drive to get sloshed
Almost every culture on earth has drink, and where there's...
by Monty Waldin
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2002
This pioneering book studies biodynamic wines and winemaking principles and is written by an award-winning expert and leading authority on the subject. Monty Waldin explains in detail how biodynamic winemaking differs from organic winemaking, and how this
Imbibe! Updated and Revised Edition
From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories and Drinks to "Professor" Jerry Thomas, Pioneer of the American Bar
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
The newly updated edition of David Wondrich’s definitive guide to classic American cocktails.
Cocktail writer and historian David Wondrich presents the colorful, little-known history of classic American drinks--and the ultimate mixologist's guide--in this engaging homage to Jerry Thomas,...
by Collectif
Language: French
Release Date: September 5, 2012
Language: French
Release Date: September 5, 2012
Le best-seller des guides d'achat. Les clés de son succès ? Son indépendance, l'objectivité de ses dégustations à l'aveugle et la diversité des vins sélectionnés, des vins de pays aux crus classés.
by Collectif
Language: French
Release Date: April 17, 2013
Language: French
Release Date: April 17, 2013
Régulièrement mis à jour, le dictionnaire de toutes les appellations de France, classées par ordre alphabétique. Chacune est décrite avec précision : région, couleur des vins, superficie, volume de production, cépages et sols, description des vins à l'oeil, au nez en bouche, accords mets-vins.Un...
Hot Drinks
Cider, Coffee, Tea, Hot Chocolate, Spiced Punch, Spirits
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2013
When summer days give way to autumn crispness and the first snows of winter, falling temperatures send you searching for thick sweaters and woolly hats. But nothing warms you down to the soul like a steaming mug of hot chocolate or spicy mulled cider.
HOT DRINKS presents fifty recipes for delicious...
A Scent of Champagne
8,000 Champagnes Tested and Rated
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
A luxury volume on the world's most elegant beverage--by world renowned champagne expert Richard Juhlin, with an introduction by Édouard Cointreau
In this beautiful and heavily illustrated volume the world's foremost champagne expert, Richard Juhlin takes the reader on a journey to the geographical...
Mix Shake Stir
Recipes from Danny Meyer's Acclaimed New York City Restaurants
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2009
The bartenders at Danny Meyer's wildly popular restaurants are known for their creative concoctions. Guests at Union Square Café or Gramercy Tavern expect not only the finest cuisine but also Meyer's special brand of hospitality that often begins with a Venetian Spritz or a Cranberry Daiquiri. In...
by Kim Haasarud, Alexandra Grablewski
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2013
Fun Tiki drinks and fruity cocktails for summer entertaining from the author of 101 Shots.
Whether you’re on the islands or in the backyard, there’s nothing like a cold, refreshing tropical cocktail for cooling down on a hot summer day. In this new addition to the popular 101 Cocktails...
by Steve Akley
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2015
The key to a great bourbon cocktail is to produce a drink which complements the flavor profile of the bourbon and doesn’t mask it. After all, we’re not talking about any old hooch here. Bourbon is the all-American spirit created and made in the United States of America. It truly is our contribution...
Shaken and Stirred
Through the Martini Glass and Other Drinking Adventures
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
William L. Hamilton loves a good gimlet. Rose's and lime. Straight up. Perfectly iced. Make the glass pretty too. "It ruined my reputation for thinking before I speak," he writes of that love. "I accept the trade-off." Like Lewis Carroll's Alice, when Hamilton sees it, he drinks...