Beverages category: 3182 books
by Michael Steinberger
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2013
“Entertaining and edifying. . . . [Steinberger] deftly shows how any and all of us can be savvier about wine.”—Bill Ward, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Today’s dynamic wine culture calls for a different kind of wine book. The Wine Savant is just that: punchy, polemical, and brimming with...
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...
by Mary Ewing-Mulligan, Ed McCarthy
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2012
Wine basics in a day? Easy.
Wine can be an intimidating topic, but doesn't have to be—and this handy little guide gives you just what you need to buy and serve wine with confidence.
Buying & Serving Wine In A Day For Dummies covers everything from navigating wine shops, lists,...
The Widow Clicquot
The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
The Widow Clicquot is the New York Times bestselling business biography of the visionary young widow who built a champagne empire, became a legend in her tumultuous times, and showed the world how to live with style.
Tilar J. Mazzeo brings to life the woman behind the label, Barbe-Nicole Clicquot...
Wine Novice Guidebook
Tips For Selecting, Storing, Tasting And Serving Wine
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2012
Wine, this is a drink that is well-known and well-loved by a great number of people, is produced from fruits such as grapes and berries by drying and then fermenting. Over the years, wine consumption has become more and more popular. With more and more money going into wine both as an investment...
Bacchus & Me
Adventures in the Wine Cellar
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2000
With acerbic wit, irreverent tone, and bountiful hilarious anecdotes, Jay McInerney writes the first wine book that makes sense to all those dazed by the prevailing, dull technical wine writing. McInerney generously reveals all he's learned on his worldwide journey to understand wine in chapters on...
Reverse Wine Snob
How to Buy and Drink Great Wine without Breaking the Bank
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2015
Most rational people don’t pay $40 for $20 items. And yet with wine, it happens all the time. Wine can be an expensive hobby. Founder of the popular site ReverseWineSnob,com, Jon Thorsen is an unapologetic frugal wine consumer. He flips wine snobbery on its head by pushing a $20 or less mantra....
by David Locicero
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2014
Are you intimidated by the idea of selecting a wine at the market? Do you resist going wine tasting because you are afraid of looking unknowledgeable? Don't know a Cabernet from a Chablis? Let David Locicero, author of one of the highest rated guides to California wines, lead you through the...
Sommelier's Guide to Wine
Everything You Need to Know for Selecting, Serving, and Savoring Wine like the Experts
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2008
This updated and revised edition is the essential guide for aspiring wine connoisseurs who are seeking the knowledge and confidence of a C.I.A. wine professional.
Written by a leading wine educator from the esteemed Culinary Institute of America, The Sommelier's Guide to Wine is an engaging,...
The Everything Wine Book
A Complete Guide to the World of Wine
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2014
Tips on buying, tasting, pairing, and storing wine--for novices and enthusiasts alike!
Shiraz...Pinot Noir...Chardonnay...Malbec...Prosecco. There's nothing quite like the perfect glass of wine. But with so many different wines to choose from, where do you start? The Everything Wine Book, 3rd...
Women of the Vine
Inside the World of Women Who Make, Taste, and Enjoy Wine
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2007
This book takes you on a very different journey to wine country, inviting you to enjoy the remarkable stories of twenty dynamic women in the world of wine. These women share their lives, wine tips, pairings, and most important, enthusiasm for wine while imparting their rich life lessons and wine expertise—a...
The California Directory of Fine Wineries: Central Coast
Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2013
California's most celebrated central coast wineries invite you on an irresistible journey . . . to the congenial tasting rooms of a vast and unspoiled paradise. With The California Directory of Fine Wineries as your guide, you'll wander through world-famous Santa Barbara County, home to the landmark...
The Book of Wine
An Introduction to Choosing, Serving, and Drinking the Best Wines
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2014
A full-bodied exploration of wine!
The lush, earthy taste of Malbec. The rich, spicy scent of Shiraz. The crisp, refreshing bubbles in Prosecco. What's the secret to pouring the perfect glass of wine? The Book of Wine opens the door to the delightfully complex world of wine. Each page encourages...
by Philip M. Wagner
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2011
As the first to write a basic book in English on winemaking from the winemaker’s point of view, Philip Wagner has long been considered an authority on the subject, and his book *American Wines and Wine-Making *has become a bible for small producers and home winemakers in this country. Now, in...