Wine Spirits category: 1427 books
Around the World in Eighty Wines
Exploring Wine One Country at a Time
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
Inspired by Jules Verne’s classic adventure tale, celebrated editor-in-chief of The Wine Economist Mike Veseth takes his readers Around the World in Eighty Wines**.**
The journey starts in London, Phileas Fogg’s home base, and follows Fogg’s itinerary to France and Italy before veering...
Extreme Wine
Searching the World for the Best, the Worst, the Outrageously Cheap, the Insanely Overpriced, and the Undiscovered
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2013
In Extreme Wine, wine economist and best-selling author Mike Veseth circles the globe searching for the best, worst, cheapest, most expensive, and most over-priced wines. Mike seeks out the most outrageous wine people and places and probes the biggest wine booms and busts. Along the way he applauds...
I'll Drink to That
Beaujolais and the French Peasant Who Made It the World's Most Popular Wine
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2007
The remarkable saga of the wine and people of Beaujolais and Georges Duboeuf, the peasant lad who brought both world recognition.
Every third week of November, wine shops around the world announce “Le Beaujolais Nouveau est arrivé” and in a few short weeks, over seven million bottles are...
To Cork or Not To Cork
Tradition, Romance, Science, and the Battle for the Wine Bottle
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2007
In Judgment of Paris, George M. Taber masterfully chronicled the historic 1976 wine tasting when unknown California wines defeated top French ones, marking a major turning point in wine history. Now he explores the most controversial topic in the world of wine: What product should be used to seal...
Essential Wines and Wineries of the Pacific Northwest
A Guide to the Wine Countries of Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, and Idaho
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2010
Superbly balanced pinot noirs; crisp rieslings; rich, heady syrahs: these are only a fraction of the expertly crafted wines being produced in the Pacific Northwest's diverse and distinctive wine countries. Second only to California in production, the Pacific Northwest is the largest wine region in...
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...
FOOD & WINE 2017 Wine Guide
America's 500 Best Wineries
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2016
American wineries step up!
The 2017 Food & Wine Wine Guide provides accessible expert reviews and recommendations of the top bottlings from 500 wineries across the United States. From established producers to exciting up-and-comers we uncork Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays, Cabernets and Merlots...
by Roddy Button
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2013
Are you a wine connoisseur? Do you prefer to try different makes and vintages or do you have a firm favourite? At the weekend, do you like to open a bottle (or two!) to enjoy with family and friends? Whatever your wine drinking habits, if you like wine, you are certain to enjoy this new trivia book....
The Wine Lover's Daughter
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
In The Wine Lover’s Daughter, Anne Fadiman examines—with all her characteristic wit and feeling—her relationship with her father, Clifton Fadiman, a renowned literary critic, editor, and radio host whose greatest love was wine.
An appreciation of wine—along with a plummy upper-crust...
Rosé
Understanding the pink wine revolution
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2018
For the past 30 years we have had plenty of cheap, generic rosé, but now a new, serious wine category with complexity and challenges is beginning to appear. Elizabeth Gabay’s pioneering book, Rosé: Understanding the pink wine revolution is the first expert guide to the rosé market as it is today...
Adventures with Old Vines
A Beginner's Guide to Being a Wine Connoisseur
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
Adventures with Old Vines offers an engaging and knowledgeable guide to demystify wine for novice enthusiasts. Richard Chilton provides detailed information about buying and storing wine, how to read a wine list, the role of the sommelier, wine fraud, how wine is really made, and how weather patterns...
by Mark Oldman
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2010
PBS wine guru Mark Oldman quenches the universal thirst for the affordable gems coveted by insiders.
Weary of buying the same old wines again and again? Wine personality Mark Oldman—known to millions of PBS viewers as a main judge on The Winemakers and winner of the Georges Duboeuf Wine Book...
by Jim Chevallier
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2011
One of the most complete histories of wine in France was written in the eighteenth century, a long chapter within Le Grand d'Aussy's masterwork on French food and wine (hopefully but misleadingly titled “History of the private life of the French from the origin of the nation until our days”)....