Wine Spirits category: 1427 books
The World's Greatest Wine Estates
A Modern Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2010
Over the past twenty-five years, renowned critic Robert M. Parker, Jr., has visited both legendary and fledgling wineries all over the world and has tasted hundreds of thousands of wines. Only a fraction of those wines have earned his highest ratings and are considered by him to be truly legendary....
Naked Wine
Letting Grapes Do What Comes Naturally
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2011
Naked wine is wine stripped down to its basics-wine as it was meant to be: wholesome, exciting, provocative, living, sensual, and pure. Naked, or natural, wine is the opposite of most New World wines today; Alice Feiring calls them overripe, over-manipulated, and overblown” and makes her case...
by Perry Luntz
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2011
Would you like to better appreciate fine distilled spirits? Whiskey & Spirits For Dummies is your complete guide to selecting and enjoying this family of noble beverages, flavor by flavor. From whiskey, rum, and brandy to vodka, gin, and cordials, this handy reference traces the history of distilled...
by Mark A. Matthews
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2016
"A must-read for any wine grape grower or winemaker who has ever wrestled with the most important myths of winegrowing or debated them with colleagues—and that would be all of us! It is also a great read for any wine consumer interested in looking at 'the man behind the curtain,' so to speak:...
Hello, Wine
Your Guidebook to the Most Essential Things You Need to Know About Wine
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2013
This breezy-to-read but super-informative guidebook is a stylish primer for any newcomer to the endlessly fascinating world of wine. Master Sommelier Melanie Wagner's down-to-earth tone and comprehensive knowledge make learning about wine fun and approachable. Twelve chapters explore every aspect...
Sniffing the Cork
And Other Wine Myths Demystified
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
A user-friendly guide to ordering, buying, and collecting wine, by a woman with twenty years’ experience in the male-dominated industry.
Sniffing the Cork is a user-friendly guide that tells you everything you need to know about ordering, buying, and collecting wines. Written by an adviser...
by Michael Garner
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2017
The Veronese wine regions of Soave and Valpolicella – home to Amarone – are currently producing some of the world’s most drinkable quality wines. But both regions still struggle with a reputation for cheap, poor-quality wines brought about through industrial-scale production during the economic...
Chianti Classico
The Search for Tuscany's Noblest Wine
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2016
“An important new book on Chianti Classico: Winners of the André Simon 2013 award for their book The World of Sicilian Wine, Nesto and Di Savino have produced the investigative, scholarly and detailed book that Chianti Classico has long deserved. Nesto and Di Savino are brilliant historic investigators....
Wine Mondays
Simple Wine Pairings and Seasonal Menus
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2008
Wine Mondays, by Frank McClelland and Christie Matheson, features 130 recipes—including Porcini Ravioli with Pea Pesto, Pan-Roasted Black Bass with Shrimp Flan and Stir-Fried Shiitakes, Warm Leeks with Goat Cheese and Spring Herb Vinaigrette, and Chocolate Hazelnut Tortes—organized into four-course...
Spirits distilled (US edition)
With cocktails mixed by Michael Butt
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2016
Every bartender must know each and every ingredient behind the bar. The third edition of Spirits distilled, by Mark Ridgwell, is a comprehensive guide to all of the major spirits categories. Taking the reader through the principles of distillation to an explanation on how to taste spirits, Ridgwell...
by Melissa Monosoff
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
Full of tips, trivia, and useful how-tos, this pocket-sized handbook is the perfect gift for wine lovers.
Wine is one of the world’s oldest beverages, and there’s never been a better time to fill a glass with the fruit of the vine. Whether you prefer robust reds, crisp whites, or subtle...
by Pierre Jean-Baptiste Le Grand d'Aussy, Jim Chevallier
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2012
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”)....
How to Talk about Wine
Discover the Secrets of Wine Ten Minutes at a Time
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012
What is terroir? How do grapes become wine? What are tannins? This delightful portable guide has the answers to these questions and much more. Bernard Klem has whipped up a fun, easily digestible handbook that explains everything the novice needs to know to speak intelligently about wine at the store,...
What Makes a Wine Worth Drinking
In Praise of the Sublime
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2018
A paean to authentic wines, describing their fundamental qualities and their power to improve and enrich our lives, from “one of the wine world’s most intriguing personalities” (New York Times).
What makes a wine worth drinking? As celebrated wine writer Terry Theise explains in this...