Wine Spirits category: 1427 books
by Donna Boucher
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2017
Sangria is an alcoholic beverage of Spanish origin. A punch, the sangria traditionally consists of red wine and chopped fruit, often with other ingredients such as orange juice or brandy.Sangria recipes vary widely, with many regional distinctions. Traditional recipes features red wine mixed...
The Connoisseur's Guide to Worldwide Spirits
Selecting and Savoring Whiskey, Vodka, Scotch, Rum, Tequila . . . and Everything Else
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2018
Winner of the 2018 IPPY Gold Medal for Reference Book
Everyone thinks that they know how to drink, but do you really know the difference between a scotch and a whiskey? How about a gin or vodka martini? Do you know whether Johnny Walker is a single malt or a scotch? Well now is the time to...
by Samuel McHarry
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
First published in 1809. Directions on how to make: "WHISKEY, GIN, BRANDY, SPIRITS, &c. &c. OF BETTER QUALITY, AND IN LARGER QUANTITIES, THAN PRODUCED BY THE PRESENT MODE OF DISTILLING, FROM THE PRODUCE OF THE UNITED STATES: _SUCH AS_ RYE, CORN, BUCK-WHEAT, APPLES, PEACHES, POTATOES, PUMPIONS AND TURNIPS....
by Heather Dolland
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2015
All The Tastes of New York introduces us to the new movement, of “Farm to Glass” through new book, “Discovering the New York Craft Spirits Boom”. The book shares the stories of 30 New York craft spirit distillers, their journey to success, and their emphasis on using locally grown products....
That's the Spirit!
100 of the world's greatest spirits and liqueurs to drink with style
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2018
Calling all spirit enthusiasts, wannabe mixologists and fans of aperitifs and digestifs... That's the Spirit! is here to guide and entertain you through the world of spirits and liqueurs, including whiskies both familiar and surprising, dangerous tequila and mezcal, gin and its Dutch counterpart genever,...
A Perfect Score
The Art, Soul, and Business of a 21st-Century Winery
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
A lively husband and wife team recounts their twenty-year climb from amateur winemakers to recipients of an almost unheard-of perfect score from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate.
Kathryn and Craig Hall launched themselves head first into Napa Valley 20 years ago with the purchase of an 1885 winery...
The Billionaire's Vinegar
The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2008
The rivetingly strange story of the world's most expensive bottle of wine, and the even stranger characters whose lives have intersected with it.
The New York Times bestseller, updated with a new epilogue, that tells the true story of a 1787 Château Lafite Bordeaux—supposedly owned by Thomas...
Judgment of Paris
California vs. France and the Historic 1976 Paris Tasting That Revolutionized Wine
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2006
The only reporter present at the mythic Paris Tasting of 1976—a blind tasting where a panel of esteemed French judges chose upstart California wines over France’s best—for the first time introduces the eccentric American winemakers and records the tremendous aftershocks of this historic event...
Secrets of the Sommeliers
How to Think and Drink Like the World's Top Wine Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2010
A fascinating exploration of the inside world of sommeliers, sharing their unique perspectives, extensive expertise, and best stories.
Rajat Parr’s profound knowledge of wines, deep relationships with producers, and renowned tasting abilities have made him a legend in the business. As wine...
Shadows in the Vineyard
The True Story of the Plot to Poison the World's Greatest Wine
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2014
Amazon Best Book of the Month, July 2014
Journalist Maximillian Potter uncovers a fascinating plot to destroy the vines of La Romanée-Conti, Burgundy's finest and most expensive wine.
In January 2010, Aubert de Villaine, the famed proprietor of the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, the...
The Juice
Vinous Veritas
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2012
This new collection by the acclaimed novelist—and, according to Salon, “the best wine writer in America”—is generous and far-reaching, deeply knowledgeable and often hilarious.
For more than a decade, Jay McInerney’s vinous essays, now featured in The Wall Street...
A Toast to Bargain Wines
How Innovators, Iconoclasts, and Winemaking Revolutionaries Are Changing the Way the World Drinks
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011
THE ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF JUDGMENT OF PARIS EXPLORES THE THRIVING BUSINESS OF BARGAIN WINES AND OFFERS HIS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BEST VALUES.
Is inexpensive wine any good? Award-winning author George M. Taber shows that it is, examining the paths to success of the world’s best-selling bargain...
by David Honig
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2011
Accolades for Palate Press: The eMagazine, Volume 3:"Rémy Charest discusses the complex set of interactions that occur when wine is stored in a diverse range of oak barrels."-Eric Asimov, The New York Times, on Putting Your Best Oak Forward: Diversity in the World of Barrels"Quick,...
An Ideal Wine
One Generation's Pursuit of Perfection - and Profit - in California
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2011
FromDavid Darlington, author of the acclaimed Angels’ Visits (published inpaperback as Zin), comes an inside look at howa handful of visionary winemakers has transformed—and been transformed by—theCalifornia wine industry over the past four decades. In the tradition of TheWidow Clicquot and...