Wine Spirits category: 1427 books
Wines of Eastern North America
From Prohibition to the Present—A History and Desk Reference
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
In 1975 there were 125 wineries in eastern North America. By 2013 there were more than 2,400. How and why the eastern United States and Canada became a major wine region of the world is the subject of this history. Unlike winemakers in California with its Mediterranean climate, the pioneers who founded...
From Vines to Wines, 5th Edition
The Complete Guide to Growing Grapes and Making Your Own Wine
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2015
From planting vines to savoring the finished product, Jeff Cox covers every aspect of growing flawless grapes and making extraordinary wine. Fully illustrated instructions show you how to choose and prepare a vineyard site; build trellising systems; select, plant, prune, and harvest the right grapes...
Burgundy
A Comprehensive Guide to the Producers, Appelatio
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2010
Burgundy is a fitting monument to the region that is capable of producing, in Parker’s words, “the world's most majestic, glorious, and hedonistic red and white wine.”
With the publication of his classic volumes, Bordeaux and The Wines of the Rhône Valley and Provence, together with...
Tasting the Past
One Man's Quest to Discover (and Drink!) the World's Original Wines
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2018
"A vintner’s blend of science, history, travel, and tantalizing drink recommendations." --Amy Stewart, author of The Drunken Botanist
In search of a mysterious wine he once tasted in a hotel room minibar, journalist Kevin Begos travels along the original wine routes—from...
Bursting Bubbles
A Secret History of Champagne and the Rise of the Great Growers
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2018
Based on a series of articles published in The World of Fine Wine, Bursting Bubbles is a ground-breaking new book that offers the reader an alternate history of Champagne and its greatest growers. Often controversial, it is a no-holds barred look at the world's most famous wine region and the sparkling...
Unquenchable!
A Tipsy Quest for the World's Best Bargain Wines
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
We wine writers tend to be obsessive souls. How else can a person stay fascinated throughout a career with just one drink? Compare us to food writers: Over their lives, they'll encounter thousands of ingredients and ways of combining and cooking them. Wine, by contrast, is just fermented grapes. But...
by Steve Jones, Adam Lindsley
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2019
A field guide to cheese-and-drink combinations that go beyond Parmigiano and Prosecco
Cheese and wine are a classic combination, but many cheeses taste even better with beer or cider. Steve Jones, proprietor of the Portland- based Cheese Bar and Chizu (cheese served sushi- style), has been...
by Rosemary George
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2003
Known traditionally for its dramatic landscapes, the South of France is becoming one of the most vibrant and exciting of French vineyard areas. Every key wine area is covered from Banyuls on the Spanish border to the island of Corsica. The key wine producers and their wines are featured, with details...
Vino Argentino
An Insider's Guide to the Wines and Wine Country of Argentina
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2011
In this book—part wine primer, part cultural exploration, part introduction to the Argentine lifestyle—discover where to eat, what to see, and how to travel like a local with Laura Catena, the Argentina-born, United States-educated, globetrotting wine star. The world's fifth largest producer of...
by John Radford
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2004
Over the last decade, Spain?s most classic and widely recognized wine region,
Rioja, has experienced a tumultuous evolution in its wine industry. This book
documents the changes in wine law, the heated debates between the network
of estates, bodegas, and growers, and the problems of overproduction....
by Denis O'Neill
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2017
Every you need to have and to know to make home brew sparkling wine. from the ingredients and where to harvest them, to the equipment and method used. This step by step guide will help you to produce a quality sparkling wine in the comfort of your own home.
by Nicholas Faith
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2003
How did Australia achieve such phenomenal success in its wine business? Historian and critically acclaimed wine writer Nicholas Faith gives an indepth account of the growth and international boom of Australia's wine industry and describes how these wines have risen to the point of becoming the world's...
by Robert White
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2009
Terroir connotes a sense of place that imparts a distinctive character to wine. A central component of terroir is the soil and its immediate surroundings. Thus, an understanding of the basic properties of soils and how they function as a "living skin" on the earth's surface is of fundamental...
Salt & Old Vines
True Tales of Winemaking in the Roussillon
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2014
Grab a bottle of wine, and a glass. Pop it open. Pour. Hold it up to the light and see how the colour dances under it. See how bright it is, how it seems to generate its own light. Swirl it, and don't worry if you spill a bit. Have a sniff; get your nose in. Take a sip. Savour it, let it fill your...