Wine Spirits category: 1427 books
Veni Vidi Vin
A Sonoma Wine Country Cozy Mystery, #3
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2016
When Emma Corsi's best friend Jack Russo decides to expand Ristorante Massimo into a luxury restaurant and hotel, someone sabotages half a million dollars of his best French wine. Was it environmentalists worried about Blissburg's development run amuck, the 98% worried about affordable housing, the French...
Order, Order!
The Rise and Fall of Political Drinking
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
Britain's first Prime Minister, Robert Walpole, smuggled wine up the Thames with the help of the Navy. Tony Blair confessed that a stiff drink and half a bottle of wine a night had become a helpful crutch while in office. Joseph Stalin flushed out traitors with vodka. The disintegration of Richard...
The Winemaker's Answer Book
Solutions to Every Problem; Answers to Every Question
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2007
Whether you’re curious about procuring basic equipment or struggling to grasp the finer points of fermentation, Alison Crowe has expert answers to all of your winemaking questions. With straightforward advice on everything from the best way to press fruit to how long you should cellar your wine,...
Whiskey Distilled
A Populist Guide to the Water of Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2014
In the populist tradition of Andrea Immer, New York City’s first female whiskey sommelier translates today’s hottest spirit for a new generation of imbibers
Whiskey is in the midst of a huge renaissance. Ten years ago, the United States housed sixty-nine craft distillers; today, there are...
Wines of the Southern Hemisphere
The Complete Guide
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
The southern hemisphere is fast becoming the hottest source of delicious, affordable wine--and this is the first book to focus entirely on this bourgeoning industry. Created by the renowned “World Wine Guys,” Wines of the Southern Hemisphere provides the latest information on the best wineries in...
by Jeff Jenssen, Mike DeSimone
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2012
Elegant summer meals for any day of the year
In The Fire Island Cookbook, food, wine, and travel writers Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen have put together a mouthwatering collection of meals using seasonal produce, one for each weekend from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Each of the fourteen...
by Anne Baley
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2013
Being frugal doesn't have to mean depriving yourself of the fun and joy in life. These three books show how it's possible to enjoy life and indulge yourself in the finer things while keeping more of your money in your wallet.
Bottled Gifts: How to Make Liqueurs, Flavored Vodkas and Other Alcoholic...
Uncorking the Past
The Quest for Wine, Beer, and Other Alcoholic Beverages
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2009
In a lively tour around the world and through the millennia, Uncorking the Past tells the compelling story of humanity's ingenious, intoxicating quest for the perfect drink. Following a tantalizing trail of archaeological, chemical, artistic, and textual clues, Patrick E. McGovern, the leading authority...
The Cook's Atelier
Recipes, Techniques, and Stories from Our French Cooking School
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2018
The debut cookbook from The Cook’s Atelier—the international culinary destination and cooking school in Burgundy—is a beautifully photographed resource on classic French cuisine and an atmospheric chronicle of a family’s life in a charming French village.
Mother and daughter American expats...
by Peter Richards
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2006
Region by region, award-winning writer, Peter Richards takes us through all of Chile's many winemaking areas. Starting with the history of Chile and its wine industry, the work includes details on the country's diversity of terroirs, the range of wine styles available, and the variety of winemaking...
by Bev Stenehjem
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2015
The Santa Clara Valley was the first premier wine production region in California. The valley's history of winemaking dates back to 1777, when Spanish padres founded Mission Santa Clara and planted their grape cuttings in order to make wine for religious purposes. Immigrants from around the world,...
Champagne
How the World's Most Glamorous Wine Triumphed Over War and Hard Times
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2010
Throughout history, waves of invaders have coveted the northeast corner of France: Attila the Hun in the fifth century, the English in the Hundred Years War, the Prussians in the nineteenth century. Yet this region – which historians say has suffered more battles and wars than any other place on...
The Hills of Chianti
The Story of a Tuscan Winemaking Family, in Seven Bottles
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2014
The head of Italy’s "first family" of winemaking reflects on the Antinoris’ six-hundred-year legacy and a life of good food and drink in the hills of Tuscany. If you know wine, you know the name Antinori. Since 1385, this noble Florentine family has produced some of Italy’s finest...
by James Mew
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2017
This vintage book contains a detailed treatise on alcoholic drinks from across the globe, with information on popularity, history, production methods, laws, and much more. "Drinks of the World" offers a fascinating insight into how alcohol has influenced the world, and would make for a worthy...