International Wine Communicator of the Year (IWSC) Jane Parkinson presents an authoritative and informative guide that gives you the lowdown on wine and how to make the most of it. Wine & Food offers a fresh look at the global wine scene with detailed information on more than 20 grapes and styles. Understanding storing and pouring wine, …
A complete and richly illustrated book on champagne, ranging from the five ‘incontournables’ (Veuve Clicquot, Piper-Heidsieck, Moët & Chandon, etc.) to medium-sized champagne houses and about twenty smaller quality brandsA sparkling book by an internationally renowned top sommelier from Belgium Includes sumptuous photographs by Andrew VerschetzeSommelier Pieter Verheyde introduces readers to the top champagne brands, such as …
Uncorked!: The Definitive Guide to Alberta’s Best Wines under $25
Life’s too short to waste time staring at labels at your local liquor store. Thankfully, Alberta’s one-and-only wine guide, Uncorked! is back with 150 updated profiles on great-tasting and affordable wines, all under $25. Celebrated wine writers Shelley Boettcher and Darren Oleksyn take the mystery out of the wine world in this handy, down-to-earth guide with unpretentious advice …
Friday night at the bar in town: revellers swig beer, slam shots, and repeat until failure. Happy hour turns into falafel o’clock, then everyone staggers home, job done. Most of us have been there (and had fun doing it), but there comes a time when you want to graduate from downing cheap booze in sticky venues to something …
Slow Wine 2014: A Year in the Life of Italy’s Vineyards and Wines
For the third year running, Slow Food International offers an English-language edition of their guide to Italian wines whose qualities extend well beyond the palate. Slow Wine 2014 doesn’t simply select and review Italy’s finest bottles. It describes what’s in the glass, but it also tells you what’s behind it: namely the work, the aims, and the passion …
Buy the Right Wine Every Time: The No-Fuss, No-Vintage Wine Guide
Are you someone who drinks wine, but doesn’t think wine? Who hates pretentious “winespeak”—but would like help finding new wines to try? Then, this guide is for you! In short, it provides expert information for nonexperts who want to get the most satisfaction for their money. Celebrated wine critic Tom Stevenson lifts the lid on branded wines, revealing …
Vinologue Priorat: A Regional Guide to Enotourism in Catalonia Including 104 Producers and 315 Wines
Spain’s Priorat region, in Catalonia, has a proud wine tradition that it traces back to the Carthusian monks of the 12th century, who founded the Scala Dei monastery and planted the first vineyard. This detailed guide highlights the fruits of that tradition, providing avid enotourists with extensive profiles and GPS coordinates for 104 wine producers in the region, …
Vinologue Empordà: A Regional Guide to Enotourism in Catalonia Including 59 Wineries and 260 Wines
Offering extensive profiles for 59 wineries in the Costa Brava & DO Empordà region of Catalonia in Spain, this wine guide provides GPS coordinates, hundreds of full-color photos, maps, and tasting notes for 260 wines. A handy reference to all of the wines produced in the region, the book also supplies visitors to Spain with all of the …
The Wine Lover’s Bible: Never Let a Wine Snob Make You Feel Small (Volume 1)
If you are on the verge of falling seriously in love with wine but cannot find the comfortable language to talk about what you are tasting beyond “yuk!” or “yum!” THE WINE LOVER’S BIBLE is for you. Many wine schools use this book for the beginner’s text book. How does a white Burgundy differ from a Sonoma Chardonnay? …
Buyer’s Guide to New Zealand Wines 2015 (Michael Cooper’s Buyer’s Guide to New Ze)
The most authoritative guide to New Zealand wines, now in its 23rd year of publication Updated yearly with new tasting notes and vintage ratings, including the most current vintage, this is a “must-have” publication for the new initiate and the established wine-buff alike. This book will help the buyer to make informed choices about the best value and best …