Over 2100 vibrant photos and lively text present an exciting array of wine memorabilia. Following a look at wine and health, with a toast to readers and a look at Bacchanalia, the book takes a four part journey from the vineyard to the wine cellar. Part one looks at various tools used in growing grapes, harvesting, and the …
Hugh Johnson has been writing about wine for six decades, and his books have sold millions of copies worldwide. His winning formula of insight, critical appraisal and superbly evocative writing has been often-imitated but never bettered. Now, he looks back at his decades at the forefront of wine writing. Beginning in …
Unquestionably unique, demonstrably delightful, Michael Broadbent’s Vintage Wine is the culmination of one of the most extraordinary careers in the world of wine. Michael Broadbent quite possibly knows more about fine, old wines than anyone else alive, and he writes about them with unparalleled expertise. Hired by Christie’s in 1966 to revive their wine auctions, Broadbent threw …
3 Day Green Smoothie Detox: The Faster, Better, Stronger Weight Loss Plan
New Bestselling Green Smoothie Book Now Available In Paperback The Tastiest Green Smoothie Detox Plan In The Universe! Fact: Many diet plans tell you to either starve yourself or eat weird tasting foods. Inspired by her clients and her own personal experiences Amazon Bestselling Author, Naturopath and Raw Food Expert Elizabeth Swann-Miller created a simple, hour …
Rediscover California’s culinary design history Two new books, Vintage: California Wine Labels of the 1930s and Well Aged: California Whiskey and Spirits Labels of the 1930s, illuminate a near-forgotten artisanal legacy tucked among the archives of the California Historical Society’s Kemble Collections on Western Printing and Publishing. In the midst of the Great Depression, hundreds of …
Taste Like a Wine Critic: A Guide to Understanding Wine Quality
Intended for wine drinkers and professionals of any experience level, “Taste like a Wine Critic” is a concise, straight-talking guide to understanding and assessing wine quality that avoids the ambiguous and often meaningless jargon stereotypically associated with describing wine. Focusing on the essentials, this book clearly identifies, defines and examines the factors in determining wine quality, explaining in …
The enormous variety of wines available today can be baffling even to an experienced buyer. Anyone who enters a wine store is immediately confronted by rows and rows of racks filled with a myriad of choices. Where do you begin when all you want is a reasonably priced quality wine to serve with dinner? Jancis Robinson can make …
The story of self-made billionaire Jess Jackson, who put Chardonnay on America’s tables as he built the KendallJackson wine empire from a few mountainous acres of grapes, and raced the Horse of the Year three years in a row, is a remarkable tale of romance, risk, and reinventionperhaps the greatest second act in the history of American business.Jess …
Brunello di Montalcino: Understanding and Appreciating One of Italy’s Greatest Wines
For fans of Italian wine, few names command the level of respect accorded to Brunello di Montalcino. With their earthy, wild-cherry sensations and full structure yet smooth textures, top Brunellos have the body and finesse of the most prestigious world-class bottlings from Bordeaux, Burgundy and Piedmont.Expert wine writer Kerin O’Keefe has a deep personal knowledge of Tuscany and …
Shadows in the Vineyard: The True Story of the Plot to Poison the World’s Greatest Wine
Amazon Best Book of the Month, July 2014Journalist 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 tiny, storied vineyard that produces the most expensive, exquisite wines in the world, received an …