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Interlink Publishing Group, Inc Amber Revolution: How the World Learned to Love
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£21.59
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press Vino Business: The Cloudy World of French Wine
Book SynopsisFor centuries a bastion of tradition and the jewel in the crown of French viticulture, Bordeaux has in recent years become dogged by controversy, particularly regarding the 2012 classification of the wines of St.-Émilion, the most prestigious appellation of Bordeaux's right bank. St.-Émilion is an area increasingly dominated by big international investors, especially from China, who are keen to speculate on the area's wines and land, some of whose value has increased tenfold in the last decade alone. In the controversial 2012 classification, certain châteaux were promoted to a more prestigious class because of insider deals that altered the scoring system for the classification of wines into premier crus and grand crus. This system now takes into account the facilities of each château's tasting room, the size of its warehouse, and even the extent of its parking lot. The quality of the wine counts for just 30% of the total score for the wines of the top ranking, those deemed premier grand cru classé A. In Vino Business, Saporta shows how back-room deals with wine distributors, multinational investors like the luxury company LVMH, and even wine critics, have fundamentally changed this ancient business. Saporta also investigates issues of wine labelling and the use of pesticides, and draws comparisons to Champagne, Burgundy and the rest of the wine world. Based on two years of research and reporting, Vino Business draws back the curtain on the secret world of Bordeaux, a land ever more in thrall to the grapes of wealth.Trade ReviewSome sharp critiques and a few shocking revelations. * Wall Street Journal *Vino Business reveals the seedy business side of the romantic world of French wine. * Washington Post *Gossip as poisonous as pesticides, anonymous informants, rampant greed. . . the latest primetime TV drama? No, it's just St.-Émilion... A new book, Vino Business, by French journalist Isabelle Saporta, has caused a firestorm for its criticism of the French wine trade... If it's causing this much uproar... "it's because she put her finger on the sore spot." * Wine Spectator *Isabelle Saporta bases the book on a true investigation, field work that cannot be contested, work that many of her detractors, the people who snipe at her from behind their keyboards, would do well to be inspired by. * Le Point *The author, investigative journalist Isabelle Saporta, doesn't hold back in questioning the French institutions and traditions that the country's wine industry prides itself on. She's also forthright in her writing on certain individuals. . . The book is a juicy read. * Wine-Searcher.com *Judging by the reaction to its publication it seems that this book, which concludes that more transparency is needed regarding the fabrication and classification of these great wines, is asking the right questions. * Le Parisien *
£12.34
Running Press Book Publishers Yes Way Rosé Mini Kit
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£9.27
Abrams Chateau Cantemerle The Place Where Blackbirds
Book SynopsisThe legendary and mysterious history of the great winery Château Cantemerle, beautifully illustrated with romantic views of this ancient French vineyard.
£999.99
Vehicule Press Modern Home Winemaking: A Guide to Making
Book SynopsisModern Home Winemaking describes the process of making flawless wine, consistently, from crush to bottle, using modern techniques and the latest products. Making wine is not only about fermenting juice into wine; this book details the many other processes involved in making outstanding wine—wines that will win medals at competitions.
£20.85
Octopus Publishing Group Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book 2023
Book SynopsisThe world's best-selling annual wine guide.'This compact annual guide is packed with information and recommendations of top names from every wine region.' DecanterHugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book is the essential reference book for everyone who buys wine - in shops, restaurants, or on the internet. Now in its 46th year of publication, it has no rival as the comprehensive, up-to-the-minute annual guide.This latest edition of Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book includes a color supplement: How Wine Ages (And Why), which covers questions such as whether aged wine is necessarily better wine and how to store wine to ensure it ages well. It provides clear succinct facts and commentary on the wines, growers and wine regions of the whole world. It reveals which vintages to buy, which to drink and which to cellar, which growers to look for and why. Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book gives clear information on grape varieties, local specialities and how to match food with wines that will bring out the best in both.
£13.49
Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd It's Wine Time: Everything You'Ve Always Wanted
Book SynopsisDiscover all the answers to your wine-based fears and never pick a ‘bad’ bottle again with this fun and accessible guide to everything red, white, rosé and sparkling. If you’ve ever stood and stared blankly at a supermarket wall full of (potentially) delicious wines, not knowing what to choose, if the price is right or frankly, where to start, help is at hand with this little book of terms, tips and cocktail treats about the mother of all drinks: wine. From your red Merlots and Malbecs, to your white Chardonnays and Pinots, through to pink-hued rosés and everything bubbly, all the stress usually ensued from trying to choose a half-decent bottle will be taken away as you learn how to say what you’re buying, get to grips with the label, grape and quality and – for when the party gets started – discover how and what to serve it with, for every type of occasion. Whether you’re hosting a dinner party of a specific cuisine, selecting from a menu at your local restaurant or just want to learn how to make a fruity wine cocktail, this book will show you how to pick the right wine, every time!
£10.66
Infinite Ideas Limited The Classic Wine Library reader: A taste of the
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£38.00
Melbourne Books Alternative Reality: How Australian wine changed
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£33.14
Mage Publishers Persian Pleasures: How Iranian Relaxed Through
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£61.19
CBS Publishers & Distributors Wine Analysis and Production
Book SynopsisThe costs of grapes, the technology used in production, oak barrels, corks, bottling equipment, etc. , have in creased dramatically and continue to rise.
£28.04
Pi & Erre Ediciones Peñín Guide Spanish Wine 2022
Book SynopsisNow in its 32 edition, the Peñín Guide is the ultimate guide to Spanish wine. Each year our team of tasters travels to every wine-growing area of Spain to taste and review new varieties, labels and vintages. This year's edition of the guide covers around 9,200 new wines. Whatever your budget, the Guía Peñín is the essential guide for those who want to discover the best of Spanish wine.
£18.75
Pi & Erre Ediciones Peñín Guide Spanish Wine 2023
Book SynopsisNow in its 33rd edition, the Peñin Guide Spanish Wine 2023 is the definitive guide to Spanish wine. Each year our team of tasters travels to every wine-growing area of Spain to taste and review new varieties, labels and vintages, and this year's edition of the guide contains information on more than 9,900 new wines. Whatever your budget, the Peñín Guide is the indispensable guide for those who want to discover the best of Spanish wine.
£23.75
Gefen Publishing House Romance of Wine
Book SynopsisThis splendidly festive book, with its pithy quotations, lucid explanations and colourful illustrations explains the history and flavourful culture of wine. So this year, before you lift your cup to celebrate, add some history, some fun and some culture to your evening with The Romance of Wine.
£13.29
HarperCollins How to Love Wine
Book SynopsisExamines why the American wine culture produces such feelings of anxiety and suggests how readers can overcome their fears and develop a sense of discovery and wonder as they explore the diversity and complexity of the world of wine.Trade ReviewJames Beard Foundation Book Award Nominee for the the Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America Inductee -- No Source James Beard Foundation Book Award Nominee for Beverages -- No Source "A wonderfully intimate memoir-cum-manifesto from a writer comfortable with his own ability as a wine writer who's not afraid to say it as it is... One of the more enjoyable and fluid wine books to read all year." -- Jancis Robinson "Wine aficionados are always bickering among themselves... In his delicious new book, New York Times chief wine critic Eric Asimov cuts through all of this background noise and reminds us of the elemental and undeniable fact that wine is ... sheer pleasure." -- Oregon Live "Eric Asimov sees through the snobby froth of 100-point scores and tutti-frutti tasting notes to the realities of wine, 'staple grocery and occasional star,' as he calls it. How to become America's most trusted wine critic? Read it here." -- Hugh Johnson "In his highly personal, utterly unpretentious book, Asimov makes clear that the most important thing about wine is enjoyment. Any deeper understanding--and for him food, culture, farming, and more count for a lot--depends on it." -- Ed Behr "This book might have been titled A Healthy Dose of Fresh Air. How modestly and reasonably Asimov dares to slay the wine dragons. I reveled in each and every thrust and parry." -- Kermit Lynch "Excellent ... [a] thoughtful read... Like a crisp glass of Sancerre, How to Love Wine is an especially refreshing breeze through the hot air and pretension that's so prevalent in wine culture." -- Sacramento Bee "A friendly, well-written approach to enjoying wine, full of low-stress recommendations to help avoid wine anxiety." -- Kirkus Reviews "Forget the snooty trappings of wine connoisseurship-just drink up and enjoy, argues this simultaneously down-to-earth and romantic meditation... Asimov sprinkles in lively reminiscences of his journalism career and the idiosyncratic culture of wine cognoscenti, and enchants and reassures by his warm savoring of the drinking experience." -- Publishers Weekly "Wine fanatics, or those angling for entry to the world of wine, will find comfort in...Asimov's down-to-earth discussion of loving wine. Moreover, what he argues is most essential for a relationship with wine, and what's most refreshing to read, is an approach free of anxiety and open to love." -- Booklist
£14.30
HarperCollins Shaken Not Stirred
Book SynopsisShaken celebrates The Martini - the quintessential American cocktail, the crowning jewel of civilized decadence. In this edition, the reader can learn bar techniques from the 25 of the world's finest mixologists, what and where to buy the necessary supplies for a well-appointed and modern home bar, and more.
£12.89
St. Martins Press-3PL Reflections of a Wine Merchant
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£16.54
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Joy of Home Wine Making
Book SynopsisPort and sharries, whites, reds, roses and melomels - make your own wine without owning a vineyard. This guide offers various techniques and equipment. It discusses aging, bottling, racking, blending, and experimenting. It includes dozens of original recipes for great-tasting fruit wines, spice wines, herb wines, sparkling wines, and sherries.
£999.99
Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed The New Wine Rules
Book SynopsisThere are few greater pleasures in life than enjoying a wonderful glass of wine. So why does finding and choosing one you like seem so stressful? Now, becoming a happier, more confident wine drinker is easy. The first step is to forget all the useless, needlessly complicated stuff the “experts” have been telling you. In The New Wine Rules, acclaimed wine writer Jon Bonné explains everything you need to know in simple, beautifully illustrated, easy-to-digest tidbits. And the news is good! For example: A wine’s price rarely reflects its quality. You can drink rosé any time of year. Don’t save a great bottle for anything more than a rainy day.
£11.39
£14.25
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC A Hedonist in the Cellar Adventures in Wine Jay McInerney
Book SynopsisJay McInerney, internationally celebrated author of Bright Lights, Big City, turns his hand here to his lifelong love affair with wine. Peals of wisdom are offered on the subjects of the best wine for romantics, the parallels between Californian wines and floundering Hollywood stars, the choice of wine for the author''s own debauched forty-eighth birthday party, the ''high-testosterone grape'' that is Colin Farrell, absinthe, ''the wild green fairy'', and what wine is best drunk with chocolate. At the same time McInerney is a genuine connoisseur, taking the reader on a tour through the wine regions of the world and imparting tried and tested advice on grapes and vintages, bouquets, noses and finishes.Trade Review'Personal, enlightening, and above all fun to read' * Michael Broadbent, Master of Wine of Christie's *‘McInerney's wine judgements are sound, his anecdotes witty, and his literary references impeccable. Not many wine books are good reads; this one is' * New York Times *‘A cracking read' * Daily Telegraph *‘Brilliant, witty, comical and often shamelessly candid and provocative' * Robert M. Parker Jr, The Wine Advocate *
£14.24
AuthorHouse 90 Years of Winemaking
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£12.72
LEGARE STREET PR The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened
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£25.60
LEGARE STREET PR The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened
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£17.95
LEGARE STREET PR The American Practical Brewer and Tanner
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£23.70
LEGARE STREET PR The American Practical Brewer and Tanner
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£13.95
LEGARE STREET PR Chats About Wine
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£23.70
LEGARE STREET PR Chats About Wine
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£13.95
LEGARE STREET PR A Guide to the Examination of the Wine
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£22.75
LEGARE STREET PR Les Eauxdevie De Cognac
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£24.65
Legare Street Press L Art De Faire Le Vin...
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£22.75
Legare Street Press Die Hauptzweige Des Weinhandels
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£22.75
Legare Street Press Istruzioni Pratiche Sul Modo Di Ben Fare E Conservare Il Vino...
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£22.75
Legare Street Press Von Den Rebenstichern
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£22.75
Legare Street Press Der Wein
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£22.75
Legare Street Press Le Le Clos de Vougeot et la RomaneeConti
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£22.75
Legare Street Press Viticulture and Viniculture in California. Statements and Extracts From Reports of the Board of State Viticultural Commissioners Prepared Specially for Distribution at the New Orleans Worlds Fair A.D. 1885
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£21.80
Legare Street Press An Elementary Treatise on American Grape Culture and Wine Making
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£29.40
Legare Street Press Der Weinbau in Amerika Nebst Praktischer Anweisung für Weinbauer
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£22.75
Legare Street Press The The Vinedressers Manual an Illustrated Treatise on Vineyards and Winemaking. By Charles Reemelin
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£22.75
Legare Street Press The The Vigneron an Essay on the Culture of the Grape and the Making of Wine
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£22.75
Legare Street Press Viticultural Research at University of California Davis 19211971
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£25.60
Legare Street Press A World View of the Wine Industry
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£22.75
Legare Street Press Clarets and Sauternes Classed Growth of the Medoc and Other Famous red and White Wines of the Gironde
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£28.45
Legare Street Press Der Der Weinbau Und Die Most Und Weinbereitung
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£25.60
Legare Street Press Report of the Viticultural Work
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£24.65
Legare Street Press The The Book of the Grape
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£22.75
Legare Street Press The Philosophy of Sacred History Considered in Relation to Human Aliment and the Wines of Scripture Ed. by H.S. Clubb
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£999.99
