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Books - Wine & beverages
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Whiskey and Spirits for Dummies by Perry Luntz and Carol Ann Rinzler
Whiskey & Spirits For Dummies is your complete guide to selecting and enjoying this family of noble beverages. From whiskey, rum, and brandy to vodka, gin, and cordials, this handy reference traces the history of distilled spirits, explains how they are made, and shows you how to evaluate, serve, and savour them. This friendly book tells you as it reveals where the first whiskeys - or 'dark' spirits - originated and how they came to the United States. It also explores the origins of clear spirits and the different varieties of each. This thorough guide also features recipes for cooking with spirits.
Paperback, 336 pp, $24.95. Buy
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A Hedonist in the Cellar by Jay McInerney
In A Hedonist in the Cellar, Jay McInerney gathers more than five years' worth of essays and continues his exploration of what's new, what's enduring, and what's surprising-giving his palate a complete workout and the reader an indispensable, idiosyncratic guide to a world of almost infinite variety. Filled with delights oenophiles everywhere will savor, this is a collection driven not only by wine itself but also the people who make it.
An entertaining, irresistible book that is essential for anyone enthralled by the myriad pleasures of wine
Paperback, 243 pp, $20.95. Buy
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Wine and Philosophy by Fritz Allhoff
The Greek word sympotein means literally to drink together. In the era of Socrates and Plato, the symposium was a central part of Greek culture: a gathering where men consumed wine freely and debated the issues of the day. Philosophers, wine critics, and winemakers share their passion for wine through well-crafted essays that explore wine's deeper meaning, nature, and significance. Wine & Philosophy offers a playfully fresh, insightful - and, at times, controversial - perspective on the philosophical dimensions of wine and wine appreciation. Joining Beer & Philosophy and Food & Philosophy in the Epicurean Trilogy, the essays herein celebrate the ongoing relationship between wine and philosophical reflection, discussion, and debate.
Paperback, 328 pp, $29.95. Buy
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The World Atlas of Wine by Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson
From the world's most authoritative wine duo, the clarity and detail of the maps remain core to the Atlas. The 200 maps have been thoroughly researched and updated. Reflecting the last six years in the world of wine, the pages devoted to the New World show a lot of changes. New additions include: California (Rutherford, Oakville, Stag's Leap), Australia (Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Limestone Coast), New Zealand (Central Otago, Martinborough), South Africa (Constantia). The South American section receives a complete revamp. In Europe Sicily, the Douro, Greece and Germany all receiving extra pages. Spain�s Toro Austria's hotspots, Wachau & Kremstel, fall under the spotlight. With new illustrations and photographs, this is the must-have book
, 400 pp, $79.99. Buy
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Town & Country Wine Companion by Ted Loos
Both a detailed introduction to the basics and a fill-in-the blank journal for personal comments, it's easy to write in yet small enough to take along when visiting a restaurant, vineyard, or your neighborhood wine store. After a lively and informational opening that encompasses everything from grape varieties to wine labels and terminology, lined record pages make up the bulk of the book: they contain both prompts and room to jot down your thoughts. In Tasting Notes, record such data as wine name, vintage, type, date and occasion sampled, colour, bouquet, clarity, taste, and overall opinion. This guide can help you understand wine's complexities, slow down and enjoy the tasting, and remember the ones that most deserve to be savoured.
, 175 pp, $18.95. Buy
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Spit or Swallow by Jennifer Ratcliffe-Wright
Embarrassed about your wine knowledge? Spit or swallow is written for those wishing to know a little bit more about wine in order for them to enjoy it a lot more. Wine, like foreplay, requires a little effort. With Spit or swallow, you will soon be right on the button, so to speak. Spit or swallow focuses more on the good life of food, wine and pleasure than it does on technical jargon contained in wine speak. It is a guide to living with wine as a healthy and integral part of your daily life. Wine makes food taste better, it makes occasions more memorable and it makes us happy. Spit or swallow is here to give a fresh approach and make the whole wine-thing less scary. Wine nerds talk about the characters of a wine as being cheerful, subtle
Paperback, 112 pp, $26.95. Buy
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A Guide to Craft Brewing by John Alexander
The Guide to Craft Brewing explains how to brew your own beer in clear and straightforward terms, making this popular and rewarding hobby accessible to all.
Paperback, 160 pp, $41.95. Buy
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Wine Enthusiast Essential Buying Guide 2007: Includes Ratings and Prices for More That 40,000 Wines! by Wine Enthusiast Magazine editors
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Maran Illustrated Wine
Maran Illustrated Wine is aimed at a wide range of readers - from individuals selecting a wine for a quiet evening at home to those wanting to impress their colleagues with the perfect wine to go with a business dinner. Maran uses clear, concise points to help the reader fully understand the complexities of wine. The full-colour photographs complement the text to help walk the reader through each topic from beginning to end. Includes introductions and useful tips provide additional information and advice to help enhance the readers' overall wine experience.
Paperback, 352 pp, $34.95. Buy
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The Simple & Savvy Wine Guide: Buying, Pairing, and Sharing for All by Leslie Sbrocco
When Leslie asks her audiences what types of information they want in a new book, the overwhelming response is a portable compilation of top picks. Leslie Sbrocco's Simple and Savy Wine Guide is packed with all kinds of glance-and-go lists for everything from what wine to drink with Thai take-out, to wines perfect for drinking in a bubble bath. Leslie also offers up an entire section based on her popular concept of wine makeovers, in which she takes an expensive wine and offers a similar tasting, less expensive version
Paperback, 224 pp, $20.95. Buy
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Wine for Dummies by Ed McCarthy
Beginning with the basic types of wine and how wines are made, this book gets down to specifics: how to handle snooty wine clerks, navigate restaurant wine lists, decipher cryptic wine labels, and dislodge stubborn corks; how to sniff and taste wine; how to store and pour wine and pair it with food; four white wine styles; and more
Paperback, 384 pp, $27.95. Buy
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Marilyn Merlot and the Naked Grape by Peter May
Fat Bastard Chardonnay. Hair of the Dingo. The Unpronounceable Grape. All these wines - and 100-plus more - can be found in 'Marilyn Merlot and The Naked Grape', a celebration of the weirdest and wildest wines ever made. Some have strange names, like Cat's Pee on a Gooseberry Bush. Others have bizarre artwork, like the Magritte-inspired UFO invasion. Still others have unusual production features (a Braille label for blind wine-lovers, or an on-label thermometer that alerts the user when the wine is properly chilled). Along with brilliant full-colour reproductions of the original labels, we feature brief stories about the origins of the wines/names/artwork, as well as tasting notes from the author.
Paperback, 256 pp, $23.95. Buy
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Wine and Society by Steve Charters
Wine and Society: the cultural and social context of wine production and consumption looks at the relationship between wine production and marketing, focusing on consumer behaviour and cultural attitudes. Divided into four parts, it examines the context of wine production, the wine consumer and the social context of wine, discussing the following themes: That the core of wine production and consumption is shaped by historical, geographical and cultural factors. Wine production in European and new world are looking at the different kinds of producer and how the varying background of each shapes their perspective on what they produce. It includes the terroir and appellations: why demarcation and sense of place became important, how they are u
, 384 pp, $130.95. Buy
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Untrodden Grapes by Ralph Steadman
From Chile to California, South Africa to Alsace, Ralph Steadman has seen the best of the world's wine-producing regions. On a search for the unique and original, he meets Aurelio Montes, the Chilean winemaker who planted syrah vines on a rocky, south-facing hill in order to "steal the wild complexity of the mountain's soul." In Spain, he learns of the white chalky soil called albariza that produces the sherry of the Jerez region. In California, the author describes meeting enthusiastic winemakers whose vineyards sit precariously on the San Andreas fault. As the journey continues on through Burgundy, Champagne, and Sicily, Steadman brings the landscape and its people to life with pictures and prose.
Hardback, 246 pp, $48.95. Buy
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A Wine Miscellany by Graham Harding
Packed with arcane information about everything from types of cork and other closures to the rarest and the most expensive wines (which are not necessarily the same thing), here is a book that a wine connoisseur may give to a novice, and that someone ignorant of wine may give to an expert.
Hardback, 160 pp, $29.95. Buy
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WORLD'S BEST HANGOVER CURES by Alex Benady
This book presents Christmas revellers every where with advice on how different countries around the world have coped with that great leveller of man-kind - the hangover! No matter how great or lowly your stature in life the hangover is the one thing that drinkers of all races, creeds and indeed nationalities suffer in common. So here are details of how our ancestors and friends from overseas have coped with the 'sorrow at the end of drunkenness!' Funky urban-style drawings ensure that even if your own hangover cures aren't making the spinning room or your spinning stomach settle you will at least be able to raise a smile at the antics of those who are even worse off than you
Hardback, 60 pp, $19.95. Buy
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Alcoholica Esoterica: A Collection of Useful and Useless Information as It Relates to the History and Consumption of All Manner of Booze by Ian Lendler
Finally, there's a book that's almost as much fun as having a couple of drinks. Alcoholica Esoterica presents the history and culture of booze as told by a writer with a knack for distilling all the boring bits into the most interesting facts and hilarious tales. It's almost like pulling up a stool next to the smartest and funniest guy in the bar. Divided into chapters covering the basic booze groups - including beer, wine, Champagne, whiskey, rum, gin, vodka, and tequila - Alcoholica Esoterica charts the origin and rise of each alcohol's particular charms and influence. Other sections chronicle Great Moments in Hic-story, Great Country Drinking Songs, 10 Odd Laws, and Mt. Lushmore, Parts I-V. Additionally, famous quotes on the joys and sor
Paperback, 264 pp, $20.95. Buy
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The World's Greatest Wine Estates: A Modern Perspective by Robert M. Parker
Over the past twenty-five years, renowned critic Robert M. Parker, Jr., has visited both legendary and fledgling wineries all over the world and has tasted hundreds of thousands of wines. Only a fraction of those wines have earned his highest ratings and are considered by him to be truly legendary. In his latest book, Parker brings together what he calls the best of the best, taking readers on a personal tour of the wineries that have impressed him most with their dedication to quality, consistency, and excellence. The World's Greatest Wine Estates pays homage to exceptional wines and the exceptional people who make them. These lavishly illustrated pages showcase 175 of the world's most accomplished -- and most spectacular -- estates. Parke
, 708 pp, $104.95. Buy
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Le Cordon Bleu Wine Essentials by Stephen Brook, Wink Lorch, Margaret Rand and others
An essential reference guide for wine lovers, you can use it to guide your choice of wine in shops, restaurants, for cellaring and when selecting beverages for meals and special occasions. It advises on what food to serve with each wine � with recipes from the famed culinary institute.
Paperback, 192 pp, $39.95. Buy
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How to Drink a Glass of Wine by John Saker
New Zealand has become one of the world's great wine-drinking and producing countries. After six years as a top wine writer, John Saker has now blended a thousand impressions, delicious experiences and startled taste-buds into an engrossing guide to the world's most loved - and debated - beverage. This is a book not only for the wine connoisseur, but for the ordinary quaffer, curious to know more about the mystique, beauty and infinite pleasures of wine
Paperback, 144 pp, $24.95. Buy
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