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New Classic Winemakers of California  by S. Heimoff
Wine critic and writer Steve Heimoff traversed the state of California to record lively and informative conversations with more than two dozen winemakers and grape growers who represent today’s leaders and visionaries. While Benson’s book captured a wine industry on the brink of exponential growth and recognition, Heimoff surveys a multibillion-dollar business with a global reputation and new issues to face. His interviews provide an oral history of contemporary California winemaking. Through this intimate and engaging book, wine lovers can sit in on the back and forth as Heimoff and his vintner subjects talk informally about their favorite subject: wine.

,  238 pp,  $54.95. Buy now

To Cork or Not to Cork  by George M. Taber
George M. Taber explores the most controversial topic in the world of wine: What product should be used to seal a bottle? Should it be cork, plastic, glass, a screwcap, or some other type of closure still to be invented? For nearly four centuries virtually every bottle of wine had a cork in it. But starting in the 1970s, a revolution began to topple the cork monopoly. Each year 20 billion closures go onto wine bottles, and, increasingly, they are not corks. The cause of the onslaught against cork is an obscure chemical compound known as TCA. In amounts as low as several parts per trillion, the compound can make a $400 bottle of wine smell like wet newspaper and taste equally bad. Such wine is said to be corked. With a thorough command of hi

,  278 pp,  $29.95. Buy now

The Cultivation of American Grape Vines and Making of Wine  by Alden Spooner
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world’s literature

Paperback,  100 pp,  $37.95. Buy now

WAY TO MAKE WINE, HOW TO CRAFT SUPERB TABLE WINES AT HOME  by SHERIDAN WARRICK
Demystifies winemaking by explaining the nuts and bolts and demonstrating that if readers can replace a faucet washer or cook a pasta sauce, they can make food-friendly wines that cost less. This book enables amateur vintners to equip a home winery, procure good grapes, run a fermentation, and enjoy their wine

Paperback,  267 pp,  $43.95. Buy now

Cooperage for Winemakers  by Geoffrey Schahinger
This popular and useful book for winemakers everywhere has been revised. It provides an understanding along with knowledge of the construction, maintenance and use of oak barrels, important to both winemakers and winery management

Paperback,  132 pp,  $42.95. Buy now

Confessions of the Winemaker  by Kristin Westlake, Judith Kennedy, Catherine Retter and others
Confessions of the Winemaker gives insight into winemaking and the Australian wine industry through the thoughts of 70 winemakers.

Paperback,  176 pp,  $39.95. Buy now

Winemaking, from Grape Growing to Marketplace  by Richard P. Vine, Ellen M. Harkness and Sally J. Linton and others
Beginning with the history of vines and wines, this title covers the growing of grapes, the process of making wine, and specific types of wine. It also advises on marketing issues and offers practical guidance on getting started and constructing a winery.

Hardback,  476 pp,  $240.95. Buy now

Home Winemaking the Right Way  by Kenneth Hawkins
Kenneth Hawkins has produced home-made wines, beers and liqueurs for over 20 years and has taught at evening classes. Here are 55 of his favourite recipes, many of which have won awards. He covers the basics and includes a detailed analysis of how and why various types of wine differ; he also shows how to train your palate to judge their relative qualities. This is the key to the mastery both of what to do when in trouble, and of the subtle adjustments which can transform a moderate wine into an award-winner.

Paperback,  192 pp,  $14.95. Buy now

The Home Winemaker’s Companion  by Gene Spaziani, Andre Vanasse
Few pleasures are more gratifying than pouring a glass of fine wine, admiring its clarity and color, savouring its bouquet, raising it to your lips, and knowing that you made it yourself. With this guide to home winemaking, such pleasures can be yours with little fuss and lots of fun. The Home Winemaker’s Companion will guide you as you progress from making your very first batch of kit wine to mastering advanced techniques for making wine from fresh grapes. Included are Gene Spaziani’s recipes for 115 wines, including port and champagne. Contents include: Getting Started; Essential How-tos; Wine from Kits; Wine from Concentrates; Wine from juices; White Wine from Grapes; Red Wine from Grapes; Wine from Fruit; Sparkling and Fortified Wines.

Paperback,  270 pp,  $34.99. Buy now

Traditional Home Winemaking  by Paul Turner
It used to be that winemakers were motivated by cost savings. Not so today. This is a traditional craft area which is going through something of a revival because its produce is so rewarding. It is a hobby that resonates with the rhythms of nature and develops personal skills in taste, intuition and good husbandry. In this British book, there are dandelion, elderflower, parsnip and dozens of other renowned country recipes, including the famous Mead of old England. The book presents winemaking as a country craft which can be pursued in any location to produce great country taste experiences.

Paperback,  128 pp,  $24.99. Buy now

University Wine Course: A comprehensive Text & Self Tutorial  by Marian Baldy
Now the most widely used wine textbook for colleges and universities. Also popular with serious wine enthusiasts for home study. Provides a 12 week program for learning about wine in-depth, from sensory evaluation to the science of viticulture and winemaking. Written and organized in a “user friendly” style. Includes chapter exams and answers, study guides, lab exercises, final exams and extensive references and bibliography. Illustrated with appendixes on Wine & Food, Label Reading, Do-It-Yourself Labs, Student tasting notes and more. Dr. Baldy is a USDA award-winning professor of sciences who has operated her own vineyard and winery and has taught wine appreciation for academic credits to university students for over 20 years.

Paperback,  426 pp,  $85.00. Buy now

Making Wines Like Those You Buy  by Bryan Acton and Peter Duncan
How to reproduce the flavour and quality of commercial wines in your own home. Sauternes, hocks, madeiras and champagne are all possible with the help of this book.

Paperback,  160 pp,  $18.95. Buy now

Concepts in Wine Chemistry  by Yair Margalit, James Crum
Yair Margalit, Ph.D, is a world renowned physical chemist, a practicing winemaker, university professor, and the author of the best selling Winery Technology & Operations. This book is the product of his years of research and practical winemaking experience. The state-of-the art in wine chemistry based on the current literature. Contains all aspects of wine production based on the components of grapes and their transformation into wine through fermentation, aging, cellaring and packaging. Emphasis is on the current knowledge of elevating wine quality.

Hardback,  446 pp,  $195.00. Buy now

Wine Appreciation  by Richard P. Vine
Written by a wine professional, this text discusses wines, wine making, wine varieties, and wine appreciation based on viticulture, oenology, history, human physiology, cookery and other related disciplines.

Hardback,  512 pp,  $140.00. Buy now

The Taste of Wine  by Emile Peynaud
This volume is a complete examination of the process and practice of tasting wine, the essential element in evaluating a wine’s quality. It should be of interest to groups such as the oenologist who studies the science of making wine and the producer who actually makes the wine.

Hardback,  368 pp,  $195.00. Buy now

Winemaking Made Easy  by John Whittaker

Paperback,  64 pp,  $9.95. Buy now

Winemaking Basics  by C.S. Ough
Aims to provide an informative new guide for the enology student seeking a better and more basic understanding of what the science associated with winemaking is about. Winemaking basics explains in easily understandable language the fundamental processes of making table wines. A step-by-step guide or a general reference, this book explores the crucial aspects of the art and process of making an excellent wine. Potential winemakers may learn techniques to change the style of their wine, avoid pitfalls, and correct or prevent expensive and frustrating problems

Paperback,  327 pp,  $124.95. Buy now

Joy of Home Wine Making  by Terry Garey
If you can follow a simple recipe, you can create delectable table wines in your own home. It’s fun, it’s easy – and the results will delightfully complement your favourite meals and provide pleasure by the glass when friends come calling. You don’t have to re-create Bordeaux in your basement to be a successful home vintner – you can make raisin wine and drink it like sherry, or use it to accent your Chinese cooking. Raspberry or apricot wine lend themselves to delicious desserts. The Joy of Home Winemaking is a useful guide to techniques and equipment; aging, bottling, racking, blending. Includes dozens of original recipes for great-tasting fruit wines, spice wines, herb wines, sparkling wines, sherries and liqueurs.

,  288 pp,  $27.95. Buy now

The Way to Make Wine: How to Craft Superb Table Wines at Home  by Sheridan F. Warrick

,  252 pp,  $168.95. Buy now

Wild Wines: Creating Organic Wines from Nature’s Garden  by Dawn Marie
For thousands of years, tribal gatherers explored woods and fields in search of fruits, flowers, roots, and leaves. With nature’s bounty in hand, they then developed and brewed local beverages to include in religious events and to mark other important occasions. From these humble beginnings evolved the art of winemaking. Wild Wines was written to revive these age-old winemaking techniques so that you can create delicious organic wines at home. Wild Wines begins by exploring the elements of commercial wine, and examining the differences between commercial wines, organic wines, and wild wines. Every aspect of winemaking is then explained in detail, from the use of ingredients and equipment to the brewing process. This is followed by over seve

Paperback,   $37.95. Buy now

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