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Ancient Wine by Patrick E. McGovern
The history of civilization is, in many ways, the history of wine. This book is an account of the earliest stages of vinicultural history and prehistory, which extends back into the Neolithic period and beyond. It takes us on an odyssey back to the beginnings of this consequential beverage when early hominids probably enjoyed a wild grape wine
Paperback, 400 pp, $42.95. Buy
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Judgment of Paris: California Vs. France and the Historic 1976 Paris Tasting That Revolutionized Wine by George M. Taber
Told for the first time by the only reporter present, this is the full story of the mythic Paris Tasting of 1976--a blind tasting where a panel of esteemed French judges shocked the industry by choosing unknown California wines over France's best. 0743297342 This concordance for King's epic Dark Tower series details character names, place names, and references to each
Paperback, 336 pp, $22.95. Buy
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The Great Wines of America by Paul Lukacs
American wine - once an object of ridicule - now holds its own against the world's best. In The Great Wines of America, Paul Lukacs selects forty wines that have helped elevate American wine to unprecedented heights. Each chapter contains the specific wine's history, the vintner's vision for it, a map of its terroir and a list of successful vintages
Paperback, 448 pp, $22.95. Buy
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Fermenting Revolution by Chris O'Brien
Beer has fermented fundamental change in human society from gender roles to religious theologies. It helped establish civilisation, sparked the Industrial Revolution, and triggered scientific theories. "Beer activists" are fermenting a revolution in social and environmental sustainability
Paperback, 274 pp, $26.95. Buy
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Mini Bar: Vodka by Mittie Hellmich
Vodka is the most popular spirit in the US, comprising 20 per cent of the alcohol market and found in such favorites as the "Bloody Mary", "Sex on the Beach", and "Cosmopolitan". This book contains 50 recipes written in a breezy style for the home bartender. It includes a history of each alcohol and a glossary of useful bar terms/slang
Hardback, 80 pp, $10.95. Buy
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Mini Bar: Whiskey by Mittie Hellmich
The "Mini Bar" series maybe small in size, but each tiny tome is filled with classic and original recipes that pack quite a wallop! Whiskey lovers will find everything from the Perfect Manhattan to the Traditional Southern-Style Mint Julep. Each volume in this new series tells the history of its particular alcohol, as well as its distinct traits and characteristics. A glossary of essential bar tools and cocktail terminology will ensure readers not only walk the walk of an expert mixologist, but also talk the talk. With more than 50 delicious recipes, this little cocktail book makes a spirited stocking stuffer or great gift.
Size: 154 x 110 mm
Hardback, 80 pp, $10.95. Buy
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Champagne: How the World's Most Glamorous Wine Triumphed Ovver War and Hard Times by Don Kladstrup and Petie Kladstrup
A history of champagne discusses its origins in verdant northern France, identifies such contributors to its development as Louis XIV and Napoleon, and traces how champagne evolved through periods of violence to become a symbol of celebration.
Paperback, $32.99. Buy
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An Inebriated History of Britain by Peter Haydon
In 361 AD the Emperor Julian described the Teutonic northern European races as 'sons of malt'. Big drinkers they all were, but none so much as the English. As this book shows, the English have in fact spent much of the last 2000 years semi-permanently drunk.
Paperback, 336 pp, $27.99. Buy
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American Vintage: The Rise of American Wine by Paul Lukacs
Paul Lukacs writes a full history, from seventeenth-century experiments to the fall of wine during the dark days of Prohibition through its remarkably rapid upswing in recent decades. The tale is replete with quirky heroes and visionaries who changed the course of wine history: from Nicholas Longsworth, a diminutive, nineteenth-century real estate tycoon and the founding father of American wine, to the Mondavis and Gallos, the powerful first families of American wine in the modern era.
Paperback, 386 pp, $23.95. Buy
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Mondo Cocktail by Christine Sismondo
Part travelogue, part instruction manual, part bar philosophy, part discursive history, this book fits into a larger genre than your average bartending book. It is a whimsical examination of drinks that have captured our imagination and symbolically identified certain eras and people all over the world! It gives a careful anatomy of 12 classic cocktails and their origins, and teaches the reader far more than proper preparations
, 234 pp, $27.95. Buy
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Breweries of Wisconsin by Jerry Apps
The story of the Dairy State's other major industry--beer! From the immigrants who started brewing here during territorial days to the modern industrial giants, this is the history, the folklore, the architecture, the advertising, and the characters that made Wisconsin the nation's brewing leader. Updated with the latest trends on the Wisconsin brewing scene.
Paperback, 320 pp, $34.95. Buy
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Varietal Wines by James Halliday
James Halliday's Varietal is a fascinating account of Australian grape varieties. More than 80 varieties are featured, with details of how each wine is made. Varieties include: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chambourcin, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Colombard, Dolcetto, Durif, Gamay, Gewurztraminer, Marsanne, Merlot, Mourvedre, Muscadelle, Muscat � Petits Grains, Muscat of Alexandria, Nebbiolo, Petit Verdot, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Roussanne, Sangiovese, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Shiraz, Tempranillo, Trebbiano, Verdelho, Viognier, Zinfandel and many more. The history of each variety is given from an international and an Australian point of view. Includes best producer listings in both Australian and international contexts.
Paperback, 274 pp, $32.95. Buy
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The Spirits of America by Eric Burns
American politics and culture have been greatly influenced by alcohol since colonial times. Eric Burns's witty and comprehensive book, The Spirits of America, looks at what he calls the first national pastime, and details the transformation of alcohol from virtue to vice and back again. Burns describes how liquor was thought of as both scourge and medicine. Bringing such vivid characters as Carrie Nation and other crusaders against drink back to life, Burns explains how and why Prohibition had as much to do with politics and economics and geography as it did with spirituous beverage.
, 352 pp, $90.95. Buy
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The Guinness Drinking Companion by Leslie Dunkling
An introduction to the history and range of alcoholic beverages. It includes poems, bits of biography, and clips from novels that show numerous coincidences between alcohol and literature. It includes quotations from literary figures such as Charles Dickens.
Paperback, 240 pp, $18.95. Buy
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Wine and War by Donald Kladstrup, Petie Kladstrup
Retired American network correspondent Donald Kladstrup and his wife Petie have accumulated this collection of stories of wartime France as seen through the eyes and actions of those involved with France's most precious crop.
Paperback, 372 pp, $27.99. Buy
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Zin by David Darlington
It is the grape that has been stepped, but never crushed. The zinfandel grape has triumphed since the 1990s, producing sophisticated wines such as those from the Ridge wineries. This book delves in the murky and curious history of the wine, and those who engineered its ascension
Paperback, 304 pp, $28.99. Buy
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Ghost Wineries of the Napa Valley by Irene Whitford Haynes
A fascinating photographic tour of historic Napa wineries, more than a dozen which have come back to life. Extensively researched by a resident grape grower/historian. The historical details and photographs of more than 65 wineries bring vision of the vibrant California wine industry of more than 100 years ago. The roots of many of today's great vintners are exposed in these photos and historical vignettes.
Paperback, 78 pp, $12.95. Buy
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For God, Country and Coca-Cola by Mark Pendergrast
Now fully updated, the classic account of how a bottle of sweetened caramel-colored soda water became synonymous with American capitalism. For God, Country and Coca-Cola is the unauthorized history of the great American soft drink and the company that makes it. From its origins as a patent medicine in Reconstruction Atlanta through its rise as the dominant consumer beverage of the American century, the story of Coke is as unique, tasty, and effervescent as the drink itself. With vivid portraits of the entrepreneurs who founded the companyand of the colorful cast of hustlers, swindlers, ad men, and con men who have made Coca-Cola the most recognized trademark in the worldthis is business history at its best: in fact, The Real Thing
Paperback, 640 pp, $33.95. Buy
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Beer for Pete's Sake by Pete Slosberg
There really is a Pete. He's the hottest, most recognised celebrity in America's beer industry. A true defender of the brew, Pete Slosberg has given a face to the craftbrewing movement. He's doing what he loves and succeeding at it. This is Pete at his best. He has been called a brewing maverick, a brilliant entrepreneur, an iconoclast, and a marketing icon, but who is Pete Slosberg really? What happened on the way from his first homebrewed beer in his kitchen to the Inc. 500 company he founded? Pete tells all. He also talks about his absolute passion for beer and its history
, 258 pp, $34.95. Buy
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1855: a History of the Bordeaux Classification by Dewy Markham
This text, explaining the history and details of the 1855 Bordeaux wine classification, also investigates whether or not it should be updated.
Hardback, 560 pp, $110.00. Buy
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