Series in Wine
Books in Wine
Champagne
Champagne and sparkling wine have evolved from celebration-only drinks to everyday beverages in the twenty-first century. Sparkling wines are now made in every wine region of the world, becoming global favourites in bars, restaurants and even at home. In this book you will discover the history of the world’s great sparkling wines, from the original French champagne – which remains a symbol of luxury – to the evolution of the sparkling wines of other regions that are now so popular. Whether you prefer magnums of Cristal or the more affordable thrill of prosecco or crémant, Champagne is an invaluable complement to a glass of bubbly as well as an informative, elegant gift for all wine-lovers.
City of Angels
Combining the legal drama with a fascinating era, the book introduces an unforgettable character desiring justice for the oppressed. Shannon Saga. Book 1.
City of Angels
Combining the legal drama with a fascinating era, the book introduces an unforgettable character desiring justice for the oppressed. Shannon Saga. Book 1.
Cooks' Books
Carolyn Hart has gathered together 50 classic recipes easy enough for everyday eating. Entrees include Beef Casserole Nicoise, Shepherd's Pie, Baked Ham, Fragrant Duck Pilaf with Lemon and Mint, Scallops with Black Pudding and Poached Salmon. There are vegetable recipes, such as Coriander Mushrooms and Caesar Salad, and several puddings, including Christmas Pudding, Brandy Butter, and Gooseberry Fool.
Easy and Complete Keto Diet Meal for Beginners
Do want to lose weight quick and easy?From this cookbook you will learn:Basic rules to follow on a keto dietHow to make keto a sustainable lifestyleFoods you can eat and what you can’t eat on the keto dietIn this cookbook, you will learn how to cook most affordable, quick, healthy and easy to prepare 5-ingredient recipes for beginners on the ketogenic dietThe recipes presented in this cookbook are easy to follow, starting from traditional, classic dishes, to recent innovations. So don’t waste time and get your copy today. Start your journey to a healthier lifestyle with the help of all the delicious recipes you are about to explore.Get your copy today and change your life!
Kitchen Heaven
With over 100 brand new recipes—including some of the most accessible and delicious Gordon Ramsay has ever produced— Kitchen Heaven is a cookbook for everyone who loves food, from the complete novice to the more accomplished cook. As well as meat, fish, and vegetarian dishes, there are recipes for soups, dressings, sauces, puddings, and "Things on Toast". With practical insights and fascinating anecdotes, it also provides for the first time, a glimpse of what really drives this professional footballer-turned world renowned chef, who induces not only sheer terror in all those who work with him, but also fierce loyalty. That number is about to include you. Let Gordon into your kitchen—and you'll soon be cooking like never before.
The Accidental Connoisseur
What is taste? Is it individual or imposed on us from the outside? Why are so many of us so intimidated when presented with the wine list at a restaurant? In The Accidental Connoisseur , journalist Lawrence Osborne takes off on a personal voyage through a little-known world in pursuit of some answers. Weaving together a fantastic cast of eccentrics and obsessives, industry magnates and small farmers, the author explores the way technological change, opinionated critics, consumer trends, wheelers and dealers, trade wars, and mass market tastes have made the elixir we drink today entirely different from the wine drunk by our grandparents. In his search for wine that is a true expression of the place that produced it, Osborne takes the reader from the high-tech present to the primitive past. From a lavish lunch with wine tsar Robert Mondavi to the cellars of Marquis Piero Antinori in Florence, from the tasting rooms of Chateau Lafite to the humble vineyards of northern Lazio, Osborne winds his way through Renaissance palaces, $27 million wineries, tin shacks and garages, opulent restaurants, world-famous chais and vineyards, renowned villages and obscure landscapes, as well as the great cities which are the temples of wine consumption: New York, San Francisco, Paris, Florence, and Rome. On the way, we will be shown the vast tapestry of this much-desired, little-understood drink: who produces it and why, who consumes it, who critiques it? Enchanting, delightful, entertaining, and, above all, down to earth, this is a wine book like no other.
The Bluffer's Guide to Beer
From hops and barley, to pale ales and Belgian beer, 'The Bluffer's Guide to Beer' contains everything you need to keep a level head at your local watering hole.
The Joy of Drinking
With characteristic elegance and delicious wit, Barbara Holland, ("a national treasure,"― Philadelphia Inquirer ) celebrates the age-old act of drinking in this gimlet-eyed survey of man's relationship with booze, since the joyful discovery, ten thousand years ago, of fermented fruits and grains. In this spirited paean to alcohol, two parts cultural history, one part personal meditation, Holland takes readers on a bacchanalian romp through the Fertile Crescent, the Mermaid Tavern, Plymouth Rock, and Capitol Hill and reveals, as Faulkner famously once said, how civilization indeed begins with fermentation. Filled with tasty tidbits about distillers, bootleggers, taverns, hangovers, and Alcoholics Anonymous, The Joy of Drinking is a fascinating portrait of the world of pleasures fermented and distilled.
Wine
Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. While wine drunk millennia ago was the humble beverage of the people, today the drink is inextricable with power, sophistication, and often wealth. Bottles sell for half a million dollars. Point systems tell us which wines are considered the best. Wine professionals give us the language to describe what we taste. Agricultural product and cultural commodity, drink of ritual and drink of addiction, purveyor of pleasure, pain, and memory - wine has never been contained in a single glass. Drawing from science, religion, literature, and memoir, Wine meditates on the power structures bound up with making and drinking this ancient, intoxicating beverage. Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.
Wine
Wine: A Global History traces the long history of the most wondrous, complex, mysterious and magical of the world’s beverages. The origins of wine go back to the origins of modern man, and the development and significance of this heady drink are intertwined with the roots of civilization itself. Today, the grape vine is cultivated all around the globe, and a profusion of wines are produced and widely available. This engaging book chronicles the domestication of the wild grape vine (Vitis vinifera sativa) and the systematic cultivation of its fruit, almost uniquely suited to being fermented into an alcoholic drink, which can be stored to mature and improve with age. From the Transcaucasus some 8,000 years ago; across the Mediterranean Sea and spreading throughout Europe with Classical Civilisation, to the New World with the Conquistadors, on to the distant lands of Australia and New Zealand and now to the burgeoning economies of India and China, Wine tells a rich story, the story of our species itself.
Wine Country Recipes: A Wine & Dine Mysteries Cookbook
From #1 Amazon & New York Times bestselling author Gemma Halliday, and her mother Susie Halliday, comes a family cookbook featuring the mouthwatering recipes from the USA Today bestselling Wine & Dine Mysteries! Trained chef Emmy Oak was just beginning an illustrious career as a private chef to the stars when her mother's sudden illness called her home to California's Wine Country to take over operations at her family's small winery, Oak Valley Vineyards. While Emmy anticipated trouble from the corporate giants of the region, just waiting to gobble up small, struggling operations like Oak Valley, what she didn't anticipate were catty Silicon Valley socialites, vengeful business rivals, and a string of murders falling at her door! What's a girl in Wine Country to do when homicide follows her everywhere? Indulge in a glass of vintage wine and little cooking therapy! This cookbook includes all the recipes featured in the first 7 books of the USA Today bestselling Wine & Dine Mysteries series! Savory dishes, decadent desserts, and affordable wine pairings are featured, along with photos of the delicious dishes. Enjoy glimpses not only into Emmy's adventures, but into the authors' lives as well, through the family recipes handed down from generations of Hallidays to the more modern interpretations of both simple weeknight dishes and elegant dinner party fare. "Gemma provides marvelous recipes with helpful shortcuts for timid chefs, and suggestions for the perfect wine pairing!" ~ Kings River Life Magazine "A Sip Before Dying revolves around two of my favorite things, wine and a good mystery. Another thing I love about this book is that it includes recipes for some of her best catered dishes. I can’t wait to check out the Brie Fettuccini recipe! ~ Book Review Crew "The Wine & Dine Mystery series by Gemma Halliday could definitely be a movie on the Hallmark channel. You will savor everything there is to savor, you will be left with a satisfying feeling at the end, and you will LOVE where Halliday leaves the reader with Emmy and Detective Grant..." ~ Cozy Mystery Book Reviews