Secrets of the Sommeliers: How to Think and Drink Like the World's Top Wine Professionals
ISBN: 9781580082983 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A fascinating exploration of the inside world of sommeliers, sharing their unique perspectives, extensive expertise, and best stories.
Rajat Parr s profound knowledge of wines, deep relationships with producers, and renowned tasting abilities have made him a legend in the business. As wine director for the Mina Group, Parr presides over the lists at some of the country s top restaurants. In "Secrets of the Sommeliers," Parr and journalist Jordan Mackay present a fascinating portrait of the world s top wine professionals and their trade. The authors interviewed the elite of the sommelier... A fascinating exploration of the inside world of sommeliers, sharing their unique perspectives, extensive expertise, and best stories.
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152,88 zł |
The Wine Guide: How to Choose, Serve and Enjoy it: An Expert Introduction - From Grape Varieties and Classic Wines to Tasting Techniques
ISBN: 9781844768615 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With 'The Book of Wine', Stuart Walton offers a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the world's wines, with detailed information, practical guidance and enthusiastic descriptions of the wines and the grapes that have made them.
With 'The Book of Wine', Stuart Walton offers a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the world's wines, with detailed information, practical guida...
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41,35 zł |
The Ultimate Fruit Winemaker's Guide: The Complete Reference Manual For All Fruit Winemakers
ISBN: 9781441450920 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This essential text and reference offers a complete guide to fruit wines. It will prove to be invaluable for all winemakers, from the amateur to the commercial producer. Written with attention to detail and a passion for fruit wine, this book goes through the considerations for setting up a winery to the production process, designing a fruit wine recipe to suit any wine style, analysis, stability issues, packaging, marketing and sales. Covered in the book: - Detailed Overview of Fruit Wine Industry - Anatomy of Winemaking Fruits - Winemaking Techniques and Production - Laboratory Analysis and...
This essential text and reference offers a complete guide to fruit wines. It will prove to be invaluable for all winemakers, from the amateur to the c...
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77,51 zł |
The Complete Illustrated Guide to Homemade Wine: How to make your own delicious homemade wine, winemaking for beginners that's easy and step by step w
ISBN: 9781450593670 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Have you ever wanted to make your own wine but really didn't know what steps to take? Have you tried to make homemade wine but it comes out "icky" tasting? The Complete Illustrated Guide to Homemade Wine is the resourse you need to get started making your own delicious wine RIGHT NOW. Includes pictures and over 100 wonderful home wine recipes to get you started. Thousands of copies sold Get your today.
Have you ever wanted to make your own wine but really didn't know what steps to take? Have you tried to make homemade wine but it comes out "icky" tas...
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68,57 zł |
Liquid Memory: Why Wine Matters
ISBN: 9780374532512 / Angielski / Miękka / 262 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Jonathan Nossiter, award-winning filmmaker and former sommelier, had his first taste of wine at the age of three in Paris, from his father's fingertip. For him, wine is "memory in its most liquid and dynamic form," an essential art. In Liquid Memory, the American expatriate takes readers on a cheeky insider's investigation of the mysteries of terroir, the historical sense of place that makes wine unique. Nossiter, who already created an uproar in the world of wine with his film Mondovino, here reveals how the tyranny of snobs, critics, and charlatans prevents us... Jonathan Nossiter, award-winning filmmaker and former sommelier, had his first taste of wine at the age of three in Paris, from his father's finger... |
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82,99 zł |
New Classic Winemakers of California: Conversations with Steve Heimoff
ISBN: 9780520267916 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Wine critic and writer Steve Heimoff, inspired by Robert Benson's Great Winemakers of California (1977), 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. Heimoff has followed this industry for more than twenty-five years, visiting all parts of the state and...
Wine critic and writer Steve Heimoff, inspired by Robert Benson's Great Winemakers of California (1977), traversed the state of California to r...
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114,43 zł |
Spirits & Liqueurs
ISBN: 9780982405574 / Angielski / Miękka / 114 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Spirits and liqueurs have a long history in many of the world's cultures. At first they were mainly used as medicines and tonics. Now they're flavorful social beverages enjoyed at home or in the friendly atmosphere of a bar or restaurant. This book helps you make the right decisions about choosing among the many selections. It provides a clear and simple guide to the world's selection of spirits and liqueurs and offers suggestions on how to serve them
Spirits and liqueurs have a long history in many of the world's cultures. At first they were mainly used as medicines and tonics. Now they're flavorfu...
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174,28 zł |
The New Connoisseurs' Guidebook to California Wine and Wineries
ISBN: 9780520253131 / Angielski / Miękka / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For this powerful successor to his best-selling guide to California wine, Charles E. Olken has joined forces with Joseph Furstenthal to craft The New Connoisseurs Guidebook to California Wine and Wineries. An encyclopedia, atlas, and buying guide combined in one comprehensive, authoritative work, this new guide delivers information and guidance that is not available in any other place. From first page to last, it is geared towards a wide range of consumers, yet also offers the depth and detail that made its predecessor one of the most frequently referenced works by wine educators and industry...
For this powerful successor to his best-selling guide to California wine, Charles E. Olken has joined forces with Joseph Furstenthal to craft The New ...
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139,56 zł |
Reading between the Wines
ISBN: 9780520265332 / Angielski / Twarda / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Acclaimed importer and wine guru Terry Theise, long known for his top-notch portfolio and his illustrious writing, now offers this opinionated, idiosyncratic, and beautifully written testament to wine. What constitutes beauty in wine, and how do we appreciate it? What role does wine play in a soulful, sensual life? Can wines of place survive in a world of globalized styles and 100-point scoring systems? In his highly approachable style, Theise describes how wine can be a portal to aesthetic, emotional, even mystical experienceand he frankly asserts that these experiences are most likely to be...
Acclaimed importer and wine guru Terry Theise, long known for his top-notch portfolio and his illustrious writing, now offers this opinionated, idiosy...
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209,87 zł |
From Demon to Darling: A Legal History of Wine in America
ISBN: 9780520268005 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Richard Mendelson brings together his expertise as both a Napa Valley lawyer and a winemaker into this accessible overview of American wine law from colonial times to the present. It is a story of fits and starts that provides a fascinating chronicle of the history of wine in the United States told through the lens of the law. From the country's early support for wine as a beverage to the moral and religious fervor that resulted in Prohibition and to the governmental controls that followed Repeal, Mendelson takes us to the present dayand to the emergence of an authentic and significant wine...
Richard Mendelson brings together his expertise as both a Napa Valley lawyer and a winemaker into this accessible overview of American wine law from c...
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127,03 zł |
First Big Crush: The Down and Dirty on Making Great Wine Down Under
ISBN: 9781451613278 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The story behind the bottle, "First Big Crush" is Eric Arnold's wild account of his year immersing himself in all things wine...and somehow not winding up in rehab.
Never having held a meaningful job for very long (and getting fired from most of them), Eric Arnold heads to New Zealand -- to Allan Scott Wines -- seeking adventure and hoping to learn a little bit about wine. What could be better than working outside in the fresh air and drinking wine all day? Before he knows it, he is dirty, wet, cold, and at the mercy of a tank of wine that just might explode and take him with it. So begin... The story behind the bottle, "First Big Crush" is Eric Arnold's wild account of his year immersing himself in all things wine...and somehow not windin...
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78,58 zł |
Vinodiversity - the Book: New grape varieties and wines in Australia
ISBN: 9781451596137 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Description of 130 wine grape varieties used in Australia, the wines made from them cross referenced to Australian wineries and regions. As Australian wine consumers tastes change they are demanding new wine experiences. innovative Australian grape growers and wine makers are turning to new varieties and reviving older ones to significantly increase the range of wine varieties available. At the same time consumers are seeking more information about the new varieties. This book provides a guide to the varieties now being used. It is aimed at the adventurous wine lover but will provide a useful...
Description of 130 wine grape varieties used in Australia, the wines made from them cross referenced to Australian wineries and regions. As Australian...
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114,66 zł |
Spirituous Journey: A History of Drink, Book Two
ISBN: 9781907434068 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Authors Miller and Brown thought they knew about cocktails. Then they dug deeper.Spirituous Journey: A History of Drink, Book Two has a some surprises in store. Here are just a few: The earliest known use of the word "cocktail" was on Downing Street in London. Red Snapper was a popular brand of pre-mix (spicy clam and tomato) Jerry Thomas returned to London in 1866 and opened a bar in Leicester Square. Tom & Jerry was not named after or invented by Jerry Thomas. By the time he was born, it was slang for a rowdy tavern. When he was three years old, bartenders were already mixing the drink in...
Authors Miller and Brown thought they knew about cocktails. Then they dug deeper.Spirituous Journey: A History of Drink, Book Two has a some surprises...
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93,29 zł |
The Sommelier's Wineline: What To Look For In Wine
ISBN: 9781449571269 / Angielski / Miękka / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Learn to taste and talk wine like a SOMM Sommelier Richard "Rick" Boufford tells his participants, "tasting wine is a little like magic, once you know the trick, it makes wine fun " In "What To Look For In Wine," Boufford shares in simple terms the hows and whys of the art of wine tasting. After following the simple steps outlined in this easy to follow guide, Boufford guarantees anyone who can smell and taste will not only to appreciate wine, but even more of all the world around them You'll also learn how to take notes, to keep track of all your favorite treasures and see how they change...
Learn to taste and talk wine like a SOMM Sommelier Richard "Rick" Boufford tells his participants, "tasting wine is a little like magic, once you kno...
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55,04 zł |
Wines You Can Make - A Practical Handbook on How to Make These Cheap and Delicious Wines in One's Own Home
ISBN: 9781445519005 / Angielski / Miękka / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are repub...
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132,04 zł |
Cooking in Cider
ISBN: 9781445510545 / Angielski / Miękka / 72 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This early work is an interesting read for cookery enthusiasts and historians alike. A cookery book with a difference: You won't find in its pages how to make a suet pudding or how to fry fish and chips, but you will find many dishes that you may previously have thought of as 'ordinary' but which, with the help of cider, can take on a new and piquant flavour. Contents Include: Author's Note, Recipes, Drinks, Herbs and Flavourings, Growing Herbs and Their Storage, Cookery and Household Hints, Specimen Menus, Wines to Serve with Meals. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back...
This early work is an interesting read for cookery enthusiasts and historians alike. A cookery book with a difference: You won't find in its pages how...
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161,40 zł |
The Wild Vine: A Forgotten Grape and the Untold Story of American Wine
ISBN: 9780307409379 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A rich romp through untold American history featuring fabulous characters, The Wild Vine is the tale of a little-known American grape that rocked the fine-wine world of the nineteenth century and is poised to do so again today.
Author Todd Kliman sets out on an epic quest to unravel the mystery behind Norton, a grape used to make a Missouri wine that claimed a prestigious gold medal at an international exhibition in Vienna in 1873. At a time when the vineyards of France were being ravaged by phylloxera, this grape seemed to promise a bright future for a truly American brand of... A rich romp through untold American history featuring fabulous characters, The Wild Vine is the tale of a little-known American grape that rock...
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87,36 zł |
Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All, with Cocktails, Recipes, and Formulas
ISBN: 9781580083591 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Gone are the days when a lonely bottle of Angostura bitters held court behind the bar. A cocktail renaissance has swept across the country, inspiring in bartenders and their thirsty patrons a new fascination with the ingredients, techniques, and traditions that make the American cocktail so special. And few ingredients have as rich a history or serve as fundamental a role in our beverage heritage as bitters.
Author and bitters enthusiast Brad Thomas Parsons traces the history of the world s most storied elixir, from its earliest snake oil days to its near evaporation after Prohibition to... Gone are the days when a lonely bottle of Angostura bitters held court behind the bar. A cocktail renaissance has swept across the country, inspiring ...
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108,65 zł |
Terroir and Other Myths of Winegrowing
ISBN: 9780520276956 / Angielski / Twarda / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "A must-read for any wine grape grower or winemaker who has ever wrestled with the most important myths of winegrowing or debated them with colleagues--and that would be all of us It is also a great read for any wine consumer interested in looking at 'the man behind the curtain, ' so to speak: the myths promoted by wine writers, tasting room staff, sommeliers and other wine gatekeepers."--Wines & Vines"A meticulously researched volume that every serious sommelier should read . . . if only to disagree."--The Somm Journal
Wine is a traditional product with... "A must-read for any wine grape grower or winemaker who has ever wrestled with the most important myths of winegrowing or debated them with colleag...
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160,29 zł |
Uncorked: The Novice's Guide to Wine
ISBN: 9781596528147 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An easy, informative introduction to the world of wine
If you love wine and are interested to learn more about it, "Uncorked" is the perfect tool to gain a straightforward understanding of the essentials of wine, allowing you to enjoy wine and be at ease in any setting. This entertaining guide is presented in an easy-to-understand format, covering topics on everything from the winemaking process, wine vocabulary, and red wine versus white wine, to tasting and selecting wines for any occasion. With a helpful glossary and brief topic-by-topic chapters, this accessible, snobbery-free guide... An easy, informative introduction to the world of wine
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74,04 zł |