Kategoria BISAC: Cooking >> Beverages - Alcoholic - Wine

Why are most of us so woefully uninformed about our kitchen knives? We are intimidated by our knives when they are sharp, annoyed by them when they are dull, and quietly ashamed that we don't know how to use them with any competence. For a species that has been using knives for nearly as long as we have been walking upright, that's a serious problem. An Edge in the Kitchen is the solution, an intelligent and delightful debunking of the mysteries of kitchen knives once and for all. If you can stack blocks, you can cut restaurant-quality diced vegetables. If you can fold a paper...

Wine is a beverage that belongs to the Mediterranean culture. A study of the origins of wine shows how deep vineyards are rooted in this area from West to East and since antiquity. The oldest and most extensive documentation about viticulture and winemaking comes from Egypt. Vineyards have been grown in the Nile Delta for five thousand years. The historical and archaeological study of documents and paintings related to winemaking coming from walls of Egyptian tombs, still presents nowadays unknown aspects. Thanks to the development of analytical techniques, we are now able to shed light on...

It's estimated that one million North Americans make their own wine. Relatively inexpensive to make (a homemade bottle costs from $2 to $4), a bottle with your own label (and grapes) is a fantasy even someone with modest aspirations can fulfill. Author Tim Patterson, an award-winning home winemaker, shows how it's possible for anyone to create a great wine. In Home Winemaking For Dummies, he discusses the art of winemaking from grape to bottle, including how to get the best grapes (and figure out how many you need); determine...

-This book is an invitation to discover the bountiful wine regions, each different from one another, and is an homage to the beauty and uniqueness of the delicious wines they produced.-
--Georges Duboeuf, Les Vins Georges Duboeuf

-The diversity of French wine is one of its attractions, but it can seem perplexing...until you pick up this marvelous guide. The route is well -marked, easy-to-follow, and...

Knowing the best wine to serve with food can be a real challenge, and can make or break a meal. Pairing Food and Wine For Dummies helps you understand the principles behind matching wine and food. From European to Asian, fine dining to burgers and barbeque, you'll learn strategies for knowing just what wine to choose with anything you're having for dinner.

Pairing Food and Wine For Dummies goes beyond offering a simple list of which wines to drink with which food. This helpful guide gives you access to the principles...

Love wine, but only know so much?

Looking for some guidance on the perfect red?

Want to break away from choosing the same old favourites?

Are you keen to learn about wine varieties and which will suit the right cuisine?

The Wine Pocket Bible is filed with answers to everything that matters in the world of wine, including:

- Which wines are best for meat and fish dishes?
- How do I interpret labels when buying wine?
- Which is the correct way to taste & describe wine?
- How do I make a classic champagne cocktail?
- How do I...

Never has the wine world had so much to offer, and never have smart decisions about value, quality, grape, and season been so difficult to make. In The Wine Savant, Michael Steinberger tramps through the world of contemporary wine--from three-buck Chuck and bucket-list Bordeaux to bottle speculators and biodynamic wineries--to give the inside scoop on the key concerns facing the new generation of wine lovers:

- Why is California suddenly cool again? - What's really the difference between a 95-point wine and a 94-point wine - Why is Burgundy ascendant and Bordeaux suddenly...

A skilful blend of recollections of the author's time as a commercial wine buyer and an insider's list of wines that are great to drink but thankfully don't carry extortionate price tags, "Tasting Notes" is a must for anyone who loves good wine, knows something of the subject and wants to get off the beaten track in their quest for finding decent wines that are affordable and pleasurable.

Written in a refreshingly chatty but informative way, "Tasting Notes" provides an insightful guide for finding wines today that are amongst the best in the world and yet remain known only to a few....