Wine

The moment he was handed a glass of Cockburn 1908 vintage port by his grandfather at 13 years old, Steven Spurrier knew he would make wine his career. He travelled Europe in his red sports car (fitted with a compact wine fridge in the boot), working the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781628602814Author Kyndra HolleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Victory Belt PublishingPublisher Victory Belt Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781615193929Author Peter HellmanFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint The Experiment LLCPublisher The Experiment LLCWeight(grams) 477gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781607743385Author Emma ChristensenFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 692gDimensions(mm) 236mm...

Who does not know the phrase 'Have some madeira, m'dear'? Madeira is one of the world's greatest wines, with a fascinating history few others can equal. Capable of evolution over decades and with seemingly indefinite longevity, precious centenarian...

This pocket guide to Jamie Goode's philosophy divulges what you need to know (and what you don't) about the world of wine. Who will have the last word on wine, if not Jamie Goode? Over the last decade, Goode has embarked on almost nonstop travel through...

A richly illustrated account of the story of ancient vinicultureThe history of civilization is, in many ways, the history of wine. This book is the first comprehensive account of the earliest stages of the history and prehistory of viniculture, which...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782080280923Author Conseil des Grands Crus ClassesFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint FlammarionPublisher Editions FlammarionWeight(grams) 740g

A New York Times Best Wine Book of 2021 A Washington Post Best Wine Book of 2021Named one of the Best Wine Books of 2021 by Henry Jeffreys, timatkin.comSouth of Somewhere begins and ends in American writer Robert Camuto's maternal ancestral town of Vico...

New Zealand's wine industry has grown rapidly over the last thirty years, with the world's wine drinkers falling particularly hard for the Marlborough region's distinctive Sauvignon Blancs. But New Zealand wine goes far beyond the exuberant whites grown...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781604331219Author Madeline TeachettFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Cider Mills PressPublisher Sterling Publishing Co IncWeight(grams) 188g

Foreword by Master Cicerone Rich HigginsDiscover a world of beer with this sensational handbook, packed with style guides, how-tos, and fascinating anecdotes about the origins and evolution of both well-known and esoteric beers-and ten unique "scratch...

"A charming, entertaining, and illuminating read - not only for all those in or around the wine trade, but also for all those outside who want to see in to what makes it so special. " - Neil Beckett, Editor, World of Fine Wine The memoirs of a wine...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399582431Author Alice FeiringFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Ten Speed Press

Now in its 32 edition, the Penin Guide is the ultimate guide to Spanish wine. Each year our team of tasters travels to every wine-growing area of Spain to taste and review new varieties, labels and vintages. This year's edition of the guide covers around...

For over thirty years James Halliday has been Australia's most respected wine critic, and his Halliday Wine Companion is recognised as the industry benchmark for Australian wine. A best-selling annual, the Halliday Wine Companion is the go-to guide for...

For anyone who wants to understand the full story that lies within a glass of wine, this book opens up the inner secrets of the geology, the vineyards, the wines, and the growers of the northern Rhone Valley in France. Home to the spicy Syrah, or Shiraz,...

The history of wine is the history of civilisation. It is the religious drink par excellence. In Greek mythology, references to wine abound. In the Bible, after the Flood, Noah plants a vineyard. In the Middle Ages, it was in the monasteries and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789876379731Author Laura CatenaFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint CatapultaPublisher Catapulta

Madeira is unique among wines. While heat and air cause most wines to deteriorate, they are instrumental in the ageing of Madeira, producing distinctive and enthralling wines. Decades (in some cases over a century) of ageing result in a wine that is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781938469411Author Jennifer TalleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Brewers PublicationsPublisher Brewers PublicationsWeight(grams) 395gDimensions(mm)...

Look. Swirl. Sniff. Taste. Savour. Whether you're tasting a refreshing white or an aromatic red, these well-known steps are the only proper way to take the first sip of wine. How did wine surpass all other beverages to achieve global domination? In...

In the space of a few short years, English and Welsh sparkling wines have become recognised as some of the best in the world. Improvements in viniculture, a changing climate and terroir that often mimics the conditions found in the Champagne region of...

An elegantly bound collection of fine wine writing past and present - the perfect gift for wine lovers everywhere (or the wine lovers in their life). With contributions from Michael Broadbent on good and bad vintages, Ian Maxwell Campbell on Bordeaux vs...

"Veteran wine books are by modern standards short on facts." - Decanter Magazine "This is an inspirational book well worth your time." - Eric Asimov on Instagram "If you want to learn about wine, switch off your phone, buy these two books and enjoy...

South Africa is the eighth largest wine-producer in the world and its wine industry is among the oldest of the New World. Today it is one of the globe's most dynamic industries, compact but diverse. In the past decade a new generation of winemakers has...

"...a quite remarkable book... For students of this period and for future historians, this will be essential reading." - World of Fine Wine "This wide-ranging memoir of one of Bordeaux's grandest fromages, who died in June aged 88, is full of history...

Award-winning wine writer Alice Feiring presents an all-new way to look at the world of wine. While grape variety is important, a surprising amount of information about flavour and composition can be gleaned from a region's soil. Feiring's guide makes it...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993123566Author Stephen SkeltonFormat PaperbackPage Count 68Imprint S. P. Skelton LtdPublisher S. P. Skelton Ltd

From crushing grapes to bottling wine, this essential handbook enables the home winemaker to make informed decisions about ingredients, equipment, and the winemaking process. Precise step-by-step instructions lead both novice and advanced winemakers...

Drawing on more than twenty years of fieldwork, this book explores the professional, social, and cultural world of Burgundy wines, the role of terroir, and its transnational deployment in China, Japan, South Korea, and New Zealand. It demystifies the...

Many wine drinkers wish they knew more without having to understand every nuance or go to expensive wine tastings. In her new book, Jancis Robinson, the leading international authority on wine, grants the wishes of would-be wine experts the world over...

A Spirited Look at Drinks in Pop Culture"...celebrates drinking lore across a wide range of comic book and video game universes..." WineMag.com#1 New Release in Alcoholic Drinks & BeerSci-fi and fantasy worlds are full of characters who know that...

In Questions of Taste, the first book in any language on the subject, philosophers such as Roger Scruton and wine professionals like Andrew Jefford, author of the award-winning book The New France, turn their attention to wine as an object of perception,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399580611Author Bobby StuckeyFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Ten Speed Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913627225Author Jonathan DavidsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 20Imprint Candlestick PressPublisher Candlestick Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623718572Author Simon J. WoolfFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Interlink BooksPublisher Interlink Publishing Group, Inc

Italian Wines is the English-language version of Gambero Rosso's Vini d'Italia, the world's best-selling guide to Italian wine, now in its 31st edition. It is the result of a year's work by over 60 tasters, coordinated by three curators. They travel...

Country & Townhouse's Best Book for Christmas, 2018 A delectable anthology celebrating the finest writing on wine. In this richly literary anthology, Jay McInerney - bestselling novelist and acclaimed wine columnist for Town & Country, the Wall...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908531834Author Michael KaramFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Nomad PublishingPublisher Nomad Publishing