Publication date: 2000-01
Dewey code: 616
Review Alcohol: The World's Favorite Drug / Penguin Books:Alcohol can be an item of diet, a medicine, sometimes an element in religious ritual. It is a valued object for the connoisseur, a traded commodity and a symbol of national pride (wine for instance in France, whisky in Scotland). The range of social and medical problems associated with alcohol and the history of related treatment methods (including the temperance movement, prohibition, AA and a range of contemporary approaches) are considered here. Already considered a classic in the field in England, Alcohol has proved to be fascinating reading for drinkers and nondrinkers alike. Griffith Edwards's Alcohol is a short, ambitious overview of the "the world's favorite drug. " He begins on the molecular level and ranges wide, with peeks at alcohol's role in religion, in secular mythology, as a medicine, a disease, source of misery and elation, and something to be legislated and taxed. Edwards, though a stiff stylist, can be interesting, as when discussing the search for a "sovereign" remedy for alcoholism, the "disease concept" of alcoholism, the relative efficacy of Alcoholics Anonymous, and especially how cultural expectations affect the behavior of inebriates. The book's brevity is problematic: a history of England's 18th-century gin epidemic raises more questions than it answers; his statement that AA "probably works, in some way or other, for not less than 50 percent of [those] who make contact with it" needs annotation; and his essay on America's Prohibition era is annoyingly sketchy. Edwards, commendably, maintains a rigorous objectivity throughout. -H. [+]O'Billovich.
Edition: 12. aktualisierte und erw. Aufl
Publication date: 1983
Review Die Spitzenweine Europas: Eine Fuhrung durch die kostbarsten Weingarten der Welt : mit einem Wein-Gotha der grossen Lagen / Seewald:
Publication date: 2001-11-08
Review Booze: The Drinks Bible for the 21st Century / Cassell Illustrated:
Publication date: 1976
Review Encyclopaedia of South African wine / McGraw-Hill:
Creator: Jon Wyand
Publication date: 2007-11-05
Price: $61.25
Review The Wines of Chablis and the Grand Auxerrois / Segrave Foulkes:
Publication date: 1994-09-29
Review How to Make Over 200 Cocktails (Pocket Series Australian) / Penguin Books (NZ):
Publication date: 1998-10-22
Review "The Sunday Telegraph" Good Wine Guide: 1998/99 (Sunday Telegraph) / Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd:
Publication date: 2004-06
List Price: $64.30
Price: $64.30
Review Introduccion Al Vino / Blume:
Publication date: 2005-08-25
Review 101 Great Value Wines Under 10 Euro / A.& A.Farmar:
Edition: 19
Publication date: 2007-03-25
Dewey code: 330
List Price: $99.00
Price: $62.35
Review 2007-2008 North American Brewers' Resource Directory: 19th Edition (North American Brewer's Resource Directory) / Brewers Publications:A comprehensive guide to the North American brewing industry including all US and Canadian breweries, suppliers to the industry and additional reference information such as brewing associations, state guilds, professional books and trade periodicals. An essential reference for anyone who needs to reach US brewers or their suppliers.
Publication date: 1957
Review Bordeaux and its wines / Ministère des travaux publics, des transports et du tourisme:
Authors
- Christiaan Louis Leipoldt
Publication date: 1974
Review 300 years of Cape wine / Tafelberg:
Publication date: 2008-06-13
Dewey code: 641
List Price: $98.95
Price: $62.34
Review i Supertuscans / Wine Appreciation Guild:A beautifully rendered exploration of the wine and people Tuscany. Looking into the confluence of culture and terrain, the author finds the secrets of what makes these wines some of the most unique, terroir-rich in the world.
Creator: Jancis Robinson
Publication date: 2007-06-01
Dewey code: 641
List Price: $60.00
Price: $64.77
Review Curso de vino / Blume:La destacada enóloga Jancis Robinson ha actualizado su guía del mundo de los vinos, creando lo que constituye el manual de vino más importante del siglo XXI. En primer lugar se ayuda a elegir la botella adecuada entre la inmensa variedad existente en la actualidad. Se interpretan las etiquetas de los vinos y se aconseja sobre la mejor manera de probarlos y servirlos, así como sugerencias para conservarlos y sus correspondencias con los alimentos. Para facilitar la elección, Jancis, indica las características que distinguen cientos de variedades de unva, para su reconocimiento y decidir así qué cualidades se prefieren. En la segunda parte del libro se presenta una guía completa de los países producteres de vino, a la que la autora ha agregado 32 páginas en las que refleja las novedades que se han producido en zonas tan diferentes como España y Australia, Sudáfrica y América. Jancis logra captar el sabor a los caldos de cada región y recomienda cuáles buscar. La obra completa con una guía de cosechas y consejos sobre los mejores lugares para adquirir vinos, que van desde las grandes tiendas hasta las más especializadas. Una obra que constituye toda una garantía para quien disfrute del vino, con objeto de sacra el máximo partido de cada copa de vino. Award-winning wine writer Jancis Robinson has completely updated her bestselling guide to the world of wine, to create the ultimate wine handbook for the twenty-first century. Jancis begins by drawing on her wealth of knowledge and experience to help you choose the right bottle from the huge range available today. [+]She shows you how to decipher wine labels and gives tips on tasting and serving wine as well as offering suggestions for storage and matching wine with food. To make selection even easier, Jancis describes the distinctive characteristics of hundreds of different grape varieties so that you can learn to recognize them and decide which qualities you prefer. In the second part of the book Jancis offers a comprehensive guide to the wine-producing countries of the world and has incuded 32 new pages to bring you up to date with the latest developments in a number of different areas ranging from Italy and Spain to Australia, South Africa and North and South America. Jancis captures the flavour of each region´s wines and gives her own recommendations for the best namoes to look out for. complete with fully updated vintage guides and advice on where to buy wine both in high-street shops and specialist merchants, Jancis Robinson´s Wine Course is guaranteed to enhance the enjoyment of anyone who enjoys wine and will ensure that you get thes most out of every glass you drink.
Publication date: 1974
Review Wild plants for winemaking, / Amateur Winemaker:
Publication date: 1985
Review Histoire et avenir des vins en Languedoc / Privat:
Edition: 1
Publication date: 1976-11-05
Dewey code: 634.809794
List Price: $137.95
Price: $110.36
Review Grape Growing / Wiley:
Publication date: 1967
Review The International Wine and Food Society's Guide to Cheese and Cheese Cookery / The Wine and Food Society Publishing Company:
Edition: Orig.-Ausg
Publication date: 1979
Review Die grossen Weine der Welt: D. Standardwerk uber alle Weine dieser Welt (Heyne-Buch ; Nr. 4259) / Heyne:
Publication date: 1993-05
Price: $9.95
Review Making Cider / G.W. Kent:
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