Edition: 1st
Publication date: 2007
Review The Fall Auction: Celebrated Cellars Including the Collections of Dr. George Linton and Tom Black; Thursday, November 8 & Friday, November 9, 2007 / Zachys Wine Auctions, Inc.:10. 5 x 8. 5"; 188pp. Sale number: 0711D. 1st edition hardcover catalog with many full-color, full-page photographs of rare and expensive wine bottles. 1470 lots. This auction was hosted by Daniel, New York City.
Publication date: 1993-09
Dewey code: 338.47663309429
Price: $26.00
Review Prince of Ales: The History of Brewing in Wales (Britain in Old Photographs) / A. Sutton:
Publication date: 1999-08
Price: $49.95
Review Wine!: The Complete CD-ROM Guide / Howell Press Inc.:This wine encyclopedia in color and sound takes you to celebrated vineyards and shows you wine-making practices in such far-flung places as Champagne and South Africa. Includes a wine and food matching game, auction games, wine tasting forms, and much more.
Creator: Clive La Pensee
Publication date: 2003-03-01
Dewey code: 641
List Price: $18.60
Price: $92.98
Review Stout & Porter (Homebrew Classics) / CAMRA Books:
Authors
- Paul Harrington
- Laura Moorhead
Dewey code: 641.874
List Price: $19.95
Price: $99.99
Review Cocktail: The Drinks Bible for the 21st Century / Viking Adult:The 1990s cocktail comeback is headiest among the twentysomethings who made the movie Swingers a hit and were profiled in Esquire's Cocktail Culture cover story. Paul Harrington slakes the growing thirst for mixology at Wired's Cocktail Web site, which draws over 250,000 hits a month and has more than 40,000 readers. Now this specialist bartender (known to his fans as The Alchemist) has put all his wit, wisdom, and know-how into a book that's as cool as it's compendious-from James Bond's classic Vesper to the Monkey Gland and the Police Gazette. Starting with full coverage of basic essentials from glassware to garnishes, Cocktail goes on to feature everything you need to know about sixty-four classic cocktails, illustrated with four-color spreads and over three hundred additional drink recipes. Find out what turns a Martini into a Bull's Eye, whether to serve a Mint Julep over shaved or crushed ice, and the true genesis of the Moscow Mule and the feisty, hard-to-get Nicky Finn. Snappy, classy, and spectacularly packaged, Cocktail is the book for bar, cocktail table, and party gift-giving. Paul Harrington, a. k. a. "The Alchemist" of www. [+]cocktailtime. com, HotWired's popular cocktail Web site, amuses and enlightens, while making the reader feel like an insider in today's swinging, hip cocktail culture in Cocktail. It is true that there is a bit of the mixologist in each of us, and this book provides all the information you need to produce a perfectly blended Gibson, Petit Zinc, or any other drink your friends are likely to request. Harrington presents a well-organized and thorough guide to drink making, beginning by explaining the intricacies of mixers, spirits, garnishes, glassware, and how to stock a home bar. He goes on to recount the history behind 64 classic cocktails (the Lemon Drop may have fern bar origins, but it still meets with the Alchemist's approval), giving proportions for each drink, with precise instructions and a mouthwatering illustration of the finished result. Harrington finishes with a comprehensive list of drink recipes, and a glossary that clarifies obscure cocktail jargon. (How does Chartreuse get its color, anyway?) His voice is authoritative but witty throughout; he comments with sarcastic affection on this era that he terms the "Revival of American Drinking". Slip on your smoking jacket, grab a copy of Cocktail, and mix up a pitcher of Gimlets tonight. -Lori Forest.
Publication date: 2006-09-07
Review How To Choose Wine / Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd:
Publication date: 1996
Review The road to Yaldara: My life with wine and viticulture / Chateau Yaldara Estate Pty. Ltd:
Creator: Alfred Birnbaum
Edition: 1st
Publication date: 1989-06
Dewey code: 394.12
List Price: $60.00
Price: $396.79
Review Chanoyu: The Urasenke Tradition of Tea / Tankosha:
Authors
- Ida Cogswell Bailey Allen
Review Ida Bailey Allen's wines and spirits cook book; 456 recipes, 81 menus, complete index:
Creator: Susan Tomnay
Publication date: 2002-10
Review Cocktails ( " Australian Women's Weekly " Home Library) / ACP Publishing Pty Ltd:
Authors
- RALPH STEADMAN (ILLUSTRATOR)
Publication date: 1996
Review STILL LIFE WITH A BOTTLE: WHISKY ACCORDING TO RALPH STEADMAN / EBURY PRESS:
Publication date: 2007-12-07
Review Immune-boosting Juices and Smoothies (Juices & Smoothies) / Igloo Books Ltd:
Publication date: 1986-12
Price: $4.95
Review Modern Winemaking Techniques / Aztex Corporation:
Publication date: 2007-12-07
Review Detox-boosting Juices and Smoothies (Juices & Smoothies 32) / Igloo Books Ltd:
Publication date: 2007-12-07
Review Energy-boosting Juices and Smoothies (Juices & Smoothies 32) / Igloo Books Ltd:
Publication date: 1992-09-30
Review Bluffer's Guides Gift Pack (Bluffer Guides) / Bluffer's Guides:
Authors
- Prosper (Dr Gottschalk [coll.]) Montagne
Review Larousse Gastonomique. The encyclopedia of food, wine and cooking. Prefaces by Auguste Escoffier and Phileas Gilbert. Edited by Nina Froud and Charlotte Turgeon / Paul Hamlyn:
Publication date: 2006-09-05
Dewey code: 338.476632009448
List Price: $89.95
Price: $84.45
Review The Wine Wars: The Mondavi Affair, Globalization and Terroir / Palgrave Macmillan:The Wine Wars describes Californian-based wine producer Robert Mondavi's failure to set up business in a small, world-renowned wine-producing village in the south of France. The business venture was bought to an abrupt halt by an anti-globalization rebellion composed of ecologists, communists, neo-rurals and wild boar hunters. The 'Mondavi affair' illustrates the importance of culture, history, geography and economic and political systems in conditioning our spirit of enterprise and the way in which we do business.
Publication date: 1986-12
Price: $3.95
Review Commonsense Winemaking / Aztex Corporation:
Creator: Christopher Wormell
Edition: 2nd
Publication date: 1997-06-11
Review Wines of the Rhone Valley / Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd:Are there wines to rival the greatest first-growths of Bordeaux and the grand crus of Burgundy? Robert Parker's answer is a resounding Yes - they are to be found among the finest wines of the Rhône Valley. With this new edition of Wines of the Rhône Valley, Robert Parker, the world's most influential wine critic, provides the key to enjoying the winemaking world's best-kept secret. And publication of Wines of the Rhône Valley coincides with reports that the 1995 vintage from this region may be one of the best ever. With the precursor of this book, The Wines of the Rhône Valley and Provence, first published in 1987, Parker began a campaign to share with the wine consumer the wealth of wines found in this underappreciated region. The area contains the oldest vineyards in France - indeed the heyday of some of the Rhône Valley wines was 2,000 years ago, around the time of the Roman conquest of France. In recent centuries, these wines have been misunderstood and ignored - and consequently undervalued. All of which means that some of the great wines of the world are available for a fraction of the cost of those from better-known regions. Wines of the Rhône Valley is the ultimate resource for every wine lover, highlighting both the greatest wines of the Rhône Valley and the region's finest wine values. These wines range, in Parker's words, "from the humble generic Côtes du Rhône to the most sublime and celestial wines of Côte Rôtie, Hermitage, Condrieu, and Châteauneuf du Pape. " With his trademark thoroughness, Parker has fully revised and expanded this edition to reflect changes in the region, new personalities, and the latest vintages. [+]Parker's previous books - the critically acclaimed Bordeaux and Burgundy and four widely praised editions of the Wine Buyer's Guide - firmly established him, in Time magazine's words, as "the man with the paragon palate. " His appeal lies not only in his unabashed consumer advocacy, insightful reporting, and clear, lyrical writing but in the deep enthusiasm that infuses his work. Parker is an impassioned champion of wine and has made it his cause to give everyone - from the novice whose curiosity about wine is just burgeoning to the expert who cellars by the case - the information they need to be informed buyers and educated consumers. In this edition, Parker returns to the region closest to his heart, exploring the sun-drenched Rhône Valley in unprecedented candor and detail. Wines of the Rhône Valley is divided into two main sections; the lush valleys of northern Rhône and the sunbaked hillsides of the southern Rhône. Within the sections, Parker profiles each appellation. A handy summary box provides information at a glance, including types of wines produced, grape varieties planted, and number of acres under vine. The price range of the wines is listed along with an assessment of their quality and aging potential. The description of the appellation that follows - its history and personalities, successes and failures - is accompanied by a rating of recent and older vintages. Then, Parker provides his classification of the growers of each appellation, comments on and explains how the wines are vinified and bottled, and gives guidelines for how long to cellar and when to serve the wines. Brief aromatic and textural profiles in this section give a hint of the detailed tasting notes that accompany the profiles of the top producers later in the chapters. Throughout, Parker tastes and evaluates the wines using his revolutionary 50-100 point scale. The book's introduction thoroughly explains Parker's methodology and gives guidelines on how to use his ratings and reviews most effectively. His wine terms are also defined in a detailed glossary. And there's a section that provides Parker's guidelines for what a visitor traveling in the Rhône Valley can expect to pay for a meal as well as recommendations for restaurants and lodging. Wines of the Rhône Valley is certainly the most comprehensive and detailed book ever written on this region. These wines, long overshadowed by their more well-known neighbors, are now thoroughly analyzed and reviewed, providing the ultimate resource for today's savvy wine consumer.
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The Fall Auction: Celebrated Cellars Including the Collections of Dr. George Linton and Tom Black; Thursday, November 8 & Friday, November 9, 2007, Prince of Ales: The History of Brewing in Wales (Britain in Old Photographs), Wine!: The Complete CD-ROM Guide, Stout & Porter (Homebrew Classics), Cocktail: The Drinks Bible for the 21st Century, How To Choose Wine, The road to Yaldara: My life with wine and viticulture, Chanoyu: The Urasenke Tradition of Tea, Ida Bailey Allen's wines and spirits cook book; 456 recipes, 81 menus, complete index, Cocktails ( " Australian Women's Weekly " Home Library), STILL LIFE WITH A BOTTLE: WHISKY ACCORDING TO RALPH STEADMAN, Immune-boosting Juices and Smoothies (Juices & Smoothies), Modern Winemaking Techniques, Detox-boosting Juices and Smoothies (Juices & Smoothies 32), Energy-boosting Juices and Smoothies (Juices & Smoothies 32), Bluffer's Guides Gift Pack (Bluffer Guides), Larousse Gastonomique. The encyclopedia of food, wine and cooking. 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