Wine Spirits category: 1427 books
Life's Too Short to Drink Bad Wine
(Not my memoirs)
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2015
‘Wine is a good, familiar creature and once bitten, that’s it.’ Len Evans Len Evans was bitten early and that was it. He remained an enthusiastically successful promoter of the ‘good, familiar creature’ until his untimely death in 2006. But after almost half a century of a life in wine, he...
Grapes & Wines
A comprehensive guide to varieties and flavours
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2015
"An exhilarating wine book... No serious wine lover's library is complete without it" Wine Spectator Grapes & Wines is the key to enjoying modern wine. Approaching wine through grapes is in tune with the way consumers now think and learn about wine. Most wines, especially those from...
by Kenneth Young
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2016
In the years following the Gold Rush, the only late-19th-century California wine of national acclaim was a fortified wine called Angelica. Brandy and the port-style wines it fortified were the mainstay of its wine industry during the late 1800s. Today, some of America's most renowned wineries produce...
Wine Revolution
The World's Best Organic, Biodynamic and Craft Wines
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2017
Wine Revolution, written by award winning wine expert, Jane Anson,* *contains everything you need to know about the best-handcrafted wines from around the world
Organic, biodynamic, natural and other small batch and eco-friendly wines have become increasingly popular in recent years, and are a...
The Green Vine
A Guide to West Coast Sustainable, Organic, and Biodynamic Wineries
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2013
CLICK HERE to download the first two chapters from The Green Vine * A charismatic guide to understanding environmentally-friendly wines — from defining labels to reviewing vineyard practices* Features personally-tested profiles of sustainable wines that everyone needs to try* California, Washington,...
by André Louis Simon
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2016
“ …Whether we drink wine or not, we have everything to gain and nothing to lose by knowing a few elementary truths about it.
Where does the Vine grow and where are different wines made ? What kind of a Trade is the English Wine Trade ? What about those wines which we hear and read about so often...
by Norm Wolford
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2017
What is it all about? What is wine made from? What is in it? What are we drinking? One substance makes up 80 percent of every single bottle of wine. Can you guess what that 80 percent is? It is not grapes. It is not sugar. Its water! In fact, all manufactured beverages are in the neighborhood of 80...
by Jeff Siegel
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2013
The wine industry sells wine based on intimidation, clever marketing, and more intimidation. Wine shouldn't be that way. It should be fun. That's the reason for this book, written by someone who has made cheap wine his life's work, and isn't ashamed to say so. It's everything you need to know about cheap wine – how to buy it, what to look for, how to tell if it's any worth buying.
EASY WINE
A Really Quick Guide to Choosing and Enjoying Wine
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2015
With so many wine books on the market, attorney and wine expert Corey D. Boddie has made a valiant effort to condense the basics of tasting wine into a 15 minute read. How can this be done? It is done through witty, but yet informative basic wine knowledge. Unlike any guide book you will ever read, Corey...
The Cork Jester's Guide to Wine
An Entertaining Companion for Tasting It, Ordering It and Enjoying It
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2015
From choosing a bottle of wine to bring to a dinner party to ordering from a restaurant wine list, many Americans are intimidated by the unpronounceable names and highbrow image of wine. Jennifer Rosen arms readers with the knowledge necessary to approach wine with confidence rather than fear. Through...
The Colour of Wine
Tasting Change
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2018
The Colour of Wine isn’t just another book about picturesque Cape Winelands vineyards in South Africa. Instead, it tells the remarkable story of South Africa’s transition from apartheid to democracy through the personal journeys of black winemakers. Woven through their stories are interviews with...
by Halliday, James
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2014
Keenly anticipated each year by winemakers, collectors and wine lovers, the Australian Wine Companion is recognised nationally as the industry benchmark. The 2015 edition has been completely revised to bring you up-to-the-minute information.In his inimitable style, James Halliday shares his...
Make Your Own Wine
The Complete Guide To Wine Making, Wine Making Kits, Make Your Own Wine Kit and More
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2014
How to craft superb wine by learning secrets to wine making, how to make your own wine kit and much more.
The Wild Vine
A Forgotten Grape and the Untold Story of American Wine
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2010
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...