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Educate your palate
These books and videos make great gifts for any wine connoisseur, as well as
valuable contributions to your own cellar library. Click on the
titles to buy them or get more information. These books are made
available through Amazon.com.
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Politics: How Governments, Environmentalists, Mobsters, and Critics
Influence the Wines We Drink
Written by the author of the popular, award-winning website
DrVino.com, Wine
Politics exposes a little-known but extremely influential aspect of
the wine business--the politics behind it. Tyler Colman
systematically explains how politics affects what we can buy, how
much it costs, how it tastes, what appears on labels, and more.
Throughout, Wine Politics reveals just how deeply politics matters--
right down to the taste of the wine in your glass tonight.!
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 From Vines to Wines: The Complete Guide to Growing Grapes and Making
Your Own Wine
From breaking ground to savoring the finished product,
Jeff Cox's From Vines to Wines is the most complete and up-to-date
guide to growing flawless grapes and making extraordinary wine. Wine
connoisseurs, gardeners, and home winemakers will find the latest
techniques in this fully revised and updated edition. With thorough,
illustrated instructions, you'll learn enough from this highly
acclaimed resource to create you own backyard winery with
confidence!
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 John
Cleese - Wine for the Confused
Wine is confusing…overwhelming even. So where do you start if
you want to learn more about it? Join John Cleese on an entertaining
and personal look at the world of winemaking and discover: how to
find wines that taste good to you, how to make sure you get the best
value and how to keep and serve wine at home. Wine education doesn't
get any more fun than this!
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 Windows on the World Complete Wine Course:
2006 Edition
Kevin Zraly's "snob-free" course remains one of America's
top-selling guides to wine. In his inimitable, irreverent style,
Zraly answers all your questions; offers the most up-to-date
recommendations; takes you on a country-by-country, region-by-region
ratings tour of the latest vintages; and starts you on your way to
becoming a wine connoisseur. Abundant full-color labels and maps
entice you. This 20th anniversary edition of Zraly's wine primer
takes into account the most recent vintages and the newest wines to
appear in the American marketplace.
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 Wineworks
- Your Complete Video Guide To Wine
Whether you are a wine connoisseur or a novice, this video is for
you. You will learn from the industries’ top ranked experts as they
provide insight on the entire spectrum of wine appreciation,
including: information on barrel making, cork production, wine
glasses, and wine tasting. Shot in California’s Napa Valley and the
Pacific Northwest, this video is as beautiful as it is informative.
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Wine For Dummies
2nd Edition®
No wine snobbery here. The bestselling guide that demystifies
wine-now is now revised and updated. Some simple knowledge can go a long way in enhancing your delight and appreciation
of wine. Quick and entertaining, Wine for Dummies teaches you everything from
what wine is, to how to open the bottle
and pour it properly, through how to select a wine for any occasion.
A perfect book for the developing enophile!
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 Champagne
Guide
No other wine is as celebrated, yet retains such a
mystique as Champagne. Eric Glatre, a native of Champagne and France's
leading expert on the subject, provides an astonishingly good guide for
the novice and aficionado alike. With a history from it's origins to the
present; sections on how to appreciate champagne--how to buy it, store
it, open it, drink it; and tasting notes from his personal selection of
the 100 most exceptional champagnes recently available, this gracious
and comprehensive book teaches the reader 'just the right amount' about
this most wonderful of wines.
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Jancis Robinson's Wine Course
(DVD)
This five-hour BBC series is without doubt the best wine video set to be released in
years! Jancis
Robinson, MW, takes you on a varietal-focused trip around the world's leading wine-producing
regions. You'll learn about wine, see the places it's made, and meet the people
who make it, up close and personal. A must for anyone who enjoys wine.
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 Passions
: The Wines and Travels of Thomas Jefferson
This is a biography of Thomas Jefferson at leisure, enjoying two of
his passions--wine and travel. Twelve of the sixteen chapters cover
Jefferson's five years in France where he served as our minister and
traveled through France, England, Germany, Italy and Holland.
"Passions" was selected by Robert M. Parker, Jr. as "1995 Wine Book
of the Year," and was the winner of the 1995 "Veuve Clicquot Wine
Book of the Year" competition. It is a marvelous account of
America's first wine connoisseur and gourmet.
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 Last of the Summer Wine (DVD Set)
This is a first class DVD presentation of this superb series and a
reminder of how good the longest-running comedy (now in it's 31st
year) in British television history can be! Though it really has
nothing to do with wine, be prepared for laugh-out-loud
entertainment from this "quiet" comedy. Includes 10 episodes, 2
movie features, additional bonus material.
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Rot: A Bordeaux Wine Revolution
Author William Echikson tells an engaging story about Bordeaux's
'Dark Side' and the real time, real world upheaval currently
underway in the center of the French wine business between defenders
of the old order and architects of the new. Receiving rave reviews,
recommended in The Economist.
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 Sales
and Service for the Wine Professional
It is hard to imagine a book that is more helpful for alcoholic
beverage sales or more encouraging regarding professionalism in food
and beverage service than this book by Brian K. Julyan. A must for
wine and restaurant industry professionals and sommeliers. If
you want to advance in your career, buy this book.
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 Jancis
Robinson's Wine Course (Book)
Jancis Robinson can make anyone an expert, or at least an informed
buyer, in short order. In this comprehensive guide to the wine
producing countries of the world, she captures the flavor of each
region's wines and gives her personal recommendations for the best
names to look for. She also describes the distinctive
characteristics of a broad range of grape varieties and looks at
both the traditional and innovative methods used in winemaking. An
up-to-date vintage guide makes selection even easier. Designed to
ensure that you get the most out of every glass, the Wine Course
explains how to taste and store wine, suggests what to serve at
home, and reveals how to order the best-value bottles in a
restaurant. Full of infectious enthusiasm and lost of personal tips,
this book will soon have you reaching for the corkscrew.
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 The
Wall Street Journal Guide to Wine: How to Buy, Drink, and Enjoy Wine
Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher, authors of The Wall Street
Journal's popular "Tastings" column, have now completely updated and
expanded their uniquely user-friendly guide to finding and savoring
the world's best wine. As in the first edition, Dottie and John-as
they are known to their fans-offer practical, knowledgeable tips to
guide you through the bewildering rows of bottles found in wine
stores and groceries. Whether you are a curious novice or a
connoisseur, this enhanced edition is an ideal choice for expanding
your wine knowledge and taste.
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 Vintage
Humor for Wine Lovers
Billed as the first complete book of wine-related humor, it includes
hundreds of funny quotes, quips, laws, jokes and news items about
mankind's favorite beverage. Also features classic cartoons from
The New Yorker. Says the author: "Wine and humor are a formula
for friendship. Nothing creates rapport more quickly than a shared
laugh over a glass of wine." In our opinion, this makes it a perfect
gift for any occasion.
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 A
Century of Wine
This
unique overview of wine in the twentieth century brings together the
key historical, cultural, and personal influences on the wines we
drink today. Sixteen of the world's leading wine writers, including
Hugh Johnson,
Michael Broadbent,
Joanna Simon, and
Tom Stevenson, explore the key influences on the evolution of
modern wines, including war, religion, and science. Fascinating
reading!
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 Discovering Washington Wines
Discovering Washington Wines is the first comprehensive,
consumer-friendly guide to one of the world's most exciting wine
growing regions. This book explains why Washington State is on the
cutting edge of superb premium wines, and provides a knowledgeable
overview of this important wine region's history, major
appellations, notable wineries, and leading wines by type. Packed
with useful information for wine enthusiasts and wine country
travelers, Discovering Washington Wines makes an ideal companion
gift to a bottle of Washington wine.
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 Parker's
Wine Buyer's Guide - Sixth Edition
Available in
Hardcover or
Paperback.
Subtitled: "The Complete, Easy-To-Use Reference on Recent Vintages,
Prices, and Ratings for More Than 8,000 Wines from All the Major
Wine Regions, by the Author and Publisher of The Wine Advocate".
Robert M. Parker Jr's latest tome, with over 1600 pages packed with
wine lore, tasting notes, ratings and price information, is an
important resource for anyone who sells, buys, or simply enjoys
drinking good wine. A critical resource for anyone who
maintains a cellar with investment-grade wines.
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 A Nose for Wine
This delightful book is sure to become a classic. Northwest local
Warren Miller
has provided the illustrations to accompany the entertaining and
plain-language explanations of the sometimes obtuse phrases knows as
'wine speak.' This is a perfect gift for anyone with an interest in
wine!
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 Winemaking : Recipes, Equipment, and Techniques for Making Wine at Home
It's
easier than you might think to make great wine at home, and this
book is the one to tell you how. Learn how the latest
ingredients, equipment, recipes and techniques can result in
delicious and inexpensive white, red, rose, sparkling, dessert
wines, and liqueurs. Any wine lover, whether they've thought about
making wine or not, should add this book to their library!
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The Wine Lover's Companion
A must-have book for anyone 'involved' with wine, and an
indispensable tool for anyone in the wine business. Rich facts and details about wine spice a compendium of wine information, from
grape varieties and ordering wine to understanding the world's wine-growing regions.
More than 3,500 wine-related terms are explained in a fine dictionary-style presentation.
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 The Complete Wine Investor
In The Complete Wine Investor, William Sokolin, the nation's leading fine
wine merchant and investor, tells connoisseurs--both novice and expert, how they can
turn their love of wine into a profitable venture.
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Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes
A superb guide to wine grapes, by one of the world's leading authorities. This volume
covers over 850 grapes, and doubles as an informative buying guide, telling readers
everything they need to know to make an informed decision to buy or pass.
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Wine
When it was first published, Wine was universally acclaimed
as the definitive guide to the appreciation and understanding of wine. With Hugh Johnson's
clear, enthusiastic style, Wine remains unchallenged as the finest contemporary
essay on the subject. A must for any wine book collection!
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 Wine
& War: The French, the Nazis & the Battle for France's Greatest
Treasure,
A fascinating book by Don & Petie Kladstrup that presents the impact
of World War II on France, its wines and people, through the
personal experiences of five prominent wine families from the main
wine producing regions in France. From their thorough research and
first-hand interviews with the people directly involved and their
descendants, the Kladstrups are able to weave an intimate account of
survival and coping with the impacts of war. First-hand stories such
as the race to "liberate" half a million bottles of stolen French
wine from Hitler's Eagle's Nest fortress in Bavaria will be sure to
keep you turning those pages.
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 Hugh Johnson's Cellar Book
The Cellar Book is Hugh Johnson's indispensable guide to
buying wine wisely, keeping records and managing personal stocks.
Designed to be as practical as possible, it offers advice on
building a wine collection and suggests a system to ensure that all
stored wines are opened and enjoyed at their very best. Ample space
is devoted to clearly laid out pages of 'Cellar Notes' for recording
the essential details of every wine, as well as personal notes.
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