Wine is becoming increasingly popular in the Anglophone world and there are many books available which describe how and where it is made. However, none address the fundamental questions of different structures of production and how the consumer relates to the product this book is the first to do just that. Wine and Society: the [...]

The definitive text of tasting and evaluating wine by the recognized world authority. Physiology of the senses, the role of memory, analysis and training, pitfalls, illusions, tricks and techniques. How to determine and define quality and value in wine. Practical guidance on statistical interpretations, tasting tools and wine vocabulary. Essential for all wine professionals and [...]

Customer Review: Three good reasons not to buy this book No question about it, Robert Parker has set the wine world on its ear. With his 100-point scoring system, and his taste for dark, tannic, amply oaked California cabernet, Bordeaux, Rhone and Italian red wine, Mr. Parker has set the standard everyone now attempts to [...]

Mead is honey wine. It is made when honey is diluted and allowed to ferment. Mead is thought by many to have been the first alcoholic beverage made by humans. Learn about honey, the equipment for making mead, yeasts and fermentation, recipes and formulas, fermentation, racking and aging, bottles, closures, sparkling mead, proples with mead [...]

With a global audience of more than 350 million people, it’s clear the world loves The Thirsty Traveler. This international hit television series is now seen in more than sixty-five countries spread across five continents and translated into three languages. It’s also clear that the world loves what The Thirsty Traveler represents and delivers: a [...]

Each book in this bestselling series, edited by Hugh Johnson, the world’s foremost wine writer, offers a comprehensive and inspirational guide to traveling in one of the world’s top wine regions. Evocative descriptions of wine routes are accompanied by detailed maps showing the route and surrounding vineyards. Each title also includes the author’s recommendations for [...]

As wine editor of Gourmet magazine for more than 30 years, Gerald Asher s unsurpassed knowledge of wine, wineries, and vineyards-and his refreshing ability to write about them with-out technical jargon-has earned him a legion of loyal readers. This elegant and enchanting volume collects his writing about wine and all of its pleasures, from vine [...]

Elegant photographic celebration of one of the fastest growing and most popular wine regions in the world. Customer Review: Lovely! If you haven’t seen Washington State in her wine-making glory – this is the book. If you have – this is the book to revisit it with. Click For More Details

This inspiring, engagingly written book, with its personal approach and global scope, is the first to explore women’s increasingly influential role in the wine industry, traditionally a very male-dominated domain. Women of Wine draws on interviews with dozens of leading women winemakers, estate owners, professors, sommeliers, wine writers, and others in the United States, the [...]

The California Wine Country Diet: The Indulgent Approach to Managing Your Weight makes choosing wellness a pleasure. Readers learn how to lose and maintain weight while enjoying the delicious, healthy cuisine of the California wine country. In this diet, wine is not a footnote but an integral part of the daily meal plans for those [...]