Customer Review: The Grail

Doyle's writing is unique and makes the reader guess if you are having a conversation with him or are in his head and catching his rambling thoughts. Very enjoyable, easy to read and entertaining. If you really pay attention instead of getting lost in the fantasy, there is great information on the life of a vintner family and the joys of wine. The Langes should keep him in wine for life as I can't wait to go buy one of my old favorites that I no longer have in my cellar. Great book!

Customer Review: A Storyteller's Engaging Year in Pursuit of Great Pinot Noir

I am one of those wine drinkers who has found American Pinot Noirs so thin that I've stopped exploring them. How could the great Burgundy grape descend to such an insipid level in American soil and American hands? This summer, the owner of a fine wineshop in Hatteras, NC, (there is such a thing) tried to educate me that Oregon Pinot Noirs are Burgundian, as he tried to sell me one of his Lange Winery Pinot Noirs. I demurred, so he said, "Let me let you borrow this book. It's a great read." I found the book so, bought it, and one of the aforementioned Lange Pinot Noirs to lay down for a while. Doyle is an engaging writer, a teller of stories (the book is a series of 1-3 page stories), a great describer of people and activities and environments. He is fond of long series of phrases that move poetically. Indeed his first chapter is a single sentence with many commas and one period, running almost two pages--and you don't get lost as you do with a similar Kantian sentence! My only complaint is that Doyle tells you everything about the "farming" of the grapes, and all of the work and sociology and geography and climate and geology that entails, but not much about what is done TO the wine once crushed and how it goes through its various changes in barrel and bottle. I'd have liked more of that. But, nonetheless, it is a fine, enjoyable read, hard to put down; and I recommend it highly. Ask me in a couple of years about the wine! (Though maybe I'll find one in a restaurant somewhere to try before I open my own--or taste one or more when we visit the Lange Winery this fall on a planned West Coast trip. If they're not picking, that is. The book makes clear not to visit then.)

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Made with Pinot Noir wine, a very light taste. Try with cream cheese and crackers, as a cheesecake topping, on croissants, crepes or bagels with cream cheese. Try as a glaze for Beef.

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An artisan cheese from Murcia, it is semi-soft, bone white, with a smooth velvet rind which has been soaked in Doble Pasta wine for 48 - 72 hours and then aged about 75 days, it has a smooth, sweet flavor.

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Customer Review: Wine process book review

I found the Complete Handbook of Winemaking by the American Wine Society to be very readable and found that it covered the whole wine making process very well.
Not only did it outline the wine making, but addressed almost any problem situation that might arise and offered solutions to most of them. All-In-All it was worth the time and expense.

Customer Review: 5 For The Content, -1 For The Title

Beginners and first time kit winemakers: Do NOT buy this book. Make your wine from concentrate, ferment it, taste it, age it, etc, etc. Repeat. THEN buy this book, and learn why you did what you did to get what you did. The articles presented in this book are fairly comprehensive in the sense that they cover the majority of the wines explored by home vintners. Still, sparkling, fruit, port, sherry, blends, and even vinegar are covered, each with their own article. BUT, in the modern sense of "complete" it fails miserably (apparently so does the the universe as a whole, but that's another review...) Complete today means "tell me what to do". This is complete in the sense that all the groundwork has been laid, you have been educated enough to understand the finer nuances of winemaking, and you can now complete your wine with these facts in mind. Process is discussed at length, but it's always one specific step, ususally out of order with it's neighboring processes. Alright, in a nutshell: Have you made wine that tastes good before? Do you want to know how to make it taste better? Buy this book, and ignore the title.

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PAPOCHADO WINE COOKIES

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A fine wine is one of life's greatest pleasures. For the last 60 years, Kobrand has been dedicated to bringing you such pleasures in the highest possible form. Igourmet and Kobrand have worked closely together to select some superb foods that complement a diverse range of fine wines. When paired with its corresponding Kobrand wine, each item in this assortment, allows one to experience first-hand the symbiotic relationship between wine and food. Beemster XO (1/2 lb): A tantalizing aged Gouda.Pair with Craggy Range Merlot from Gimblett Gravels Vineyard: Heady aromas of black fruit, spice, chocolate and coffee. Tarentaise (1/2 lb): An artisan cheese from Vermont with a subtle almond flavor.Pair with Tassinaia: Ripe concentrated black and red raspberry fruit flavors are underscored by sweet, spicy oak, leather notes. Boschetto al Tartufo Bianchetto (1/2 lb): A balanced blend of sheep and cows milk with shavings of white truffle.Pair with Michele Chiarlo Barolo Tortoniano: A distinct bouquet of violets or rose petals, with seductively earthy, slightly musky undertones. Shelburne Farms Aged Cheddar (1/2 lb): Noted for its rich flavor that leaves hints of maple and apple.Pair with Bollini Merlot: Crisp, fresh and silky with subtle earthy, herbal notes. Paté Forestier (1/2 lb): A mélange of chicken liver, pork, white wine and mushrooms.Pair with Maison Louis Jadot Nuits St. Georges: Ripe, robust flavors and nuances of toasted oak in the bouquet. Royal Blue Stilton (1/2 lb) A classic blue!Pair with Delaforce 10 Year Tawny: This tawny port has delicate wood hues, rich mellow fruit and slightly nutty flavors. Please Note that wine is not included. Any item temporarily out of stock will be substituted with a similar item of equal or greater value.

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Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.

Customer Review: Herbal home remedies

The bulletin covers the basic equipment needed (most, if not all of it, is already in your kitchen), base ingredients, which herbs to use, homespun alchemy, making medicinal wines, medicinal vinegars, bittersweets, syrups, and sugar-free syrups. Recipes included.

What I like best about these Country Wisdom bulletins is that they provide concise information on a single subject. No wasted space.

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Paci Jade Aged Rice Wine 17 Oz

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There is a revolution currently underway in the world of wine. Established and new vintners are discovering the dual marketing advantage of coupling exquisite, name-brand designer architecture with the winery tour.  Internationally renowned architects, such as Frank Gehry, Herzog & de Meuron, and Santiago Calatrava, have all designed wineries that focus on the experience of wine production for the visitor while providing brand recognition in the form of architecture. 

Celebrating the new alignment that the wine industry is making with design, Wine by Design highlights the most exciting new designs for wineries and spaces of wine from throughout the world including Australia, Chile, USA, Canada and the established vineyards of Europe.

It also emphasises the way design is making headway into wine retail and wine bars, as well as the trend for conspicuously displayed spaces for the storage and consumption of wine.

Customer Review: A great pairing of Wine & Architecture

I bought this as a Christmas gift for one of my many wine loving friends and just had to get one for myself. It tackles a unique subject - winery architecture - and gives you a good but not too in depth description of the wine making region, the wine facilities, and the wines themselves. It is full of great colour photography, site plans, and a broad selection of wineries around the world. The architecture featured is modern and not what you expect of typical wineries...the Gehry sketches alone are worth the price of the book! Want to impress your friends? Leave this book out on your coffee table. Better yet, pull this book out and enjoy while you sip on a Rioja red.

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