The Chateau Deck dining area was packed the other night at the Mountain Winery. Packed with folks soaking in the view of Silicon Valley below, while nibbling on bacon-wrapped filet mignon and polishing off bottles of the winery's estate-grown pinot noir.

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An authentic Wine Country Spa experience is closer than you think. This decorative tin is filled with amenities from Cru de Provence, Wine Country's distinguished spa line. Honey vanilla hand cream, shower gel and body lotion in a metal caddy, bubble bath, soap, body mist, bath caviar, body butter, linen water, bath seltzers, eucalyptus spearmint foot scrub, foot cream, foot gel and a foot brush, bath tea, sheet spray and more. An absorbent microfiber towel completes this collection that is sure to make anyone feel special. Gift Size: 19" x 12" x 14" - Item 564

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Native Stone Winery won two awards at the Platte County University of Missouri Extension Missouri wine competition. The winery's Czars Rose and Norton Port both won silver medals at the event.

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Hailed by Paul Levy in The Wall Street Journal as "our cleverest, most thoughtful wine writer," Jancis Robinson makes learning about wine almost as enjoyable as drinking it. With How to Taste, she's put together a unique wine-tasting course based on practical exercises that appeal to wine connoisseurs of all levels.

Robinson explains first how we taste wine and food, and then about the grapes and wines themselves. In separate sections on theory and practice, she offers basic technical information about wine appreciation, then shows us how to apply it in sipping exercises -- all of which are based on readily available and, in most cases, inexpensive bottles. And how better to learn about wine than by actually drinking it?

By the time you finish this book, you'll know how to recognize the most popular grape varieties from Chardonnay to Riesling, to Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon, and why you should choose a good sparkling wine over a cheap champagne. You will know how to judge sweetness, acidity, and fruitiness as well as the difference between the length and weight of a wine, and you will be able to distinguish wines from around the world. Robinson also arms you with practical advice about dealing with wine in the real world: choosing from a wine list; setting up and recording your own wine tastings; spitting out your sample mouthful correctly; and complementing food flavors with wine.

Innovative, informative, and above all fun, How to Taste is designed to be taken with you everywhere, from the armchair to the vineyard to the wine shop and back to the table.

Customer Review: Beginners essential book

There are three books I recommend to all eager students of wine: Kevin Zraly's "Windows on the World Wine School"; Karen MacNeil's "Wine Bible" and Jancis Robinson's "How to Taste". Jancis's book is a fun guide to learning the most important part of wine, the taste. Knowing how to taste and compare wine makes it so much fun. Even if you don't do all of the exercises, you will learn a lot and enjoy wine more.

Customer Review: Excellent material for winelovers and beginners

In this book, Jancis Robinson's witty style is more relevant than ever - good british humour at its best. For seasoned wine appreciators and for those who begin their initiation in the affairs of this fascinating beverage, this book is an invaluable and veritable course on the art of tasting. If you're interested in improving your sensibility and using your senses in a more refined and pleasurely way, this is a most welcome work. Highly recommended.

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Pompeian Red Wine Vinegar, with a pleasing 5% acidity, is a blend of premium domestic red wine vinegar and imported, aged Spanish wine vinegar. Not only is Pompeian America's favorite brand, it's also the best selling brand.

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Like her peers in Temecula Valley Wine Country, Terri Lee Pebley wants her winery to stand out. In a sense, it already does. Out of the 30 or so wineries in the region, Pebley's Keyways Vineyard & Winery is the only one owned solely by a woman.

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This book takes readers on an informative and picturesque stroll through the sun-drenched regions of the south of France, which in the past 15 years has dramatically revamped its wine-growing and vinification procedures. As experts like Robert Parker begin to take notice, many wine enthusiasts are flocking to this beautiful region where they can explore the wineries firsthand and take advantage of the unusually affordable prices while they last. Each region, with its own quaint village, is photographed through the changing seasons, and the most prestigious estates are explored in detail. From white wine to red, from subtle to full-bodied, the expert makers of these new-generation wines invite us to share in their passion.

In addition to complete information about the region and its vineyards, Fine Wines from the South of France provides practical information like ideal food matches for the region's delicious wines. For example, the Muscat of Banyuls and Maury, often enjoyed as an aperitif, is the perfect accompaniment to tantalizing chocolate desserts. From the Queen of Denmark's vineyard in Cahors, to the rosés of Provence, and the fortified wines of Corsica, southern France offers a diverse array of wines for all occasions.

The regions and wines detailed in this book include: the southwest (Buzet, Cahors, Irouléguy, Juranýon, Madiran), Languedoc (Costières de Nîmes, Muscat, Minervois, Cabardès, Corbières), Roussillon (Banyuls, Collioure, Maury), southern Rhône valley (Châteauneuf du Pape, Gigondas, Muscat de Beaumes de Venise), Provence (Bandol, Cassis, Côtes de Provence, Palette), and the idyllic island of Corsica (Muscat du Cap Corse, Patrimonio).

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Make Extraordinary Homemade Wines from Everything but Grapes! Exotic wines, honey meads, spicy metheglins, and fruity melomels-there's no end to the great-tasting elixirs you can make using ingredients from your local market and even your own backyard! You'll find easy, step-by-step winemaking instructions plus memorable recipes, including: .Apricot Wine .Dry Mead .Marigold Wine .Almond Wine .Cherry Melomel .Cranberry Claret .Pea Pod Wine .Lemon-Thyme Metleglin .Strawberry Wine .Rose Hip Melomel

Customer Review: good basic recipe book

While this book isn't really for the beginner it has plenty of good basic wine and mead recipies. I've tried several with mostly good luck. It's also one of the few publications that have workable mead recipies. My only objection to this book is it seems to treat aging as the most important step in all wines. While it is very important, it isn't all that makes a wine, and especially mead, great.

Customer Review: so much fun

i have tried several. there is on occasion a question about a recipe, should something be covered, stirred but since i know nothing about the generalities i need to be let by the hand. i love that they are not the kinds of wine just anyone can buy at the corner store. great fun to talk about even with non wine makers.

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Roland French Aged Red Wine Vinegar is prepared by fermenting red wine until it becomes sufficiently acidic. This wine vinegar from France is premium quality, extra-strength; 7 degrees acidity. The liter bottle comes with a plastic pour spout for portion control when pouring. It can be used in marinades, salads, and sauces adding a zippy taste that brings out the flavor of foods without adding fat or salt.

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