Food & Wine Magazine's Wine Guide 2006,

$8.36

Food & Wine magazine, the most trusted and popular publication of the pleasures of the table, brings you everything you need to choose wine like a pro, and enjoy the best wines at the best prices. New in this fabulously updated edition: more of what wine lovers look for, including special features on How to Taste Wine, a Wine Value Finder (a listing of 50 rated wines that offer the best value for price), and expanded coverage of Pacific Northwest wines. As always, there are expert, at a glance ratings for nearly 1, 400 of the most drinkable wines from all of the worlds major wine-producing regions, written in laymans languagenot wine-speak.

A Century of Wine

$40.00

One hundred years of war, technological revolutions and massive increases in wealth have changed the wine world, transforming it from a regional and cottage industry to a truly global enterprise. A prestigious team of the world's best wine writers have joined forces to review this transition, continent by continent, nation by nation. This is truly a definitive work that explores the history, the politics, religion, culture, climatic changes, fashion and social phenomena that have impacted on wine developments around the world. Richly illustrated with hundreds of historic photographs, this is a book that will entertain and inform any wine enthusiast or history buff.

A Tale of Two Valleys

$10.46

New in paper. When Alan Deutschman came to the California wine country as the lucky house guest of very rich friends, he was surprised to find a civil war being fought between the Napa Valley, which epitomized elitism, prestige, and wealthy excess, and the neighboring Sonoma Valley, a ragtag bohemian enclave so stubbornly backward that rambunctious chickens wandered freely through town. A Tale of Two Valleys captures these stranger-than-fiction locales with the wit of a Tom Wolfe novel and uncorks the hilarious absurdities of life among the wine worlds glitterati. The cast of characters brims with eccentrics, egomaniacs, and a mysterious man in black who crashed the elegant Napa Valley Wine Auction before proceeding to pay a half million dollars for a single bottle. What develops is nothing less than the struggle for the soul of one of Americas last bits of paradise. A dishy glimpse behind the scenes of the wine world, A Tale of Two Valleys makes for intoxicating reading.

A Taste for Wine

$13.59

One of the fastest-rising stars in the world of wine, Vincent Gasnier has discovered a fun, fresh, and intuitive way to learn how to recognize the flavors you like best--and pick exactly the right bottle of wine every time. Highlights: Discover your own wine style through 22 guided tastings Includes an introduction to wine making, plus tips on buying, storing, and serving wine Contains a directory of world wines organized by style and country

A Wine Miscellany

$11.01

A jaunt through the whimsical world of wine. Featuring a compilation of clever, practical, and awe-inspiring facts and trivia that spans the centuries from ancient Egypt to modern-day Hollywood. A Wine Miscellany covers the story of wine since ancient times.

Accidental Connoisseur

$7.98

2005 IACP Award Finalist - Wine, Beer or Spirits Category What is taste? Is it individual or imposed on us from the outside? Why are so many of us so intimidated when presented with the wine list at a restaurant? In The Accidental Connoisseur, journalist Lawrence Osborne takes off on a personal voyage through a little-known world in pursuit of some answers. Weaving together a fantastic cast of eccentrics and obsessives, industry magnates and small farmers, the author explores the way technological change, opinionated critics, consumer trends, wheelers and dealers, trade wars, and mass market tastes have made the elixir we drink today entirely different from the wine drunk by our grandparents. In his search for wine that is a true expression of the place that produced it, Osborne takes the reader from the high-tech present to the primitive past. From a lavish lunch with wine tsar Robert Mondavi to the cellars of Marquis Piero Antinori in Florence, from the tasting rooms of Chateau Lafite to the humble vineyards of northern Lazio, Osborne winds his way through Renaissance palaces, 27 million wineries, tin shacks and garages, opulent restaurants, world-famous chais and vineyards, renowned villages and obscure landscapes, as well as the great cities which are the temples of wine consumption: New York, San Francisco, Paris, Florence, and Rome. On the way, we will be shown the vast tapestry of this much-desired, little-understood drink: who produces it and why, who consumes it, who critiques it? Enchanting, delightful, entertaining, and, above all, down to earth, this is a wine book like no other.

All About Wine Cellars

$6.96

As more people come to appreciate the wisdom of buying wine by the case, they're contemplating the installation of a home wine cellar to store and protect their vinous investments, whether they live in a one-bedroom apartment or a house with room to spare. This concise, helpful book by respected New York Times wine writer Howard G. Goldberg offers basic guidance on planning, organizing, and maintaining a wine collection, with tips on how to choose the right storage system, create the proper climatic environment, and keep track of what's there and when it's ready to drink. Goldberg also presents a fascinating history of wine collecting, with wonderfully entertaining stories of some famous cellars.

Andrea Immer Robinson's 2007 Wine Buying Guide for Everyone

$9.06

Andrea Immer Robinson is the author of Great Wine Made Simple, Great Tastes Made Simple, and Everyday Dining with Wine. She is the wine and spirits columnist for Esquire and Dean of Wine Studies at the French Culinary Institute in New York City, and she hosts Pairings with Andrea and Simply Wine on the Fine Living Network.

Bordeaux, Fourth Edition

$42.00

Internationally bestselling author Robert Parker, the world's foremost authority on wine, returns with the avidly awaited fourth edition of his landmark book on the wines of Bordeaux. Organized by appellation, this huge resource lists each producer alphabetically, along with an overview of the property and its owners, and a catalog of each vintage. Each entry includes Parker's now classic numerical rating system, read-friendly commentary, and detailed tasting notes. With refreshing candor that has become his signature, Parker reveals who is making Bordeaux's best and worst wine, and tracks the quality of the wines from individual chateaux over the last decades.

California Napa and Sonoma, Oz Clarke's Wine Companion

$5.98

A unique carto-guide concept offering an illustrated double-sided, fold-out poster map and guidebook to each of the world's great wine regions. The Fold-out Map Includes: key maps annotation and information captions by Oz Clarke landscape photographs to enhance the mapped information The Guide Contains: an alphabetical guide to wines, appellations and wine villages extensive A-Z listings of wine growers and merchants, with assessments and recommendations easy-to-follow tours authoritative hotel and restaurant recommendations

Cellaring Wine

$13.26

Jeff Cox, a connoisseur well respected in wine circles, shows you how easy it is to have a wine cellar of your own. But this is not a home-building project book. In some cases, the would-be wine collector doesn't have to do much building at all. Rather, Cellaring Wine teaches anyone who loves wine how to create a working system of selecting wines that will age well, know how to lay them down properly, and recognize them when they have matured to their full glory and are ready to be savored. Cox pinpoints the optimum conditions of temperature, light, and humidity for a wine cellar. He walks you through possible locations--whether in the basement, and old root cellar, the back of your garage, or even a closet or room in your house--and what each location requires. He explains when you'll need a climate control device (and how much they cost). And he discusses the pros and cons of buying a freestanding unit that is much like a refrigerator. Cox shows you how to keep accurate records and he gives you a crash course in appreciating the fragrance and flavor of a fine wine.

Cooking with Wine

$19.98

World-renowned culinary expert Anne Willan, founder of the La Varenne Cooking School in France and author of more than 20 internationally recognized cookbooks, shares her special techniques for cooking with wine in this spectacular full-color cookbook. The 221 recipes, as we have come to expect from Anne Willan, are extraordinaryranging from such classics as Beef Bourguignon, Salmon in Champagne Sauce, and Strawberries Romanoff to elegant contemporary dishes such as Port Wine Gazpacho and Roasted Lobster with Ginger and Sherry Glaze. Also included are suggestions for wines to drink with each dish. Surprisingly, This is the first major cookbook on this popular subject. Readers will agree it was worth the wait!

Discovering Wine, Revised and Updated

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The subtitle says it all: Discovering Wine is, indeed, a refreshingly unfussy beginner's guide to finding, tasting, judging, storing, serving, cellaring, and, most of all, Discovering Wine. If you thought you'd have to make a spectacle of yourself in public--sniffing corks, gargling bordeaux, etc.--in order to become educated on the subject of wine, relax. Author Joanna Simon makes it clear that even the most retiring persons can learn to judge wine without drawing attention to themselves. Using a combination of pictures and text, Simon describes the steps involved in tasting, serving, and storing wine. She offers suggestions for matching wines with different foods, then takes the reader on a tour of famous vineyards, explaining just what goes into a really fine vintage. Finally, she includes brief descriptions of the best-known wines from wine-growing regions the world over. So if you don't know your Asti from your Madeira, let Joanna Simon set you on the road to knowledge with Discovering Wine.

Everything You Need to Know About Wine

$11.96

Here is the perfect introduction to the world of wine. This book is packed with information on choosing wines by region or by grape, with advice on selecting wines, ordering in restaurants, tasting, serving, storing, recommended producers and vintages and includes a jargon-busting glossary of wine terms. Charming and whimsical illustrations give the book an informal and accessible feel.

Harrod Book Of Fine Wine

$9.98

Harrods Book of Fine Wine is edited, shaped and introduced by Joanna Simon, Wine Correspondent of The Sunday Times and a leading writer on wine. A series of specially drawn maps provides a geographical backdrop to the regional profiles. Beautiful specially-commissioned phots complement the text.

Herbed-Wine Cuisine

$9.98

Unique collection of recipes for infusing wines with herbs, fruits & spices & cooking with them for easy, elegant, low-fat dishes.

Home Wine Cellar

$24.50

Finally, the most informative, fully illustrated, step-by-step guide to designing and building your own home wine cellar! This beautifully photographed and illustrated full-color book covers all of the details of locating and preparing the right construction area. It includes the latest designs, as well as up-to-date racking and organization styles and techniques. Perhaps most important, this book addresses all the thorny challenges of temperature and humidity control--just where most home wine cellars fail. Having a wine cellar is a hot trend among homeowners, and contractors throughout the country are including them in new construction. This copiously illustrated hammer and nails book is by far the best DIY guide available.

Hugh Johnson's How to Enjoy Your Wine

$5.59

Hugh Johnson, one of the world's foremost wine experts, divulges everything needed to fully appreciate wine. Johnson's clear writing style, sense of humor, friendly panache, and vast knowledge helps readers increase their understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of wine by learning: Types of wine Storing wine Pairing wine with food Tasting tips and etiquette Restaurant tips and etiquette Glossary of wine terms

John Sarich's Food & Wine

$15.96

This best-selling cookbook from the culinary director of Chateau Ste. Michelle showcases 88 creative recipes that celebrate the bounty of fresh ingredients and versatile cuisine through the seasons in the Pacific Northwest. Other features include a guide to food and wine pairing, tips on the well-equipped kitchen, and color photography throughout.

North California Vineyard Barbecue Dishes

$7.96

After all the great reviews of her previous books, we wondered how one of our favorite authors, Napa Valley Resident Leslie Mansfield, would continue her popular series of Northern California Vineyard Cookbooks. This time, she begins with the merriest, most mouthwatering barbecue dishes that are accompanied by hearty California red wines. This is the ultimate in carnivorous eating.

North California Vineyard Picnics

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After all the great reviews of her previous books, we wondered how one of our favorite authors, Napa Valley Resident Leslie Mansfield, would continue her popular series of Northern California Vineyard Cookbooks. This book has recipes for that great American past timePicnics, which offers the very best in alfresco dining. Whites and champagnes (if you can keep them cool), as well as reds, are perfect for picnics. Wineries all over Northern California contributed their most popular recipes. But you don't have to be a nouvelle cuisine chef to try them.

North California Vineyard Vegetarian Dishes

$7.96

After all the great reviews of her previous books, we wondered how one of our favorite authors, Napa Valley Resident Leslie Mansfield, would continue her popular series of Northern California Vineyard Cookbooks. This book is for those who like to eat light or prefer meatless meals. Californians are known for their sometimes exotic tastes and preferences and Leslie proves that just because it's different doesn't mean it isn't absolutely delicious. Mostly white wines, but a few reds and blush wines are recommended with these dishes.

On Wine

$28.00

One of three people in the world holding both the titles of Master Sommelier and Master of Wine, Doug Frost here gives a straightforward approach to Wine. It is both a perfect introduction for novices and a resource for more experienced oenophiles. Among the many covered topics are: the history of wine and winemaking; understanding varietals; a survey of the world's wine-producing regions and their wines; and how to pair wine with food. The book also includes an extensive list of wine recommendations for all occasions, a listing of the author's choice of over 100 of the best wine producers and their best wines worldwide; suggested reading; and a glossary of winespeak. With over 125 beautiful illustrations, stunning color photography, and specially commissioned maps, this is destined to be the wine book of the year and the cornerstone of every wine lover's library.

The Anatomy of Dessert

$9.71

Filled with quirky surprises and things you would have never thought to ask, Bunyards celebration of fruit is endlessly entertaining. Mark Kurlansky, author of Salt, Cod, and The Big Oyster When we think of dessert, our minds eye sees cakes, pies, and pastries. Yet the truly creative palate imagines things even more tempting, decadent, and, yes, sinful. So claims Edward Bunyard in this delectable paean to the wonderful fruits of the vine, from apples and apricots to gooseberries and strawberries, from pears to the grapes that give us wine. Bunyard, a nurseryman at the turn of the last century, lovingly devotes a chapter to each fruit, sharing a heartfelt disquisition on the many types of strawberries, in which bigger is not always better; revealing how denizens of cooler and warmer climes differ in their perceptions about grapes; and asserting that immoderate indulgence in melon has toppled great dynasties and changed the course of history. Bunyard even offers advice on the most delightful wine and fruit pairings, and settles once and for all the debate that has raged for nearly three millennia: Which are tastier, hothouse figs or the outdoor variety. Introduced by Michael Pollan, The Anatomy of Dessert is a cornucopia of wisdom thats never out of season. It is time again to savor this classic work, first published in 1929, that gives above-the-title billing to the myriad foodstuffs we often refer to as afters. So come and partake in the fruits of Edward Bunyards labor of love.

The Wine Lover Cooks with Wine

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The long-awaited follow-up to the best-selling Wine Lover's Cookbook, The Wine Lover Cooks with Wine sets its sights on wine as an ingredient. Whether used to delicately poach fresh fish or braise a hearty stew, wine adds complexity and intensity to food -- not to mention flavor. In his usual engaging style, Goldstein explores a range of wine and reveals how each is used best in cooking. From classic Marsala Chicken to savory pork tenderloin topped with a zinfandel-based roasted-plum jam, each tantalizing recipe illustrates to dazzling effect the benefits -- and pleasures -- of cooking with wine. Complete with enticing photographs of both the food and the wine, this cookbook is an inspiring resource for wine lovers looking to think outside of the glass.

Vintage Feasting

$24.00

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$6.50

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Joy Of Home Winemaking

$9.60

Best Seller! Garey. Recipes & info for ports, sherries, whites, reds, ros_s, fruit & spice wines. Photos. 274 pgs. Paper

Pasta with Red Wine

$7.96

Napa Valley resident Leslie Mansfield had such an overwhelmingly enthusiastic response from wineries all over Northern California when she sent out her call for recipes, there wasn't room for them in her three previously published books Appetizers, Main Courses, and Desserts that she continued with this series, this time featuring the most versatile complex carbohydrate on the planetpasta! Many of the dishes use wine as an ingredient and each recipe has a suggested wine to serve with it.

Pasta with White Wine

$7.96

Napa Valley resident Leslie Mansfield had such an overwhelmingly enthusiastic response from wineries all over Northern California when she sent out her call for recipes, there wasn't room for them in her three previously published books Appetizers, Main Courses, and Desserts that she continued with this series, this time featuring the most versatile complex carbohydrate on the planet?pasta! Many of the dishes use wine as an ingredient and each recipe has a suggested wine to serve with it.

Renaissance Guide to Wine and Food Pairing

$13.26

There's a lot more to wine and food pairing than memorizing a few simple rules. The true connoisseur knows the subtleties...and in this book, a wine expert shares his secrets. What wines accompany which foods--and how to choose Essays, advice, and comments from award-winning chefs Covers each course--from entree to dessert, from simple meals to exotic favorites Interviews with famous wine connoisseurs on understanding and appreciating wines Information on wine-making and maps of the world's major wine regions Resource guide to finding the best wine-specialty shops Glossary of wine/food terms and advice on how to read wine lists A primer on the complete history of wine Making sense of labels, vintage years, and best regions

The Home Winemaker's

$13.26

A complete reference for the home winemaker. From getting started with the very first batch to advanced techniques for making wines from grapes, this book covers it all. Includes detailed instructions and helpful hints for using concentrates, kits, juices, fruits and herbs to create a wide variety of homemade wines.

The Science of Wine : From Vine to Glass

$24.11

This essential and groundbreaking reference gives a comprehensive overview of one of the most fascinating, important, and controversial trends in the world of wine: the scientific and technological innovations that are now influencing how grapes are grown and how wine is made. Jamie Goode, a widely respected authority on wine science, details the key scientific developments relating to viticulture and enology, explains the practical application of science to techniques that are used around the world, and explores how these issues are affecting the quality, flavor, and perception of wine. The only complete resource available on the subject, The Science of Wine: From Vine to Glass engagingly discusses a wide range of topics including terroir, biodynamics, the production of natural or manipulation-free wines, the potential effect of climate change on grape growing, the health benefits of wine, and much more. Covers some of the most hotly debated issues including genetically modified grape vines, sulphur dioxide, the future of cork, and wine flavor chemistry More than 100 illustrations and photographs make even the most complex topics clear, straightforward, and easy to understand Engagingly written for a wide audience of students, winemakers, wine professionals, and general readers interested in the science of wine

The Way to Make Wine : How to Craft Superb

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Written by a vintner and science editor with twenty-five years experience, The Way to Make Wine is the most readable and reliable handbook among the many winemaking guides. In engaging conversational prose, Sheridan Warrick shows that making your own wine is not only easy, but also fun. Geared to everyday wine lovers who want to drink well, save money, and impress their friends, this book reveals everything needed to make delicious wines--both reds and whites--from start to finish. Warrick demystifies winemaking by explaining the nuts and bolts and demonstrating that if readers can replace a faucet washer or cook a pasta sauce, they can make food-friendly wines that cost less than the bottles they're now opening. He enables amateur vintners to equip a home winery, procure top-quality grapes, run a flawless fermentation, and enjoy their wine--its nose, its body, and finish--with renewed awareness and appreciation. At the same time, the author points experienced home vintners to new skills, describing top wineries' techniques. Rich with insiders' know-how, this book also divulges the many advances that have been made in the past few decades and makes clear that, with enologists' innovations, home winemaking is easier than ever. With straightforward illustrations of key steps, this book offers one-stop shopping for anyone who's ever dreamed of making table wines at home. two step-by-step sections: one for beginners, one for experienced home vintners sidebars offer quick tips and key elements of winemaking lore includes the only clear and comprehensive guide to minimizing the use of sulfites in wine section on suppliers and labs provides a wealth of information on sources of fine wine grapes

Understanding Wine Technology, Revised

$27.96

Understanding Wine Technology was originally written for students of the diploma examination of the Wines & Spirits Education Trust in the United Kingdom, and the Master of Wine examination as set by the Institute of Masters of Wine. However, this is the only book to explain the complexities of the science and technology of wine in simple terms, and therefore fills a gap in the large market of wine information by making wines technical mysteries accessible to those with no scientific education. This new edition brings the literature up-to-date, relaying in its plainspoken tradition the recent advances in wine science and technology. The topics covered range from the secrets of the vineyard, the processing of grapes to produce juice, the intricacies of fermentation, stabilization of the resulting wine, treatments, quality control and quality assurance, and bottling.

Winemaking: Recipes, Equipment,

$16.80

Can fine wine be made at home? Of courseand with little or no experience and minimal expense. Stanley and Dorothy Anderson draw on their expertise to show that good winemaking is no longer the province of a select few but can be enjoyed by anyone who loves wine and wishes to bring his or her own style to the beverages served with meals or on special occasions.

Wines From A Small Garden

$19.96

From planting to bottling, unique guide to growing your own vines for making wines, juices & vinegars. Color photos. 128 pgs. Hard