Buying Guide to Wines of North America
Title | Buying Guide to Wines of North America PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Laverick |
Publisher | Sterling Publishing (NY) |
Pages | 540 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Cooking |
ISBN | 9780806928579 |
The largest group of wine tasters in the world report on 3,000 wines from over 1,500 wineries in 43 states, rating them for taste, quality, and price. See which to buy, which to avoid, and which styles, regions, and producers are right for you. All Canadian and U.S. wines are listed by grape variety, and reviews appear alphabetically by producer for easy reference. Also featured: tips on the year's best buys, progress reports on each category, and advice for beginners. "An impressive new work...Beverage Testing Institute has earned a solid reputation for the independence and clarity of its evaluations..."--Chicago Tribune.
Wines of South America
Title | Wines of South America PDF eBook |
Author | Evan Goldstein |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 312 |
Release | 2014-08-29 |
Genre | Cooking |
ISBN | 0520273931 |
Introduces the variety and quality of wine available in ten South American countries, exploring the regions, styles, and prominent grapes of the continent's two leading producers, Argentina and Chile, as well other nations' evolving industries.
The Oxford Companion to the Wines of North America
Title | The Oxford Companion to the Wines of North America PDF eBook |
Author | Bruce Cass |
Publisher | Oxford : Oxford University Press |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Vinification - Amérique du Nord |
ISBN | 9780198601142 |
An authoritative guide to wine production in the USA, Canada, and Mexico, highlighting geographical, philosophical, and commercial variations throughout the region. It consists of a series of introductory essays, discussing in depth key topics such as prohibition, cybersales, wine auctions,microbiology, labor, and viticulture, followed by more than 500 A-Z entries, including individual wineries and winemakers, regions, grape varieties, technical terms, and more. The text is complemented by 20 beautiful full-colour illustrations, and by an extensive map section. The text is closelylinked, for example by the use of cross-references, to the Oxford Companion to Wine, to which it serves as a complementary volume.
WineWise
Title | WineWise PDF eBook |
Author | Steven Kolpan |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Pages | 389 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Cooking |
ISBN | 0544334620 |
A new, revised and updated edition of the James Beard award-winning guide to wine from The Culinary Institute of America.
Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide, 7th Edition
Title | Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide, 7th Edition PDF eBook |
Author | Robert M. Parker |
Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2008-10-07 |
Genre | Cooking |
ISBN | 9780743271981 |
Featuring a fresh layout, revised maps, and more detail than ever before, the eagerly anticipated seventh edition of Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide offers collectors and amateurs alike the ultimate resource to the world's best wines. In every way, this edition bears out Parker's stated goal: "To make you a more formidable, more confident wine buyer by providing you with sufficient insider's information to permit the wisest possible choice when you make a wine-buying decision." Understanding that buyers on every level appreciate a good deal, Parker separates overvalued bottles from undervalued, with wine prices instantly shifting according to his evaluations. Indifferent to the wine's pedigree, Parker's eminent 100-point rating system allows for independent, consumer-oriented, inside information. The latest edition of Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide includes expanded information on Spain, Portugal, Germany, Australia, Argentina, and Chile, as well as new sections on Israel and Central Europe. As in his previous editions, Parker provides the reassurance of a simple number rating, predictions for future buying potential, and practical overviews of regions and grapes. Altogether, an indispensable resource from the man the Los Angeles Times calls "the most powerful critic of any kind."
Pacific Pinot Noir
Title | Pacific Pinot Noir PDF eBook |
Author | John Winthrop Haeger |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 496 |
Release | 2008-11-17 |
Genre | Cooking |
ISBN | 0520253175 |
Praise for North American Pinot Noir: "Every religion needs its scripture. Now pinot noir worshipers have theirs."—Carol Emert, San Francisco Chronicle "A great resource . . . . Exciting, thought-provoking reading."—Tara Q. Thomas, Wine & Spirits magazine
Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide, 7th Edition
Title | Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide, 7th Edition PDF eBook |
Author | Robert M. Parker |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 1539 |
Release | 2008-10-07 |
Genre | Cooking |
ISBN | 1439139970 |
Featuring a fresh layout, revised maps, and more detail than ever before, the seventh edition of Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide offers collectors and amateurs alike the ultimate resource to the world's best wines. Understanding that buyers on every level appreciate a good deal, Parker separates overvalued bottles from undervalued, with wine prices instantly shifting according to his evaluations. Indifferent to the wine's pedigree, Parker's eminent 100-point rating system allows for independent, consumer-oriented, inside information. The latest edition of Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide includes expanded information on Spain, Portugal, Germany, Australia, Argentina, and Chile, as well as new sections on Israel and Central Europe. As in his previous editions, Parker provides the reassurance of a simple number rating, predictions for future buying potential, and practical overviews of regions and grapes. Altogether, an indispensable resource from the man the Los Angeles Times calls “the most powerful critic of any kind.”