The Wine Bible, 3rd Edition
Title | The Wine Bible, 3rd Edition PDF eBook |
Author | Karen MacNeil |
Publisher | Workman Publishing Company |
Pages | 1554 |
Release | 2022-10-11 |
Genre | Cooking |
ISBN | 1523520159 |
It’s America’s bestselling wine book, now fully revised, updated, and in color! Beloved and trusted by everyone, from newcomers starting their wine journey to oenophiles, sommeliers, restaurateurs, and industry insiders, The Wine Bible is comprehensive, entertaining, authoritative, beautifully written, and endlessly interesting. Page after page grounds the reader deeply in the fundamentals—vineyards and varietals, climate and terroir—while layering on passionate asides, tips, anecdotes, definitions, illustrations, maps, labels, and over 400 photographs in full-color. Plus this completely updated 3rd edition offers: New chapters on Great Britain, Croatia, Israel. A new section called In the Beginning… Wine in the Ancient World. New fully revised Great Wines section with recommended bottles to try for each country and region. Expanded chapters on France, Italy, Australia, South America, and the U.S. A deeper grape glossary including 400-plus varieties, and an expanded Mastering Wine Section incorporating latest science on taste and smell.
The Wine Bible
Title | The Wine Bible PDF eBook |
Author | Karen MacNeil |
Publisher | Workman Publishing Company |
Pages | 2408 |
Release | 2015-10-13 |
Genre | Cooking |
ISBN | 0761187154 |
No one can describe a wine like Karen MacNeil. Comprehensive, entertaining, authoritative, and endlessly interesting, The Wine Bible is a lively course from an expert teacher, grounding the reader deeply in the fundamentals—vine-yards and varietals, climate and terroir, the nine attributes of a wine’s greatness—while layering on tips, informative asides, anecdotes, definitions, photographs, maps, labels, and recommended bottles. Discover how to taste with focus and build a wine-tasting memory. The reason behind Champagne’s bubbles. Italy, the place the ancient Greeks called the land of wine. An oak barrel’s effect on flavor. Sherry, the world’s most misunderstood and underappreciated wine. How to match wine with food—and mood. Plus everything else you need to know to buy, store, serve, and enjoy the world’s most captivating beverage.
The Food Lover's Guide to Wine
Title | The Food Lover's Guide to Wine PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Dornenburg |
Publisher | Little, Brown |
Pages | 433 |
Release | 2011-12-06 |
Genre | Cooking |
ISBN | 0316084069 |
A wine book unlike any other,The Food Lover's Guide to Wine offers a fresh perspective via the single aspect of wine most compelling to food lovers: flavor. At the heart of this indispensable reference, formatted like the authors' two previous bestsellers The Flavor Bible and What to Drink with What You Eat, is an encyclopedic A-to-Z guide profiling hundreds of different wines by their essential characteristics-from body and intensity to distinguishing flavors, from suggested serving temperatures and ideal food pairings to recommended producers (including many iconic examples). The book provides illuminating insights from dozens of America's best sommeliers via informative sidebars, charts and boxes, which complement the book's gorgeous four-color photography. Another groundbreaking work from two of the ultimate culinary insiders, this instant classic is the perfect gift book.
Wine Made Easy
Title | Wine Made Easy PDF eBook |
Author | Gianluca Rottura |
Publisher | PageFree Publishing, Inc. |
Pages | 136 |
Release | 2004-09 |
Genre | Cooking |
ISBN | 9781589611689 |
The supposed "scary" and "difficult" subject of wine is broken down so anybody can learn and understand wine with just a few quick reads.
Kevin Zraly Windows on the World Complete Wine Course
Title | Kevin Zraly Windows on the World Complete Wine Course PDF eBook |
Author | Kevin Zraly |
Publisher | Union Square & Co. |
Pages | 910 |
Release | 2018-10-29 |
Genre | Cooking |
ISBN | 1454930470 |
“When it comes to beginners’ wine guides, Windows on the World Complete Wine Course is one of the perennial best.” —Wall Street Journal With more than three million copies sold, this perennial bestseller by James Beard Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Kevin Zraly is the definitive guide to understanding and appreciating wine. Kevin Zraly, America’s ultimate wine educator, demystifies every aspect of choosing, tasting, and enjoying wine. From the renowned reds of Bordeaux and California to the trail-blazing whites of Washington State and New Zealand, this essential volume features maps of each region, lush photographs, a wealth of infographics, best value bottles for each country, hundreds of labels to help you find the right wines, and guided tastings. It also includes the latest vintages to savor, comprehensive notes on food pairings, and answers to frequently asked questions. This revised and expanded edition features new classes on South America, Australia, and New Zealand, sparkling wine, and fortified wine as well as information on cutting-edge trends (rosé, Prosecco) and emerging wine regions, including Sicily and China. The Windows on the World Complete Wine Course gives you all the tools you need to discover and enjoy the best wines for you.
Windows on the World Complete Wine Course
Title | Windows on the World Complete Wine Course PDF eBook |
Author | Kevin Zraly |
Publisher | Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. |
Pages | 300 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Cooking |
ISBN | 9781402726392 |
Zraly employs his usual inimitable irreverent style as he takes a close look at America's wines and their history, discussing varieties from all 50 states.
Wine, Food & Friends
Title | Wine, Food & Friends PDF eBook |
Author | Karen MacNeil |
Publisher | Oxmoor House |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2006-08-01 |
Genre | Cooking |
ISBN | 9780848731229 |
Wine and cooking enthusiasts will know immediately that they have uncorked something truly magical with MacNeil's Wine, Food & Friends. This book combines the culinary expertise of Cooking Light with the wine connoisseurship of today's preeminent wine authority.