A lively course from an expert teacher, The Wine Bible grounds the reader deeply in the fundamentals while layering on informative asides, tips, amusing anecdotes, definitions, glossaries, photos, maps, labels, and recommended bottles. Karen MacNeil's information comes directly through primary research; for this second edition she has tasted more than 10,000 wines and visited dozens of wine regions around the world. New to the book are wines of China,...

Kevin Zraly is America's ultimate wine educator, and his entertaining teaching style has made this must-have book a treasured favorite for more than three decades. He demystifies every aspect of wine: grape varieties, winemaking techniques, different types and styles of wine, how to read a wine label, and how to evaluate a wine in just 60 seconds. Ranging from the renowned reds of Bordeaux and California to the trailblazing whites of New York and...

"A straightforward pairing guide, this little book covers the most popular varieties of wine, 16 in all, from white, to sparkling, rosé, light red, and dark red. The pages will be color-coordinated to match the style, resulting in a fun and colorful visual when looking at the book's edges. Each wine profile includes easy, low-impact pairing suggestions; think a mix of sweet and savory suggestions, a list of flavors that work well (and which to avoid),...

Raise a glass of homemade burgundy and enjoy the fruits of your labor. This informative guide provides an overview of the entire home winemaking process, from the vine (or the boxed kit) to your glass. With more than 100 recipes for a wide range of delicious wines, ports, and champagnes, you're sure to find a wine to suit your taste. Clear diagrams for setting up your equipment and fail-safe instructions ensure that your home winemaking will be a...

El libro que nos descubre todos los secretos y anécdotas de los grandes vinos del mundo. En este libro, Joan C. Martín, el autor de la guía "Supervinos", nos descubre todo lo que no sabíamos sobre el vino y su mundo, desde la importancia del cultivo de la vid, hasta la lista semisecreta de los Burdeos más caros y exclusivos. Para hablarnos de los megaburdeos, los chateaus que no se venden en tiendas sino en subastas a las que asisten unos pocos...

A must-have cookbook and wine reference guide for every budding sommelier As every wine-lover knows, a great bottle of wine becomes sublime when paired with the right food, and the right pour can elevate the simplest of meals. With wine as with life, finding this kind of harmony can be tricky, but wine pairing isn't kismet-it's knowledge. All you need is the right guide in order to pair like a sommelier. Like an in-house sommelier, The Sommelier's...

Descorchados es hoy la más importante referencia de vinos sudamericanos. Publicada por primera vez en 1999, por ya más de dos décadas analiza la escena vitícola de este lado del mundo, un extenso y profundo reporte anual sobre los mejores vinos de Sudamérica, pero también sobre las tendencias y de los nombres que hay que conocer. Nuevas regiones, nuevos tipos de uvas y nuevos estilos de vinos, una foto en gran angular de lo que hoy sucede en...

Descorchados is today the most important reference for South American wines. First published in 1999, for more than two decades, it analyzes the wine scene on this side of the world, an extensive and profound annual report on the best wines in South America, but also on trends and names to be known. New regions, new types of grapes and new styles of wines, a wide-angle photo of what is happening today in the main producing regions of Latin America....

This award-winning book, now available for the first time in English in the U.S., presents a cutting-edge approach to food and wine pairing. Sommelier Francois Chartier has spent the better part of two decades collaborating with top scientists and chefs to map out the aromatic molecules that give foods and wines their flavor. Armed with the results of his extensive research, Chartier has been able to identify why certain foods and wines work well...

Readers can explore James Bond creator Ian Fleming's writing on the pleasures of drinking and mix themselves fifty delicious cocktails from recipes inspired by his books and developed by award-winning London bar, Swift. Both Bond and Fleming were partial to a stiff drink. In both fiction and real life, cocktails were an important and well-chosen accompaniment to adventure and daring and often relaxing. Fleming made the Martini famous with Bond's...