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The Global Encyclopedia of Wine
Peter Forrestal, Editor with 36 Authors

The monumental wine book of the decade.

Never before has a collection of the world's leading wine experts and writers gathered together to produce the one thorough and definitive book on wine. Masters of Wine and Master Sommeliers from every corner of the globe worked to provide the most current and comprehensive reference. From Burgundy to Zimbabwe, from Turkmenistan to Uruguay, this encyclopedia covers every aspects of wine from its history to its making and enjoyment.

Red and White
Wine Made Simple
Max Allen

This is a pleasure guide to wine - an unashamed romp through the flavors, sensations and joy that wine can give us. It shines a light into the darkest cellars of wine appreciation, illuminating the mysterious delights to be found within. Max Allen's breezy and semi-colloquial style provides for an enjoyable read where the ideas flow clearly and effortlessly, but every word has been chosen with care - a book that makes a complex subject simple.

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Art of the Wine Label
Jeffrey Caldewey & Chuck House

The wine label is a powerful icon of modern civilization. It is a precious object of art that symbolizes and disseminates the cultural and spiritual values of the land where wine is grown. Wine label design has undergone a renaissance where art meets marketing in the most powerful way, penetrating the subconscious, utilizing the power of suggestion to imply flavor and quality. The acknowledged masters of the new wine label design are Jeffrey Caldewey and Chuck House. Over the past several decades they have played a pivotal role in defining the global wine renaissance. They have created design for some of the world's most sought after and/or most widely disseminated wine labels. Some labels are even pursued by collectors while others are displayed in the modern household as a design element.

The New Italy
A Complete Guide to Contemporary Italian Wine
Danielle Cernelli & Marco Sabellico

No wine producing nation is so confusing and challenging as Italy. Although standardization of labelling and classification laws have brought some organization to the spectrum of Italian wines, the wine consumer is still often baffled when trying to select from a wine list or market shelf. This beautiful and comprehensive works gives a geographical organization to the understanding and selection of Italian wines.

A Century of Wine
The Story of a Wine Revolution
Stephen Brook

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 writters have joined forces to review this transition, continent by continent, nation by nation. This is a geniunely definitive work that explores the history, the politics, religion, culture, climatic changes, fashion and social phenomena that have impacted on wine development around the world.

Pinot noir & Zinfandel
Cathleen Francisco

Each book is a comprehensive reference on the respective grape variety and wine produced. A background of the variety and its cultivation is provided. Then an alphabetical listing by producer with detailed information on the vineyards, the winemaking philosophy and the precise production details on each vintage, such as brix at harvest, residual sugar, the bottling date, cases produced, etc. The winemaker's notes on each wine provide a vicarious sensual experience for the reader and the generous glossary provides considerable technical information.

The Wine Buyer's Record Book
Ralph Steadman

The internationally popular cartoonist provides a handly and humorous little book to keep track of your wine tasting experiences, your cellar stock and other vinous notes. Steadman's whimisical art decorates the book in full color, providing a chuckle as you make your notes. His drawings are considered visual puns that evoke curiosity along with humor that deeply penetrates the subconscious.

You're a Real Wine Lover When...
Bert Witt

Here is the humorous answer to all of your wine snob's pretensions. This famous European cartoonist pokes at every side of wine and those who consider themselves experts. Even the simple wine lover is not spared some ridicule in these most delightful cartoons. His drawings go from the elegant to the grotesque, distorting the human anatomy if necessary to get a laugh and make a point.

New World of Wine from the Cape of Good Hope
The Definitive Guide to the South African Wine Industry
Phyllis Hands and David Hughes

A fresh, comprehensive account of South India wines by two of the best known and respected South African wine authors. This volume is meticulously researched and is the official textbook of the Cape Wine Academy. Grape Varieties and growing, interviews with winemakers, history and information on all the producers and regions, along with hundreds of full-color photographs and maps.

Armagnac
The Definitive Guide to France's Premier Brandy
Charles Neal

This detailed study takes us to Gascony and shows the hidden factors that go into the production of a great Armagnac. Insights into the blending and permitted additives are provided. Profiles of the most influential negociants, objective tasting notes and even information on matching Armagnacs with cigars. Armagnacs from a single year have subtle notes of prune, apricot, vanilla, spice and nuts converging into heavenly bouquets. Biographies and reviews of 140 producers and negociants, the precise differences between Cognac and Armagnac and tasting notes of over 750 vintages are provided.

The Taste of Wine
The Art and Science of Wine Appreciation
Emile Peynaud

The definitive text of tasting and evaluating wine by the recognized world authority. Physiology of the senses, the role of memory, analysis and training, pitfalls, illusions, tricks and techniques. How to determine and define quality and value in wine. Practical guidance on statistical interpretations, tasting tools and wine vocabulary.
Essential for all wine professionals and serious wine lovers.

Portugal's Wines & Winemakers
Port, Madeira & Regional Wines
Richard Mayson

A comprehensive guide to all of the wines and regions of Portugal with emphasis on new premium table wine producers. Exciting new information on little known grape varieties with good insights into the people, the traditions and trade practices. Chapters devoted to Portugal's fortified wines, the great wines of Madeira, Moscatel de Setubal and of course Port.

Chianti
The Wines of Tuscany
Rosemary George

Ten years of research by this award winning Master of Wine yields the most comprehensive and delightful reference on this increasingly popular area. The key producers and their production methods for the famous Brunello de Montalcino, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Carmingnango, Pomino and others are fully detailed. Illustrated in color with scenery and maps. A glossary and how to interpret Tuscan wine labels are helpful.

The Commonsense Book of Wine
"The Only Book that Demystifies Wine without Destroying its Magic"
Leon D. Adams

America's most popular wine appreciation guide for the novice to the expert. A concise, no-nonsense style makes sense out of other confusing wine information. The secrets of knowledgeable wine buyers and vintners, an expose of wine fakery and the "great restaurant swindle" are revealed. He provides an unraveling of labels and rituals and how to apply the methods of expert wine tasters to identify good wines values. Adams, the award winning reporter turned wine researcher/winery ombudsman is called "the father of the new American wine industry".

How & Why to Build a Wine Cellar
Planning, Constructing, Acquiring, Consuming
Richard M. Gold, Ph. D.

A very popular classic that is based on the authors personal experiences of building a wine cellar in this home and collecting wine for "fun and investment". All of the essential construction specifications to maintain the ideal temperature and humidity conditions for long-term storage of wine is provided for the home craftsman or professional contractor. Insulation, refrigeration and passive systems are detailed. Construction of racks and storage bin is explained and illustrated. A practical guide to selecting, recording, tracking and enjoying your wines at their peak performance is included.

Rhone Renaissance
The Finest Rhone & Rhone-Style Wine from France and the New World
Remington Norman, M.W.

Wine experts internationnally now focus on Rhone style wines, as Australia's Grange Hermitage is repeatedly recognized as the world's greatest red wine. Four continents are explored to track down the top Rhone-styled wines of the world. Classics such as Chateauneuf-du-Pape are covered as well as the finest New World examples of Shiraz, Grenache, Mourvedre and Viognier. Visits over 220 wines estates, evaluates more than 1500 individual wines and highlights the good values. Regional styles of France, California, Australia and South Africa are described. Spectacular color photographs.

Grands Crus of Bordeaux
A Comprehensive Pocket Guide
Hans Walraven

The fine wine lover will take this guide to the restaurant or wine shop to determine the quality and value of each great Chateau, when to drink the wine and how long the wine will improve.
A handy reference for wine investors, a complete assessment is provided on each vintage from 1977 to present and some vintages dating back to 1961. Included are auction prices, complete stats and technical data on each Chateau.

The French Paradox
& Drinking for Health
Gene Ford

The book has revolutionized America's thinking about drinking wine. This explain how drinking can be good for your health and how our government has suppressed this information. Includes 200 scientific references on wine and health.

Sauternes
A Study of the Great Sweet Wines of Bordeaux
Jeffrey Benson & Alastair McKenzie

A revised edition of the authoritative work on these increasingly popular wines. As the prices for Chateau d'Yquem reach record highs, wine lovers are seeking more information on all the Chateaux producing these great sweet wines. Each is detailed in this book wit historical information, tasting notes from vintage 1890, grape varieties, production methods and yield stats.

Wine Heritage
The Story of Italian-American Vintners
Dick Rosano

Mondavi, Martini, Sebastini, Gallo, Bargetto and Perelli-Minetti. Who could deny the importance of Italians to the development of America's wine industry? It is little known that Italians have been planting vineyards and making wines in America since the early colonial days when Filippo Mazzei was the vineyard consultant for Thomas Jefferson. Grapes were planted and nurtured in virtually every corner of America where Italians settled. Wine making was a sacrosanct as making bread or pasta. Wine is inseparable from the Italian culture and is loved and revered as the "holy blood of the grape". It is one of the secrets of the healthy Mediterranean life style now preached by health experts.

The Wine of France
Clive Coates, M.W.

The most comprehensive and authoritative guide to all the wines producing areas in France with tastings from every single appellation and attention to the best growers in each region from Burgunfy and Loire, the Rhone and Champagne, Alsace, the Jura and Savoie, Provence, Languedoc-Roussillon and of course Bordeaux.
A lively blend of background information, grape variety, viticulture, great names and producers and recommended vintages (through 1997). The often neglected good value wines of lesser vineyards are included.

Christie's World Encyclopedia of Champagne & Sparkling Wine
Tom Stevenson

The first in-depth guide to sparkling wines of the world from Champagne to California, Italy to Australia and beyond.
A fascinating first section describes the history of sparkling wine and proves beyond any doubt that it was the English rather than the French who first produced a fizzy wine. The main body of the encyclopedia is devoted to profiles of the world's sparkling wine producers accompanied by tastings notes, recommendations for drinking and good value for your money. Another section lists the author's personal selection of sparkling wines to drink for the Millenium.

Terroir
The Role of Geology, Climate and Culture in the Making of Wine
James E. Wilson

"From the unseen Darkness where the vineroots suck, where the liquid in your glass is teased out of the soil". So states Hugh Johnson in explaining the importance of soils, "the terroir" that the French have long praised as the secret to great wines. Years of meticulous research now reveal the relationship between rocks and grapes. A natural history of the little known facts and anecdote woven into the compelling tale of how geology describes each rock type and soil and the way structure affects the absorption of vital nutrients. Using instruments and techniques developed for oil exploration, Wilson learned more about vineyards and quality than winemakers ever dreamed!

The University Wine Course
A comprehensive Text & Self Tutorial
Marian W. Baldy, Ph.D

Now the most widely used wine textbook for colleges and universities. Also popular with serious wine enthusiasts for home study. Provides a 12 week program for learning about wine-in-depth, from sensory evaluation to the science of viticulture and winemaking. Written and organized in a "user-friendly" style. Includes chapter exams and answers, study guides, lab exercices, final exams and extensive references and bibliography. Illustrated with appendices on Wines & Food, Label Reading, Do-It-Yourself Labs, Students tastings notes and more.

Winery Technology and Operations
A Handbook for Small Wineries
Yair Margalit, Ph.D

The first true handbook for professional winemakers written by a professor of chemistry who is also a practicing winemaker. Everything you need to know from grape harvest to the bottling laboratory with practical charts and tables. Includes pre-harvest operations, sulfurdioxide, skin contact, must corrections, yeast, cellar operations, fining, oak and ageing, quality control, analysis of must and wine and specifics for setting up your wine lab. Ideal for students and cellar rats.

A Wine-Growers Guide
Philip M. Wagner

The best-selling practical "how-to grow wines grapes" guide. With over five decades of experience in cultivating wine grapes, the author provides easy to understand essentials for establishing a vineyard. Includes propagating the vine, planting, pruning, vine ailments and vineyards management. Offers information on wine grape growing in all the North America including the vastly different conditions from California to New England. Suitable for the amateur and the commercial grower as well.

Concepts in Wine Chemistry
Yair Margalit, Ph.D, Editor, James Crum, Ph.D

World renowned physical chemist who is a practicing winemaker and university professir. Author of the best selling Winery Technology and Operations (see above). This is the product of his years of research and practical winemaking experience. The state-of-the art and science based on all current literature is covered. All aspects of the chemistry of wine and its production based on the components and transformation of grape juice and the chemical changes of fermentation, ageing, cellaring and packaging. Emphasis is on the current knowledge of improvin wine quality.

California Wine Tour Series
The Civilized Traveler's Guides
Jeffrey Caldewey, Mildred Howie & Others

Now in their 24th year of publication these are the famous Vintage Image guidebooks with selections and recommendations based solely on merit, from local researchers who really know the wine country. Each provides maps, winery index and noteworthy review of restaurants, delicatessens and picnic provenders. The lodging chapeters reviews the best hotels, inns, resorts and even campgrounds. The winery addresses, phone numbers, facilities, winemakers, vineyards and tasting room hours are provided.

Napa Wine
A History from Mission Days to Present
Charles L. Sullivan

Napa Valley has been recognized as the premier wine producing area of California since the 1870's. This is the first study that explains how Napa acquired this unique reputation. The soils, climate, grape and human resources that have built this panorama of viticultural excellence over 160 years are explored. The author has visited every historic sight and talked with every living history.
Published in cooperation with the Napa Vally Wine Library, scholarly attention is given to every detail. The modern wine lover will appreciate the connection between the original vineyards and today's great wine producers. Fascinating for any wine aficionado or history buff.

Ghost Wineries of the Napa Valley
A Photographic Tour of the Last Century
Irene Whitford Haynes

A fascinating photographic tour of historic Napa wineries, more than a dozen which have come back to life. Extensively researched by a resident grape grower/historian. The historical details and photographs of more than 65 wineries bring vision of the vibrant California win industry of more than 100 years ago. The roots of many of today's great vintners are exposed in these photos and historical vignettes.

The Champagne Cookbook
Add some Sparkle to your Cooking and you Life
Malcom R. Hebert

Cooking with Champagne is a glamorous yet easy way to liven up your cuisine. The recipes range from soup and salads, hors d'oeuvres to fish, fowl, red meat, vegetables and of course desserts-all using Champagne. New entertaining ideas with Champagne cocktails and drinks. Recipes from California, New York and European Champagne makers and their families.

Favorite Recipes of California Winemakers
Over 900,000 Copies Sold!

This is the original winemakers cookbook by 200 dedicated California winemakers, their wives and colleagues. This is the classic that is often imitated, but these are the 500 authentic recipes, based in the simples truth that good food is even better with wine. A Cookbook Classic.

Wine in Everyday Cooking
Cooking with Wine for Family & Friends
Patricia Ballard

Patti is the popular California food and wine consultant who has been impressing winery visitors fro years with her food and wine magic. Both her Italian heritage and her California "fresh" experience are reflected in these proven recipes and cooking tips. Chapters range from soup and hors d'oeuvres through pasta, fish and desert.

Fine Wine in Food
Patricia Ballard

Wine is also food. When cooking with wine there is a complex interaction of flavors the enhance the end-product. Culinary achivement requires use of the finest ingredients. Using a fine wine is also essential. Each variety varies from mild to intense in flavor so selection of the proper wine for each recipe is important. The author did years of research to find the perfect wine for each recipe. She guides the reader in the techniques of cooking with wine and most importantly which wine will give optimum results.

Wine, Food & the Good Life
Arlene Mueller and Dorothy Indelicato

A generation-proven cookbook from a leading California wine family. Complimented by contemporary California cuisine and wine entertaining tips. Recipes range from quick & easy to gourmet and represent a variety of ethic backgrounds with Italian predominating. Attractively illustrated with historic and family photos.

Wine Lovers Cookbook
Malcolm Hebert

The top 100 award winning recipes from the Wine Institutes's National Cooking With Wine Contest. Over 2800 recipes were screened and tested to find the most unique and reliable recipes with easy preparation. They range from Artichoke Appetizer with Wine to Cold Apricot Soup, Limehouse Chicken to Pumpkin Beef Stew. An in-depth chapter on California wine, a wine and food chart and cooking with wine tips are included. With a bottle of wine at hand and this book, you will be a winner in the kitchen.

Understanding Wine Technology
The Science of Wine Explained
David Bird, MW

The first high-tech book on wine written by a Master of Wine who knows how to taste as well as make wine. Written originally as a tutorial for students of the Diploma exam of the Wine and Spirit Education Trust and the Master of Wine degree (the highest possible achievement in wine appreciation), this is the first book that explains the science and technological mysteries of wine in simple terms. Expert can assimilate these concepts from this book. The topics range from the secrets of the vineyard, through the processing of grapes to the complexities of fermentation, the stabilization of wine and the various processes and treatments, quality control to the final bottling. Fully illustrated in color with user-friendly charts, diagrams, graphs and photos. Index and glossary.

The Bartenders Black Book

A most popular new drinks guide for the new generation imbiber or the traditional Martini head. Over 2500 recipes provided, with 500 Martinis alone! Clear and easy instruction from ine of America's most famous professional bartenders makes for fun browsing of drink options and mixing, stirring or shaking. "What shall we have tonight darling? a Screamer, or a Screaming Viking? Perhaps a Scarlet Letter, a Seduction, or a Screw-Up. How about a Sand in Your Butt? Is that anything like a Sex on the Beach #1, #2 or #3? Actually, I like the looks of the Sex in a Hot Tub and we could finish the evening off with the Shark Bite". You will have lots of fun with this most comprehensive and contemporary bartenders guide.

New Adventure in Wine Cookery
California Winemakers and Families

New revised edition includes recipes from California's new winemakers. The life work of the winemaker is to develop beauty, aroma, bouquet and flavors in wine. Wine is part of their daily diet, leading to flavorful dishes, comfortable living, merriment and good fellowship. 500 exciting recipes from the winemakers and families include barbecue, wine drinks, salads, sauces, desserts, all types of main courses and more.

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