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Pub. Date
2018.
Description
There are nearly 1,400 known varieties of wine grapes in the world-from altesse to zierfandler-but 80 percent of the wine we drink is made from only 20 grapes. In Godforsaken Grapes, Jason Wilson looks at how that came to be and embarks on a journey to discover what we miss. Stemming from his own growing obsession, Wilson moves far beyond the "noble grapes," hunting down obscure and underappreciated wines from Switzerland, Austria, Portugal, France,...
4) The wine headache, consumer perceptions, marketing, and pricing implications for non-sulfited wines
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Series
Agricultural marketing report volume AMR 12-02
Pub. Date
[2012]
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Pub. Date
[1989]
Description
Can fine quality wines be made at home? Of course--and 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. From basic instruction for beginners to the most up to date discussion of equipment...
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Pub. Date
2018.
Description
Its easy (or easier) to become a wine expert when you narrow the field down to ten grapes. For the wine drinker who loves Pinot Noir but doesnt know what to try next, wants a French Chardonnay but isnt sure what to look for on the bottle, or needs a little support before they open the wine menu at lunch with a client, Master Sommelier Catherine Falliss authoritative but inviting introduction to wine is an indispensable guide.Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon...
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"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. From the reowned reds of Bordeaux and California to the trailblazing whites of New York and New Zealand,...
11) The villa
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The top PR executive for the family winery, Sophia Giambelli finds her life turned upside down by the merger with the MacMillan family's winery and her powerful attraction to professional rival Tyler MacMillan.
14) The wine bible
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Pub. Date
[2001]
Description
Discusses the history of wine, grape varieties, winemaking techniques, and vintages.
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To her family, Natalie Seebring is a woman who prizes appearances. She is exquisitely mannered, socially adept, a supportive wife, and head of a successful wine-producing enterprise. So when she announces plans to marry a vineyard employee mere months after the death of her husband of fifty-eight years, her son and daughter are stunned. Faced with their disapproval, Natalie decides to write a memoir. There is much that her children don't know about...
16) Flesh and fire
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Series
Vineart war trilogy volume 1
Description
Once, all power in the Vin Lands was held by the prince-mages, who alone could craft spellwines, and selfishly used them to increase their own wealth and influence. But their abuse of power caused a demigod to break the Vine, shattering the power of the mages. Now, fourteen centrueis later, it is the humble Vinearts who hold the secret of crafting spells from wines, the source of magic, and they are prohibited from holding power. But now rumors come...
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Since she was a young girl, Chelsea Myles has performed with her uncle Cosmo's theater troupe, entertaining rough crowds while Cosmo picks customers' pockets. One night, a robbery goes awry and Chelsea is left holding a fortune, enough to buy her passage to Australia, and the chance of a new life. On board the vessel, Chelsea meets charismatic Quaid Tanner, who's returning to his vineyard in Sydney. Their affair is as brief as it is blissful, for...
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It was the most expensive bottle of wine ever sold. In 1985, a 1787 bottle of ChaÌteau Lafite Bordeaux--one of a cache unearthed in a bricked-up Paris cellar and supposedly owned by Thomas Jefferson--sold at auction for $156,000. The discoverer of the bottle was pop-band manager turned wine collector Hardy Rodenstock, who had a knack for finding extremely old and exquisite wines. But rumors soon arose. Why wouldn't Rodenstock reveal the exact...
19) Blackberry Wine
Author
Pub. Date
2001
Description
A bottle of home-brewed wine left to Jay Mackintosh by a long-vanished friend seems to provide both the key to an old mystery and a doorway to another world. As the unusual properties of the strange brew take effect, Jay escapes to a derelict farmhouse in a French village, where a ghost from the past waits to confront him, and where the reclusive Marise hides a terrible secret.
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Pub. Date
c2012
Description
Build your own winery! Learn how to set up a home winery and construct all the basic equipment for just a fraction of what commercially manufactured products would cost. Leading you through the entire winemaking process, Steve Hughes includes building plans and step-by-step instructions for making more than 30 essential winemaking tools. From fashioning presses and pumps to the best way to fill and cork bottles, The Homebuilt Winery covers everything...
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