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How to Drink Like a Rock Star - Recipes for the Cocktails and Libations that Inspired 100 Music Legends (Hardcover): Apollo... How to Drink Like a Rock Star - Recipes for the Cocktails and Libations that Inspired 100 Music Legends (Hardcover)
Apollo Publishers
R440 Discovery Miles 4 400 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Pairing history's 100 greatest rock stars with recipes for their iconic drink of choice, How to Drink Like a Rock Star is the perfect guide to summoning the muse for music fans, rock and roll bartenders, and cocktail enthusiasts. Have you longed for a taste of the rock and roll lifestyle without the trashed hotel rooms, constrictive leather pants, and weeks lost on a cramped tour bus? Whether you want to know what fueled Ozzy Osbourne's bat-biting Prince of Darkness persona, quaff a Jack and Coke like Motoerhead's Lemmy, or learn Madonna's recipe for a perfect dirty martini, How to Drink Like a Rock Star will delight fans of all genres of rock and roll and anyone searching for the perfect cocktail. From AC/DC to ZZ Top, this lavish illustrated follow-up to How to Drink Like a Writer offers 100 spirited drink recipes, fascinating rock star profiles, a special sections dedicated to epic rock clubs to drink, dance, and perform in, and even unusual hangover cures and favorite food pairings, all accompanied by original illustrations of ingredients and finished cocktails, and a wealth of photographs. This remarkable book, the result of a deep dive into interviews, backstage tour riders, and much more, is sure to inspire, impress, and inebriate. Sure, becoming a rock legend takes dedication, connections, and talent, but it also takes vodka, gin, tequila, and whiskey.

The Craft Cocktail Party - Amazing Drinks for Every Occasion (Hardcover): Julie Reiner The Craft Cocktail Party - Amazing Drinks for Every Occasion (Hardcover)
Julie Reiner
R701 Discovery Miles 7 010 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Julie Reiner, the co-owner of The Clover Club in Brooklyn and The Flatiron Lounge in Manhattan, has written a book that provides inspiration for the rest of us, not only the cocktail geeks. She wants to balance the needs of the everyday drinker with those of the passionate mixologist. Recipes are organized around seasonality and occasion, with different events and themes appropriate to the specific time of the year. Each section will include a mixture of holiday-inspired drinks, classic cocktails, and innovative new drinks, all along with fun cocktail lore. Tricks, tips, and techniques--such as batching and infusions, tools of the trade, notes on spirit types, and easy substitutions to utilize what you already have on hand--will round out the amazing amount of information in Reiner's book.

Homemade Root Beer Soda and Pop (Paperback): Stephen Cresswell Homemade Root Beer Soda and Pop (Paperback)
Stephen Cresswell
R371 Discovery Miles 3 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Make your own soft drinks that are tastier, healthier, and cheaper than anything you'll find in stores!

From soda water to sarsaparilla, in Homemade Root Beer, Soda & Pop, you'll find easy-to-follow instructions for more than 60 traditional and modern soft drink recipes. Your whole family can make delicious batches of old favorites and experiment with new combinations of natural ingredients to create your own refreshing recipes.

You'll make fabulous, fizzy creations like:

-- Old-Fashioned Root Beer

-- Sarsaparilla Soda

-- Birch Beer

-- Virgin Islands Ginger Beer

-- Lemon-Lime Soda

-- Cherry Vanilla Soda

-- Cream Soda

-- Raspberry Shrub

-- Molasses Switchel

-- Coffee Whizzer

-- Fruit Smoothie

-- and much more!

Brewing Revolution - Pioneering the Craft Beer Movement (Paperback): Frank Appleton Brewing Revolution - Pioneering the Craft Beer Movement (Paperback)
Frank Appleton
R674 R390 Discovery Miles 3 900 Save R284 (42%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
101 Award-Winning Cocktails from the World's Best Bartenders (Hardcover): Paul Martin 101 Award-Winning Cocktails from the World's Best Bartenders (Hardcover)
Paul Martin 1
R589 Discovery Miles 5 890 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Award-winning cocktail recipes from the world's very best mixologists! If you are looking to mix some of the most inspired creations ever developed, the drinks that have swept up the global awards for the last 20 years, the creations of some of the most skilled and inspirational mixologists ever to grace the bars of the world, then this book is for you. 101 Award-Winning Cocktails is a truly unique offering for the cocktail book genre. Each recipe is an award-winning creation from one of the world's top cocktail mixologists, accompanied by the mixologist's profile, the story behind the creation of their recipes, the competition won and a 'from-the-horse's-mouth' guide to recreating their fabulous mixes. Along with stunning full colour photographs of each drink, this book opens the door to the hitherto unseen world of the greatest mixologists, sharing for the first time ever, the very finest, award-winning cocktail creations, from the world's most talented bartending superstars. Written and compiled by Paul Martin, himself a multiple champion and cocktail mixing world-record holder. Paul has drawn on the pool of incredible cocktail mixing talent that has made up his global social circle over the last 30 years. It is his own relationship with these giants of the cocktail world that has led to them sharing their amazing, revered recipes with the general public for the first time ever.

The Shaken and the Stirred - The Year's Work in Cocktail Culture (Paperback): Stephen Schneider, Craig N. Owens The Shaken and the Stirred - The Year's Work in Cocktail Culture (Paperback)
Stephen Schneider, Craig N. Owens
R968 Discovery Miles 9 680 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Over the past decade, the popularity of cocktails has returned with gusto. Amateur and professional mixologists alike have set about recovering not just the craft of the cocktail, but also its history, philosophy, and culture. The Shaken and the Stirred features essays written by distillers, bartenders and amateur mixologists, as well as scholars, all examining the so-called 'Cocktail Revival' and cocktail culture. Why has the cocktail returned with such force? Why has the cocktail always acted as a cultural indicator of class, race, sexuality and politics in both the real and the fictional world? Why has the cocktail revival produced a host of professional organizations, blogs, and conferences devoted to examining and reviving both the drinks and habits of these earlier cultures?

The Japanese Art Of The Cocktail (Hardcover): Masahiro Urushido, Michael Anstendig The Japanese Art Of The Cocktail (Hardcover)
Masahiro Urushido, Michael Anstendig
R728 R641 Discovery Miles 6 410 Save R87 (12%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Winner of the 2022 Tales of the Cocktail Best Cocktail or Bartending Book Finalist for the 2022 IACP Cookbook Award: Wine, Beer, or Spirits Finalist for the 2022 James Beard Foundation Beverage with Recipes Award The first cocktail book from the award-winning mixologist Masahiro Urushido of Katana Kitten in New York City, on the craft of Japanese cocktail making Katana Kitten, one of the world's most prominent and acclaimed Japanese-American cocktail bars, was opened in 2018 by highly-respected and award-winning mixologist Masahiro Urushido. It recently earned the #10 spot on The World's 50 Best Bars list, making it the Best Bar in the U.S. Before Katana Kitten, Urushido honed his craft over several years behind the bar of award-winning eatery Saxon+Parole. In The Japanese Art of the Cocktail, Urushido shares his immense knowledge of Japanese cocktails with eighty recipes that best exemplify Japan's contribution to the cocktail scene, both from his own bar and from Japanese mixologists worldwide. Urushido delves into what exactly constitutes the Japanese approach to cocktails, and demystifies the techniques that have been handed down over generations, all captured in stunning photography.

Spirits Sugar Water Bitters - The Cocktail, An American Story (Hardcover): Derek Brown Spirits Sugar Water Bitters - The Cocktail, An American Story (Hardcover)
Derek Brown
R854 R727 Discovery Miles 7 270 Save R127 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A cocktail the fascinating alchemy of simple alcohols into complex potables is an invention as unlikely as it is delicious, and an American innovation whose history marches in step with that of the Republic. In Spirits Sugar Water Bitters, nationally recognized bartender and spirits expert Derek Brown tells the story of the cocktail s birth, rise, fall, and eventual resurrection, tracing the contours of the American story itself. In this spirited timeline, Brown shows how events such as the Whiskey Rebellion, Prohibition, and the entry of Hawaii into the United States shaped the nation s drinking habits. Brown also tells the stories of the great men and women who made their mark on cocktail culture, including America s Distiller-In-Chief George Washington and modern-day King Cocktail Dale DeGroff, as well as lesser-known mixology heroes like Martha Niblo, the nineteenth-century New York proprieties famous for her Sherry Cobblers, and Frederic Tudor, whose ice-shipping business gave early drinks like the Cobbler and the Mint Julep the chill they needed. Featuring classic and original recipes inspired by each period, this book serves up the perfect mix of geography, history, culture, and taste.

Contemporary Wine Studies - Dancing with Bacchus (Hardcover): Gareth Morgan, Richard Tresidder Contemporary Wine Studies - Dancing with Bacchus (Hardcover)
Gareth Morgan, Richard Tresidder
R4,782 Discovery Miles 47 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The purchase and consumption of wine, whether in hospitality environments or domestic settings, has huge anthropological significance underpinned by a discourse of wine appreciation. It can be seen as a multi-sensory and symbolically status-rich activity framed by historical, social, cultural and ethical discourses. This innovative book offers a critical study of wine from social and cultural perspectives. The field of wine studies spans the spectrum of cultural and technical issues concerning the place of wine in society from viticulture, vinification, labelling, regulation, marketing, purchasing, storage and its final consumption. It combines social history and contemporary questions including the notion of terroir, the nature of protected wine designations, the pricing of wine and the different motivations for buying and consuming wine. It considers wine as a beverage, as an aesthetic exercise and as a marker of status, as well as health implications and legal controls. The title offers a timely contribution into the significance of wine and the role of knowledge, both of which have conceptual and managerial implications in terms of marketing, promotion, consumption and distribution. By offering a holistic and innovative understanding of wine and its consumption, it is a must-read for students and scholars in the fields of wine and social science.

Booze Cruise - A Tour of the World's Essential Mixed Drinks (Hardcover): Andre Darlington Booze Cruise - A Tour of the World's Essential Mixed Drinks (Hardcover)
Andre Darlington
R577 Discovery Miles 5 770 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Booze Cruise is your essential guide to the global cocktail landscape. Each city stop includes a bit of history and is loaded with intel on the current scene, travel tips, ingredients, techniques, and, most of all, the greatest drinks using local flavors, often complete with recipes for food-pairing. List of destinations: Europe * Amsterdam * Athens * Berlin * Budapest * Copenhagen * Dublin * Kyiv * London * Madrid * Paris * Prague * Rome * St. Petersburg * Stockholm Africa & the Middle East * Beirut * Cape Town * Dubai * Tangier * Tel Aviv Asia * Bangkok * Delhi * Ho Chi Minh City * Hong Kong * Manilla * Seoul * Shanghai * Singapore * Taipei * Tokyo The Americas * Bogota * Buenos Aires * Havana * Lima * Mexico City * New Orleans * New York City * San Jose * San Juan * Santiago * Sao Paulo * Toronto Oceania * Sydney

Authentic Wine - Toward Natural and Sustainable Winemaking (Hardcover): Jamie Goode, Sam Harrop Authentic Wine - Toward Natural and Sustainable Winemaking (Hardcover)
Jamie Goode, Sam Harrop
R1,057 R947 Discovery Miles 9 470 Save R110 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"A great primer. . . . If you're new to the natural/organic/biodynamic wine debates, Authentic Wine is the place to start."--Huffington Post
"This is one of the most engaging, thoughtful and enlightening books on contemporary wine. . . . A manifesto for an industry looking to shape its future."--Wine And Spirits


Naturalness is a hot topic in the wine world. But what exactly is a "natural wine"? For this pioneering book, best-selling wine writer Jamie Goode teams up with winemaker and Master of Wine Sam Harrop to explore the wide range of issues surrounding authenticity in wine. They begin by emphasizing that wine's diversity, one of its strengths, is currently under threat from increasingly homogenized commercial wines that lack a sense of place. Drawing on a global array of examples and anecdotes, Goode and Harrop examine complex concepts--terroir, biodynamics, and sustainability--in clear language. They also discuss topics including cultured and wild yeasts, wine "faults," the carbon footprint of the wine industry, "natural" as a marketing concept, and more. "Authentic Wine" illuminates a subject of great interest to wine producers, consumers, and anyone wondering where the wine industry is headed.

The Home-Brewer's Problem Solver - 100 Common Problems Explored And Explained (Paperback): Erik Lars Myers The Home-Brewer's Problem Solver - 100 Common Problems Explored And Explained (Paperback)
Erik Lars Myers 1
R250 R109 Discovery Miles 1 090 Save R141 (56%) Ships in 5 - 7 working days

Real ale and other craft beers have become increasingly popular over the past few years, and as a result more people have been compelled to try making their own homebrew.

With a range of equipment and guidance now readily available, home-brewing is more accessible than ever. However, while the actual concept behind making beer is simple – add water to barley to create and extract sugar, add hops while boiling, cool, then feed to yeast – the execution can at times seem complex and confusing. The key to bridging the gap between brewing in theory and practice is being able to spot the signs of trouble and know how to respond.

Whether the reader is a first-timer trying out a new hobby or an old hand looking to produce a finely crafted artisan ale, The Home-brewer’s Problem Solver provides the information needed to nip problems in the bud and to avoid them in the fi rst place. It contains 100 common home-brew snags and setbacks, spelling out the underlying causes and offering practical solutions. Each key stage of the brewing process is tackled with accompanying photographs, practical tips and useful insights.

Contents: The basics, Ingredients, Mashing/steeping, Boiling, Fermentation, Packaging, Equipment, Finished beer.

The Mixer's Manual - The Cocktail Bible for Serious Drinkers (Hardcover): Dan Jones The Mixer's Manual - The Cocktail Bible for Serious Drinkers (Hardcover)
Dan Jones 1
R315 Discovery Miles 3 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Mix drinks like a pro with this indispensable collection of 150 of the world's finest cocktails, all of which can be made from the comfort of your own mixing lab: your kitchen. Dan Jones shares recipes for classic tipples such as the Margarita and Martini to the more modern Thank God it's Friday and Morning After, in a format close to all men's hearts - the manual. Starting with 'Basic Tools', Dan covers the fundamental kit required to make your moonshine - the shaker, glassware, bottle opener, spirits and mixers, manly patience and know-how. He then moves on to signature drinks, social occasions, quirky ingredients and designer ice - no element of the cocktail goes unturned. With a stylish vintage design and illustrations throughout, The Mixer's Manual is witty and informative, set to become a classic.

Garden to Glass - Grow Your Drinks from the Ground Up (Hardcover): Michael Wolf Garden to Glass - Grow Your Drinks from the Ground Up (Hardcover)
Michael Wolf
R766 R685 Discovery Miles 6 850 Save R81 (11%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Cordials from Your Kitchen - Easy, Elegant Liqueurs You Can Make (Paperback): Pattie Vargas, Rich Gulling, Pattie Vagras Cordials from Your Kitchen - Easy, Elegant Liqueurs You Can Make (Paperback)
Pattie Vargas, Rich Gulling, Pattie Vagras
R379 Discovery Miles 3 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Create delicious, elegant liqueurs for entertaining or gift giving. It's easier than you think!

This complete guide serves up more than 100 easy recipes for delicious cordials to suit every occasion, including fruit-, nut-, herb-, and cream-based liqueurs, "candy cordials," coffee liqueurs, and flavored brandies, vodkas, and rums.

Recipes include:

-- Cinnamon Coffee Liqueur, Creme de Cacao, and Ouzo

-- Mint Julep, Rosemary-Tangerine, and Ginger Liqueurs

-- Black Walnut, Hazelnut, and Vanilla Butternut Liqueurs

-- Black Currant, Strawberry, Peach, Apple, and Melon Liqueurs

-- Spiced Blackberry Brandy, Peach Brandy, Lemon Vodka, and Pineapple Rum

-- Peaches and Cream, Dreamsicle Liqueur, and Chocolate Covered Cherry Cream

Cordials from Your Kitchen offers home-crafted versions of popular and traditional favorites, along with an astonishing array of original recipes. This thorough guide also presents simple recipes for using cordials to make deliciousdishes, desserts, and spirited fruits, and suggests creative gift-giving ideas.

A Short History of Drunkenness (Paperback): Mark Forsyth A Short History of Drunkenness (Paperback)
Mark Forsyth 1
R311 R281 Discovery Miles 2 810 Save R30 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ANYONE WHO ENJOYS A TIPPLE . . . OR TWO . . . OR TEN! Almost every culture on earth has drink, and where there's drink there's drunkenness. But in every age and in every place drunkenness is a little bit different. Tracing humankind's love affair with booze from our primate ancestors through to Prohibition, it answers every possible question: What did people drink? How much? Who did the drinking? Of the many possible reasons, why? On the way, learn about the Neolithic Shamans, who drank to communicate with the spirit world (no pun intended), marvel at how Greeks got giddy and Romans got rat-arsed, and find out how bars in the Wild West were never like the movies. This is a history of the world at its inebriated best. 'This book is a laugh riot. I mean the way the author has presented it is hilarious and to the point' Goodreads Reviewer 'Highly entertaining. Cheers! Bottoms up! Good health!' Goodreads Reviewer 'It can make a good gift for someone with a sense of humour and appreciation for the magical powers of alcohol' Goodreads Reviewer

Beach Bum Berry's Grog Log (Paperback, 2nd ed.): Jeff Berry Beach Bum Berry's Grog Log (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
Jeff Berry
R239 Discovery Miles 2 390 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This edition of The Grog Log is NOT SPIRAL BOUND. Tiki bar mixology is a lost art--but the Grog Log rescues it. A twenty-page introduction traces the history of Polynesian Pop, then teaches you everything you need to know about how to make the Grog Log's eighty tropical drink recipies. Many of these recipies have never before been published anywhere--including vintage "lost" recipies by Don the Beachcomber, Trader Vic, and long-gone Polynesian restaurants from the island of Manhattan to the islands of Hawaii. Profusely illustrated with vintage tiki menu graphics from the '50 and '60s, with cover art by famed Exotica artist Bosko. Review SIPS - Trader Vic Drank Here By WILLIAM GRIMES As John Glenn was orbiting the earth for the first time, his fellow Americans were deep into the long-lived craze known as tiki. This gaudy life-style package -- a blend of Polynesian kitsch, fake island food and lethal rum drinks -- began in the late 1930's and early 40's with Los Angeles restaurants like Don the Beachcomber and Trader Vic's, and gradually spread to the suburban patio before fizzling out in the early 1970's. It's back, of course. Jeff Berry and Annene Kaye, serious students of tiki, have compiled a serious tiki cocktail book, "Beachbum Berry's Grog Log." In 96 spiral-bound pages adorned with tiki illustrations, the authors have ranged far and wide to gather classic Polynesian fakes, like the Fog Cutter from Trader Vic's, the Missionary's Downfall from Don the Beachcomber and the Sidewinder's Fang from the Lanai Restaurant in San Mateo, Calif. They have even managed to unearth Manhattan tiki cocktails, like the Hawaiian Room, served at the old Hotel Lexington in the 1940's, and the Headhunter, served at the Hawaii Kai in the 1960's. The authors have also come up with their own tiki-inspired originals, like Hell in the Pacific (151-proof Demerara rum, lime juice, maraschino liqueur and grenadine), and the Waikikian (light Puerto Rican Rum, dark Jamaican rum, lemon juice, curaao and orgeat syrup). It's no longer possible to eat Tonga Tabu Native Drum Steak, which was a featured menu item at the now-defunct Islander in Beverly Hills ("from the ovens of the ancient goddess of Bora Bora, Pele, Mistress of Flame"), but you can shake up a Shark's Tooth or a Shrunken Skull. As Mr. Berry and Ms. Kaye see it, they are giving the country the perfect drink book for the age of malaise. "If we're going to feel like zombies," they write in their preface, "we may as well be drinking them." END -- Publisher Comments About the Author Jeff Berry is a learned fan of tropical drinks and is perhaps the foremost authority on the subject. He is also a screenwriter and filmaker.

From Garage to Galaxy - The reawakening of Bordeaux, its legend and its legacy (Hardcover): Jean-Michel Cazes From Garage to Galaxy - The reawakening of Bordeaux, its legend and its legacy (Hardcover)
Jean-Michel Cazes; Translated by Jane Anson
R792 Discovery Miles 7 920 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Owner of Chateau Lynch-Bages, Grand Cru Classe of Pauillac, Jean-Michel Cazes is an international figure in wine. He has contributed to bringing the Bordeaux vineyard into the modern day and bears witness to the upheavals in the wine world over the past 50 years. After a golden age crowned by the 1855 classification which made Bordeaux crus the most famous wines in the world, the Bordeaux vineyards took time to integrate the changes of the 20th and 21st centuries. Jean-Michel Cazes witnessed the crisis of the 1970s which saw the aura of Bordeaux tarnish and the price of its wines collapse. He was a major player in their revival and their tireless ambassador. The family history and personal journey of this enthusiastic entrepreneur, winegrower at heart, make his book a real saga. His experience and his wise reflections are all keys to deciphering the complex heritage and functioning of the grands crus of Bordeaux. This book, translated by leading Bordeaux expert, Jane Anson, is his story, not just of his own journey, but of the evolution of wine-making over the 20th century and into the 21st, where his son now runs one of the most progressive chateaux in the world, in a new facility designed by Pei Partnership.

Just a Spritz - 57 Simple Sparkling Sips with Low to No Alcohol (Hardcover): Danielle Centoni Just a Spritz - 57 Simple Sparkling Sips with Low to No Alcohol (Hardcover)
Danielle Centoni
R439 R414 Discovery Miles 4 140 Save R25 (6%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Step aside, rose. A more refreshing drink is here, in a bubbling array of colors and flavors. The iconic Italian export, the Aperol spritz, with its classic (and simple) makeup of fizzy prosecco, sparkling water, and a splash of the bittersweet, citrus-flavored liqueur, is just the beginning. In Just a Spritz, author Danielle Centoni shares an inspired world of spritz variations. Add in sweet liqueurs and bitter amari, fresh juices, flavored kombuchas, and drinking vinegars to update the sparkling spritz. A spritz is quick to assemble and does not require a stocked pantry--its beauty is in its simplicity. Here there are more than 50 recipes (and numerous variations) organized by flavor profile and theme, including the Raspberry Beret, the Margarita Spritz, and the Cucumberbatch, as well as nonalcoholic spritz drinks. For a spritz newbie, a classic Negroni Sbagliato may be just the thing, whereas the social media savant may find the fruity-floral, scarlet-purple, picture-perfect Lady Lavender calling their name. Whatever the craving--from a sweet peach and honeyed spritz to a slightly bitter and citrusy Cappelletti Shandy--there's a recipe to satisfy every thirst, along with colorful photos to inspire.

Wine Folly - The Essential Guide to Wine (Paperback): Madeline Puckette, Justin Hammack Wine Folly - The Essential Guide to Wine (Paperback)
Madeline Puckette, Justin Hammack 2
R665 R585 Discovery Miles 5 850 Save R80 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Wine and Economics - Transacting the Elixir of Life (Hardcover): Denton Marks Wine and Economics - Transacting the Elixir of Life (Hardcover)
Denton Marks
R3,493 Discovery Miles 34 930 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Denton Marks uses economic analysis, in plain and simple language, to demystify the wine world and to enrich our understanding of it. This remarkable book could well serve as an introduction to the wine industry for economists or as an introduction to economics for the wine industry. Up to date and thorough, Marks has undertaken a prodigious task.' - Orley Ashenfelter, Princeton University, and Co-Founder and President, American Association of Wine Economists, US'What is welcome with Denton Marks's book is its exploration beyond the narrow focus of wine pricing. The outline of how wine fits into key economic processes is illuminating, and the understanding of the political economy of wine is especially helpful. Crucially, the examination of how wine functions as a cultural good is a real expansion of our understanding of its social and economic context, underlining that value is not merely a financial construct but includes intangible, symbolic meaning as well.' - Steve Charters MW, School of Wine and Spirits Business, Burgundy School of Business, France 'Denton Marks's book fills a void in both the economics and the wine-related literature. It offers the economics student insights into the wine world and the wine professionals insights into economic thinking. Certainly, this is the first 'wine economics' textbook.' - Karl Storchmann, New York University, US and Managing Editor, Journal of Wine Economics 'Marks harvests wine's potential as a lens through which to view human economic behavior- and economic misbehavior - taking readers on a sophisticated but accessible and comprehensive tour of the fascinating nooks and crannies of the wine market. Perhaps the crowning achievement is the original and thought-provoking treatment of some of the thorniest philosophical and scientific dilemmas unique to wine, including price signals, asymmetric information, and sensory intersubjectivity. This is a much-needed book from an economist who knows the subject.' - Robin Goldstein, Author of The Wine Trials, Blind Taste, and blindtaste.com/ 'Most professions show a professional interest in wine, and economics is no exception: it can help us understand how wine markets work. But since economics is considered by many as a rather 'dry' subject, wine can boost student enthusiasm for economics. This book exploits those two interests by helping non-economists understand wine producer and consumer behavior and helping college students understand economics.' - Kym Anderson, Wine Economics Research Centre, University of Adelaide and Australian National University, Australia Wine and the wine trade are steeped in culture and history; few products have consistently enjoyed both cultural importance and such wide distribution over time even seen by some as 'an elixir of life'. While wine has been produced and consumed for centuries, what is distinctive about the economics of wine? Professor Marks's book is an accessible exploration of the economics of wine, using both basic principles and specialized topics and emphasizing microeconomics and related research. Drawing upon economic themes such as International Trade and Public Choice, Wine and Economics also relates economic reasoning to management issues in wine markets. The discussion ranges from economic fundamentals and wine and government, to the challenge of knowing what is in the bottle and the importance of wine as a cultural good. This novel and comprehensive introduction to the subject is an invaluable resource for students, scholars and anyone interested in wine and the wine industry.

Cocktails for Drinkers - Not-Even-Remotely-Artisanal, Three-Ingredient-or-Less Cocktails that Get to the Point (Paperback):... Cocktails for Drinkers - Not-Even-Remotely-Artisanal, Three-Ingredient-or-Less Cocktails that Get to the Point (Paperback)
Jennifer McCartney
R368 Discovery Miles 3 680 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The artisanal cocktail movement is, let's face it, not for everyone. What about drinks for the rest of us? The boozers who just want a good, stiff cocktail we can make at home after a day at work? What if you don't own an ice-shaving kit or grow organic rosemary in your back garden? What if you are using recycled jam jars to mix your Vodka Tonic instead of the "mason jar shaker" you can purchase at every hipster joint in Hoxton? Rejoice, this book is for you.

The Bordeaux Club - The convivial adventures of 12 friends and the world's finest wine (Hardcover): Neil McKendrick The Bordeaux Club - The convivial adventures of 12 friends and the world's finest wine (Hardcover)
Neil McKendrick
R826 Discovery Miles 8 260 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"Associations and societies such as the Bordeaux Club are the very acme of civilization. Botticelli and Bach were engaged in the eternal quest for truth and beauty in painting and music, and the Bordeaux Club did the same for viniculture." - Andrew Roberts The story of 12 friends who gathered to share and celebrate the extraordinary wines of Bordeaux. Like-minded in their love of wine, they differed wildly (often alarmingly!) in their personal wealth, life and circumstances - their opinions, always voiced, had the power to ignite anger and divide friendships just as easily as they bound them together. Neil McKendrick, member and minute-taker for 57 of the Club's 70 extraordinary years, weaves the tale of this convivial group with the rigour of a Cambridge academic (he is ex-Master of Gonville and Caius) and the humour of a born raconteur. Alongside the likes of Hugh Johnson, Steven Spurrier and Michael Broadbent, he celebrates the beauty of top-class Bordeaux and the splendour of each setting - from glorious country park to rickety Dickensian boardroom - in which these men were lucky enough to dine, serving up memories of vintages the like of which we will never see again.

The Brew Your Own Big Book of Clone Recipes - Featuring 300 Homebrew Recipes from Your Favorite Breweries (Paperback): Brew... The Brew Your Own Big Book of Clone Recipes - Featuring 300 Homebrew Recipes from Your Favorite Breweries (Paperback)
Brew Your Own
R544 Discovery Miles 5 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The School of Sophisticated Drinking - An Intoxicating History of Seven Spirits (Paperback): Kerstin Ehmer, Beate Hindermann The School of Sophisticated Drinking - An Intoxicating History of Seven Spirits (Paperback)
Kerstin Ehmer, Beate Hindermann; Foreword by Kevin Brauch
R363 Discovery Miles 3 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Wherever and whenever people have been found talking, they have been found drinking: an age-old pastime with an equally storied history. Alcohol and civilization have developed in close quarters, sometimes supporting each other and sometimes getting in each other's way. The School of Sophisticated Drinking, which began as an ongoing series of lectures at Berlin's legendary Victoria Bar in 2003, traces the deep-seated lineage of drinking in the social, political, and even scientific developments of our culture. Appealing to both expert drinkers and novice barflies, each chapter delves into the sociopolitical significance of and technological innovations behind a familiar wine or spirit--brandy, vodka, whisky, rum, gin, tequila, and champagne--and shares plenty of tales of adventure, from the glamour of Hollywood and Broadway, to the tormented worlds of well-known writers, to the outbreak of wars and the unending struggle for economic and military power. The reader's thirst for knowledge can be further quenched by trying any or all of the enticing cocktail recipes gathered at the end of the book.

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