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Whether as wine, beer, or spirits, alcohol has had a constant and
often controversial role in social life. In his innovative book on
the attitudes toward and consumption of alcohol, Rod Phillips
surveys a 9,000-year cultural and economic history, uncovering the
tensions between alcoholic drinks as healthy staples of daily diets
and as objects of social, political, and religious anxiety. In the
urban centers of Europe and America, where it was seen as healthier
than untreated water, alcohol gained a foothold as the drink of
choice, but it has been more regulated by governmental and
religious authorities more than any other commodity. As a potential
source of social disruption, alcohol created volatile boundaries of
acceptable and unacceptable consumption and broke through barriers
of class, race, and gender. Phillips follows the ever-changing
cultural meanings of these potent potables and makes the surprising
argument that some societies have entered ""post-alcohol"" phases.
His is the first book to examine and explain the meanings and
effects of alcohol in such depth, from global and long-term
perspectives.
Discover your new favourite wines, beers, spirits and cocktails in
this unique and ingenious guide, led by your own taste buds 'All
about the pleasures of raising a glass. This book tells you what to
try next and why . . . Cheers!' Michel Roux Jr 'A kind of Flavour
Thesaurus but for drinks. A joyful, thoughtful labyrinth in which
you can happily lose yourself for hours' Daily Telegraph **Finalist
in the Guild of Food Writers Award for Drinks Book of the Year**
________ Do you always ask for the same old wine, the usual pint,
the reliable spirit? It's all too easy to play it safe, and finding
new favourites can take time and effort. Until now. Using the
algorithm 'If you like this, you'll love that', this ingenious
guide will lead you by your taste buds, using your existing
favourite drinks and flavours to reveal vast varieties that will
also suit your palate. Fan of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc? Try
Sancerre for similar grassy notes. Partial to Vintage Champagne?
Believe it or not, you may also like a Brown Porter. Those who
enjoy Scotch Single Malt Whisky should give a Californian Pinot
Noir a go, while a preference for Pornstar Martinis suggests you'll
also be fond of Japanese Sake. Exploring the gamut of flavour
styles, from floral and fruity to smoky and spicy, then showcasing
all the drinks in which you can find them, from wine, beer, cider,
tequila and vodka through to tea, coffee, mixers and everything in
between There's a whole universe of incredible wine, beer, spirits
and cocktails just waiting to be discovered and enjoyed - if only
we can step outside that comfort zone. This book will show you how.
________ 'Rob Buckhaven will help you discover your new favourite
tipple . . . He knows his stuff and his enthusiasm is infectious'
Sunday Express
The perfect way to spend an afternoon! When the occasion calls for
a drink, but not getting drunk, mix up a batch of day drinks -
creative, low-alcohol cocktails that are festive, delicious, and
easy on the booze. Using beer, wine, cider, sake, sherry, and
vermouth, plus a variety of amari and other liqueurs, here are 50
light drinks for hot days, warm drinks for cool days, and an
abundance of classic - and reimagined - spritzers, sangrias,
micheladas, and so much more.
What is taste? Is it individual or imposed on us from the outside?
Why are so many of us so intimidated when presented with the wine
list at a restaurant? In "The Accidental Connoisseur," journalist
Lawrence Osborne takes off on a personal voyage through a
little-known world in pursuit of some answers. Weaving together a
fantastic cast of eccentrics and obsessives, industry magnates and
small farmers, the author explores the way technological change,
opinionated critics, consumer trends, wheelers and dealers, trade
wars, and mass market tastes have made the elixir we drink today
entirely different from the wine drunk by our grandparents.
In his search for wine that is a true expression of the place that
produced it, Osborne takes the reader from the high-tech present to
the primitive past. From a lavish lunch with wine tsar Robert
Mondavi to the cellars of Marquis Piero Antinori in Florence, from
the tasting rooms of Chateau Lafite to the humble vineyards of
northern Lazio, Osborne winds his way through Renaissance palaces,
$27 million wineries, tin shacks and garages, opulent restaurants,
world-famous chais and vineyards, renowned villages and obscure
landscapes, as well as the great cities which are the temples of
wine consumption: New York, San Francisco, Paris, Florence, and
Rome. On the way, we will be shown the vast tapestry of this
much-desired, little-understood drink: who produces it and why, who
consumes it, who critiques it? Enchanting, delightful,
entertaining, and, above all, down to earth, this is a wine book
like no other.
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