Throughout the wine regions of France the annual harvest brings people of all ages and backgrounds to pick the grapes. It's hard and hungry work - traditionally the vineyard owners feed their temporary workers nourishing, hearty food to fuel the work in the vines. In Recipes from the French Wine Harvest Rosi Hanson describes the harvest cooking in six great wine-growing areas: Burgundy, Rhone, Bordeaux, Loire, Champagne and Alsace. She introduces the regions, and winemaking families who make their harvest a celebration. She visited some of France's greatest chateaux and domaines, from La Fleur Petrus and Lynch-Bages, Vieux Telegraphe, Guigal and Domaine Tempier, Michel Lafarge and Domaine Raveneau, to Louis Roederer, Zind-Humbrecht, and many others and shared their meals. Presented here is a collection of authentic recipes tested by families over generations - they are delicious, full of flavour and great value in the best tradition of French country cooking.

Wine is fantastic, and so is learning about it, once you start getting the pull from discovering new wines, new aromas, new experiences, the ball starts rolling and does not stop, as with thousands of options available, and many more thousand wines made every year, the road to discovery is endless. I have been organising, delivering ad enjoying wine tastings for over 15 years now, and I also love educating friends and strangers alike on the wonders of the wine world. I have tasted around 30.000 different wines so far (more or less), and I keep enjoying wine more and more every single day, I would love to share that joy with you. With Wine and Wine Tasting, an introduction, I am giving you, a simple and easy to understand first step into the wine and wine tasting world. Starting with some basic information about wine production, how to taste it, what to look for in the bottle and in the wine itself, ... and the very basics to start enjoying wine and wine tasting. I have two very clear things about learning (and I am currently working as a lecturer in university): learning step by step and, enjoy and have fun while you learn, and I have tried to reflect this in my book. Hence this is an introductory book, enough information for you to understand wine, and start enjoying drinking it and talking about it. This book will help you to recognise what is important about wine and wine labels, and will help you to make the most of every wine you try. I am trying to keep this book to around 100 pages, so it is not only easy to read, but it does not take you too long before you can star using the knowledge. It contains enough information, while eliminating all of most of the technicisms; however if you want to now more and increase your knowledge, please check my other books at the end of this one, which contain more specialised and technical information.

If you've ever experienced a hangover from hell and vowed never to put yourself through that kind of pain again, then this book is for you. Packed with hangover cures, recipes, games and advice, it'll help you survive the shakes, sweats and shame (until the next time). Just like a wild night out, this book offers the highs and lows of spending an evening with alcohol. Enjoy the ultimate party game to start things off, then check your level of drunkenness throughout the night (like the responsible drinker you are) with the drunk-o-meter, sight test, tongue twisters and more. But if your idea of a nice, relaxed night has turned into a drunken mess, the rest of the book will help you: Learn which type of hangover you have - and how to cure it Find out the truths and myths of hangover remedies Cook up a feast fit for a... hungover person Own your hangover and be ready for the next one!

You cannot separate Russians from their vodka or vodka from Russia. For over 600 years, this proud Slavic culture has - for good or ill - been inextricably bound up with their national drink. This has been expressed in literature, song, politics, history and every aspect of popular culture. In this comprehensive, quixotic and addictive book, Edwin Trommelen explores all facets of the Russian obsession with vodka. Peering chiefly through the lenses of history and literature, Trommelen offers up an appropriately complex and rich portrait. In addition, most all of the hundreds of wonderful quotes from literature, theater and poetry are presented in both their Russian original and English translation, making this also a useful guide to improving one's Russian through the lens of this ancient drink.