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In 2011 when Alice Feiring first arrived in Georgia, she felt as if
she'd emerged from the magic wardrobe into a world filled with
mythical characters making exotic and delicious wine with the low
tech of centuries past. She was smitten, and she wasn't alone. This
country on the Black Sea has an unusual effect on people; the most
passionate rip off their clothes and drink wines out of horns while
the cold-hearted well up with tears and parse emotional toasts.
Visiting winemakers fall under Georgia's spell and bring home
qvevris (clay fermentation vessels) while rethinking their own
techniques. But as in any good fairy tale, Feiring sensed that
danger ran shotgun with the magic. With acclaim and growing
international interest come threats in the guise of new wine
consultants aimed at making wines more commercial. So Feiring
fought back in the only way she knew how-by celebrating Georgia and
the men and women who make the wines she loves most, those made
naturally with organic viticulture, minimal intervention, and no
additives. From Tbilisi to Batumi, Feiring meets winemakers,
bishops, farmers, artists, and silk spinners. She feasts, toasts,
and collects recipes. She encounters the thriving qvevri
craftspeople of the countryside, wild grape hunters, and even
Stalin's last winemaker-while plumbing the depths of this tiny
country's love for its wines. For the Love of Wine is Feiring's
emotional tale of a remarkable country and people who have survived
religious wars and Soviet occupation, yet managed always to keep
hold of its precious wine traditions. Embedded in the narrative is
even hope that Georgia has the temerity to confront its latest
threat-modernization.
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Stuart's Fancy Drinks and How to Mix Them - Containing Clear and Practical Directions for Mixing all Kinds of Cocktails
- Sours, Egg Nog, Sherry Cobblers, Coolers, Absinthe, Crustas, Fizzes, Flips, Juleps, Fixes, Punches, Lemonades, Pousse Cafes Invalids' Drinks, Etc., Etc.
(Paperback)
Thomas Stuart
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R491
Discovery Miles 4 910
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Today fortified wines are enjoying a renaissance, re-discovered by
discerning imbibers and modern mixologists all over the world. Once
a popular tipple to savour before or after dinner, fortified wines
- Sherry, Port, Madeira and the like - had fallen out of favour in
recent times. But now, in pubs and wine bars, high-end restaurants
and homes, these wines are finding their way into innovative
cocktails, and are being appreciated anew for their fine qualities
and strong, complex tastes. This is the ultimate guide to these
freshly rediscovered beverages that are sweeping the globe. In
lively style, Becky Sue Epstein surveys the latest innovations and
trends, along with their colourful history - the merchants,
warriors and kings that helped create them. Featuring fine images,
along with anecdotes, facts, history and recipes, this is a superb
tour of the long history of fortified wines, and their global
resurgence today.
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