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Winner of the Gourmand International Wine Books Award 2011 for
Canada Finalist for the Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award, 2012
BC Book Prizes This award-winning book celebrates the unique
flavours, "terroir," and grape varieties that can only be found on
the wine islands off the West Coast. A collaborative effort from
the writers of "EAT Magazine," "Island Wineries of British
Columbia" is your guide to a growing wine culture as well as the
food movement that accompanies it. Learn the history behind the
region's wine production, and gain intimate knowledge about local
wine producers.Complete with maps and suggested wine tasting
excursions, explore the islands' meaderies, cideries, fruit
wineries, and artisan distilleries. Includes recipes from some of
the region's most talented chefs with offerings from Cafe Brio,
Camille's, the Sooke Harbour House, and Stage Wine Bar.Now updated
and expanded to include seven new wineries and tours, "Island
Wineries of British Columbia" highlights a growing and innovative
wine industry.
California's Napa Valley is one of the world's premier wine regions
today, but this has not always been true. James T. Lapsley's
entertaining history explains how a collective vision of excellence
among winemakers and a keen sense of promotion transformed the
region and its wines following the repeal of Prohibition. Focusing
on the formative years of Napa's fine winemaking, 1934 to 1967,
Lapsley concludes with a chapter on the wine boom of the 1970s,
placing it in a social context and explaining the role of Napa
vineyards in the beverage's growing popularity. Names familiar to
wine drinkers appear throughout these pages-Beaulieu, Beringer,
Charles Krug, Christian Brothers, Inglenook, Louis Martini-and the
colorful stories behind the names give this book a personal
dimension. As strong-willed, competitive winemakers found ways to
work cooperatively, both in sharing knowledge and technology and in
promoting their region, the result was an unprecedented improvement
in wine quality that brought with it a new reputation for the Napa
Valley. In The Silverado Squatters, Robert Louis Stevenson refers
to wine as "bottled poetry," and although Stevenson's reference was
to the elite vineyards of France, his words are appropriate for
Napa wines today. Their success, as Lapsley makes clear, is due to
much more than the beneficence of sun and soil. Craft, vision, and
determination have played a part too, and for that, wine drinkers
the world over are grateful. This title is part of UC Press's
Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California
Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and
give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to
1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship
accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title
was originally published in 1996.
If you love Holly Martin, Sarah Morgan and Jill Shalvis, you'll
love Jaci Burton! What readers are saying about The Best Man Plan!
'A lovely fun read full of extremely likeable characters who make
the book an absolute joy to read' 'I loved every minute of it and
didn't want it to end' 'A sweet and hot friends-to-lovers story. I
can't wait to see the next story' Don't miss The Engagement
Arrangement - out now! Readers say it's 'a lovely summer read'!
'Always sexy, romantic and charming' Jill Shalvis 'The characters
leap off the page and the romance sparkles' Romantic Times New York
Times bestselling author Jaci Burton kicks off her dreamy new Boots
and Bouquets series with a sweep-you-off-your-feet
friends-to-lovers romance. Three days before Erin Bellini's
wedding, her fiance breaks up with her...in an email. Hurt and
embarrassed, she turns to veterinarian Jason Callum, who's both the
best man and the hottest guy she knows. But Jason wants a lot more
than just a one-night stand with the woman he's cared about for
years. He's intent on taking things slow, determined to show Erin
what real love can look like. Suddenly Erin finds herself with
feelings she never planned on having again - she just isn't sure
she can trust her instincts. After all, she made a terrible choice
with her ex-fiance. But Jason intends to convince her that he's the
best man for her, and that what they have together is a true love
that will last forever... Want more fun romance? Look out for more
cowboys and weddings in the Boots and Bouquets series and check out
Jaci's gorgeously romantic Hope series beginning with Hope Flames.
Or, to turn up the heat, look out for Jaci's sizzling Brotherhood
by Fire and Play-By-Play series which began with The Perfect Play.
"A classical work."-H. L. Mencken, early twentieth-century
distinguished journalist, critic, and editorFrom the story behind
the Side Car Cocktail to the secret of perfect Mississippi
Planter's Punch, this effervescent collection is a spirited romp
through the history and recipes of New Orleans's most famous
cocktails.Concoct exotic beverages such as Pousse Caf, Vieux Carr
Cocktail, and Absinthe Anisette as you imbibe the lore behind these
libations. These colorful stories, including the creation of the
Ramos Gin Fizz and the origin of the word cocktail, are stimulating
sips of the zest of the Crescent City.Since its debut 1937, Famous
New Orleans Drinks and How to Mix 'Em has brought a twist of
Bourbon Street to homes worldwide.
Anyone looking for delicious food and wine, stunning landscapes and
a warm welcome will find Germany wine country truly delightful.
Germany''s different regions have the largest hectarage of vines of
any country in Europe. A Traveller's Wine Guide to Germany provides
a basic introduction to German wine, from the vineyards to the
cellars, with guidelines on what to expect when sampling it. It
also takes the wine tourist on a journey through remote areas that
are infrequently visited in order to taste the best of German
wines. - Itineraries and maps - Local gastronomic specialties -
Hundreds of visitor-friendly wineries - Descriptions of local and
regional wines - Museums and sightseeing points - Lists of wine
festivals and exhibitions - Restaurants, hotels and wine stores -
Reference section, websites and glossary
Uncle Billy's Wine Guide for Novices is not intended for wine
experts and others that consider themselves extremely knowledgeable
about wine. This book is for the rest of us who want to learn more
about the pleasures of enjoying wine and talking intelligent about
it. About 8% of wine consumers consider themselves extremely
knowledge about wine. Of these, about 3% consider themselves wine
experts. This leaves the rest of us, about 92% who want to learn
more about wine but don't want to become experts. Humor is
scattered throughout the book to make your reading more enjoyable.
The goal is to help you become more knowledgeable about wine and
have fun doing so. And remember: "Always drink the wine you enjoy,
and enjoy the wine you drink." William Allan Kritsonis, PhD, Author
The Vikings called North America 'Vinland', the land of wine.
Giovanni de Verrazzano, the Italian explorer who first described
the grapes of the New World, was sure that 'they would yield
excellent wines'. And when the English settlers found grapes
growing so thickly that they covered the ground down to the very
seashore, they concluded that 'in all the world the like abundance
is not to be found'. Thus, from the very beginning the promise of
America was, in part, the alluring promise of wine. How that
promise was repeatedly baffled, how its realization was gradually
begun, and how at last it has been triumphantly fulfilled is the
story told in this book. It is a story that touches on nearly every
section of the United States and includes the whole range of
American society from the founders to the latest immigrants.
Germans in Pennsylvania, Swiss in Georgia, Minorcans in Florida,
Italians in Arkansas, French in Kansas, Chinese in California - all
contributed to the domestication of Bacchus in the New World. So
too did innumerable individuals, institutions, and organizations.
Prominent politicians, obscure farmers, eager amateurs, sober
scientists: these and all the other kinds and conditions of
American men and women figure in the story. The history of wine in
America is, in many ways, the history of American origins and of
American enterprise in microcosm. While much of that history has
been lost to sight, especially after Prohibition, the recovery of
the record has been the goal of many investigators over the years,
and the results are here brought together for the first time. In
print in its entirety for the first time, "A History of Wine in
America" is the most comprehensive account of winemaking in the
United States, from the Norse discovery of native grapes in 1001
A.D., through Prohibition, and up to the present expansion of
winemaking in every state.
New Orleans Creole cookery melds a fantastic array of influences: Spanish spices, tropical fruits from Africa, native Choctaw Indian gumbos, and most of all, a panoply of French styles. Assembled at the turn of the 20th century by a Crescent City newspaper, The Picayune, this volume is the bible of many a Louisiana cook and a delight to gourmets everywhere. Hundreds of enticing recipes include fine soups and gumbos, seafoods, all manner of meats, rice dishes and jambalayas, cakes and pastries, fruit drinks, French breads, and many other delectable dishes. Introductory material explains the traditional French manner of preparing foods, and a selection of full menus covers both everyday and festive meals. Unabridged reprint of the classic 1901 edition.
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