Claret & Cabs: The Story of Cabernet Sauvignon by Benjamin Lewin

Rogov's Guide to Israeli Wines 2011

Over the last 20 years, Israeli wine manufacturers have raised their criteria to world-class degrees, and created a world wine phenomenon. Rogov's advisor to Israeli Wines is the authoritative consultant to the explosive, Israeli wine scene. Compiled each year given that 2005 by way of Israel's preeminent wine critic, Rogov s consultant to Israeli Wines describes, varieties and ranks Israeli wines, and discusses the historical past of Israeli wine making and the country's diverse growing to be areas and grape varietals.

From Persia to Napa: Wine at the Persian Table

Wine is noticeable because the ordinary companion of many nice cuisines, yet few humans affiliate it with Persian foodstuff, one of many world's so much refined culinary traditions. the binds, actually, are age-old. From Persia to Napa: Wine on the Persian desk (Mage; $50; 264 pages, with one hundred sixty colour photographs) weaves jointly background, poetry, a glance at sleek viniculture, and a wealth of recipes and wine pairings to rejoice the rightful courting of wine and nutrition at the Persian desk.

Beer for the GENIUS

Convinced, you drink beer. sure, you like beer. yet how a lot do you actually learn about beer? For the sake of argument, let's consider that you simply own a good quantity of beer wisdom. simply enough to talk with a few authority at the topic. Fermentation? money. You pretty well received that coated. the variation among a stout and an IPA?

A Short History of Drunkenness

Virtually each tradition in the world has drink, and the place there is drink there is drunkenness. yet in all ages and in each position drunkenness is a bit assorted. it may be non secular, it may be sexual, it may be the accountability of kings or the comfort of peasants. it may be an delivering to the ancestors, or a manner of marking the top of a day's paintings.