Cognac (Mitchell Beazley Classic Wine Library) by Nicholas Faith

Rogov's Guide to Israeli Wines 2011

During the last twenty years, Israeli wine manufacturers have raised their criteria to world-class degrees, and created a global wine phenomenon. Rogov's consultant to Israeli Wines is the authoritative consultant to the explosive, Israeli wine scene. Compiled each year for the reason that 2005 by means of Israel's preeminent wine critic, Rogov s consultant to Israeli Wines describes, types and ranks Israeli wines, and discusses the heritage of Israeli wine making and the country's assorted transforming into areas and grape varietals.

From Persia to Napa: Wine at the Persian Table

Wine is noticeable because the traditional associate of many nice cuisines, yet few humans affiliate it with Persian nutrients, one of many world's such a lot subtle culinary traditions. the binds, in reality, are age-old. From Persia to Napa: Wine on the Persian desk (Mage; $50; 264 pages, with a hundred and sixty colour images) weaves jointly historical past, poetry, a glance at glossy viniculture, and a wealth of recipes and wine pairings to have fun the rightful dating of wine and nutrition at the Persian desk.

Beer for the GENIUS

Definite, you drink beer. definite, you like beer. yet how a lot do you actually learn about beer? For the sake of argument, let's consider that you just own a good volume of beer wisdom. barely enough to talk with a few authority at the topic. Fermentation? payment. You pretty well acquired that coated. the adaptation among a stout and an IPA?

A Short History of Drunkenness

Nearly each tradition on the earth has drink, and the place there is drink there is drunkenness. yet in all ages and in each position drunkenness is a bit various. it may be spiritual, it may be sexual, it may be the responsibility of kings or the comfort of peasants. it may be an delivering to the ancestors, or a fashion of marking the top of a day's paintings.