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Rogov's Guide to Israeli Wines 2011

Over the last twenty years, Israeli wine manufacturers have raised their criteria to world-class degrees, and created a world wine phenomenon. Rogov's consultant to Israeli Wines is the authoritative consultant to the explosive, Israeli wine scene. Compiled every year in view that 2005 by way of Israel's preeminent wine critic, Rogov s advisor to Israeli Wines describes, varieties and ranks Israeli wines, and discusses the background of Israeli wine making and the country's various transforming into areas and grape varietals.

From Persia to Napa: Wine at the Persian Table

Wine is visible because the ordinary accomplice of many nice cuisines, yet few humans affiliate it with Persian foodstuff, one of many world's so much subtle 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 historical past, poetry, a glance at glossy 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

Certain, you drink beer. convinced, you're keen on 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. barely enough to talk with a few authority at the topic. Fermentation? money. You pretty well received that lined. the variation 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 slightly assorted. it may be non secular, it may be sexual, it may be the responsibility of kings or the comfort of peasants. it may be an supplying to the ancestors, or a fashion of marking the tip of a day's paintings.