I giorni del vino: 365 assaggi meditati e raccontati by Paolo Massobrio

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 advisor to the explosive, Israeli wine scene. Compiled every year due to the fact that 2005 through Israel's preeminent wine critic, Rogov s advisor to Israeli Wines describes, varieties and ranks Israeli wines, and discusses the historical past 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 obvious because the traditional accomplice of many nice cuisines, yet few humans affiliate it with Persian meals, one of many world's such a lot refined culinary traditions. the binds, in reality, are age-old. From Persia to Napa: Wine on the Persian desk (Mage; $50; 264 pages, with one hundred sixty colour images) weaves jointly background, poetry, a glance at sleek viniculture, and a wealth of recipes and wine pairings to have fun the rightful dating of wine and nutrients at the Persian desk.

Beer for the GENIUS

Convinced, you drink beer. definite, you like beer. yet how a lot do you actually learn about beer? For the sake of argument, let's think that you simply own a good quantity of beer wisdom. barely enough to talk with a few authority at the topic. Fermentation? fee. You pretty well bought 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 little assorted. it may be non secular, it may be sexual, it may be the accountability of kings or the relaxation of peasants. it may be an providing to the ancestors, or a manner of marking the top of a day's paintings.