The wine columnist for the Austin Chronicle, Wes Marshall also writes for Wine & Spirits, Wine Enthusiast, Appelation America, Imbibe, and Wines & Vines. In addition, he is special contributor to the allas Morning News and the author of The Wine Roads of Texas and served as executive producer for the three-part PBS documentary based on the book. "Wes Marshall's column is one of the best in the country and is a marvelous guide to wines from all over the world."-Robert Mondavi "For anyone who intuits that there's something profoundly magical in the world of wine and is looking for the perfect portal through which to enter this mysterious universe---Wes Marshall's book is it."---Randall Grahm, owner, Bonny Doon and Pacific Rim wineries Plainspoken Explanations to Wine Questions delivered in compact nuggets accompanied by pronunciation guides, charts, maps, and step-by-steps, along with best-bang-for-your-buck wine recommendations from well-known experts.
Fiona Beckett presents over 70 recipes for cooking with wine—the magic ingredient. Throughout this amazingly informative book, food writer Fiona Beckett expands on the idea that cooking with wine is an easy way to make meals special.
This glorious book not only brilliantly showcases one man's love affair with all the beauties that can flow from the bottle, it definitively makes the case for the wines that are the most superbly suited to be served with food.
The adventures featured in this atmospherically illustrated book will fuel the wine lover's imagination with an almost endless array of vineyard visits, must-see sights, and must-do events--harvest festivals, vineyard picnics, wine-region ...
For beginner wine lovers (and a reference guide for wine waiters) whose knowledge of wine is limited to "Yuk!" or "Yum!" this is the book for you.
" THE WINE LOVER'S BIBLE is for you.Many wine schools use this book for the beginner's text book. How does a white Burgundy differ from a Sonoma Chardonnay?
I had Schwarz's cell phone number, and if it weren't the middle of the night in Germany I'd have called him and kvetched like hell. “You might have warned me your '99 Pinot would disappear into a shell.” “Well, kid, I might just have ...
Whether you’re a connoisseur or a novice, already love wine or want to know it better, How to Love Wine: A Memoir and Manifesto is the book for you.
Which is the correct way to taste & describe wine? How do I make a classic champagne cocktail? How do I go about investing in and storing wine? This indispensible little guide will tell you what you need to know when you need to know it.
This book is top notch and the pronunciation guide for every entry fills a void in recent wine literature." --Bob Foster, "California Grapevine "This terrific book is likely to prove curiously addictive.
When the sommelier and blogger Madeline Puckette writes that this book is the Kitchen Confidential of the wine world, she’s not wrong, though Bill Buford’s Heat is probably a shade closer.” —Jennifer Senior, The New York Times ...