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Is This Bottle Corked
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Author : Michael Bywater
language : en
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Release Date : 2009-09-08
Is This Bottle Corked written by Michael Bywater and has been published by Clarkson Potter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-08 with Cooking categories.
We’ve all come across those suave, confident, and all-so-knowing books that tell us precisely what to drink with which dish, how to swirl, sniff, slosh, and pronounce on our wine, and, above all, how to impress our friends and business associates with our expertise. Well, this is not one of those books. Is This Bottle Corked? is something different: a book that poses–and answers–the really important questions about wine. •What was Falstaff drinking when he called for more sack? •What was actually drunk at Plato’s Symposium? •When is rot "noble"? •Who was the first American connoisseur of wine–it wasn’t George Washington, but speaking of the general, what was his favorite wine? •Why on earth do wine connoisseurs talk like that? •Was Pliny the Elder the first Robert Parker? •Why do we drink to forget–and why doesn’t it work? These and many other intriguing, amusing, and curious questions are answered within, guaranteeing the reader a "Yes, but did you know . . .?" for every occasion at which a cork is drawn. Best read with a glass of aged German riesling, or perhaps a soft, consoling Constantia (recommended by Jane Austen for heartbreak and, to boot, gout) or maybe even a glass of St. Anne’s Rhubarb and Ginger Wine, this book is as much for bon vivants and those of us who just enjoy a good bottle or two as for the committed oenophile. Simply open, pour, and relax.
To Cork Or Not To Cork
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Author : George M. Taber
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2007-10-09
To Cork Or Not To Cork written by George M. Taber and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-09 with Cooking categories.
In Judgment of Paris, George M. Taber masterfully chronicled the historic 1976 wine tasting when unknown California wines defeated top French ones, marking a major turning point in wine history. Now he explores the most controversial topic in the world of wine: What product should be used to seal a bottle? Should it be cork, plastic, glass, a screwcap, or some other type of closure still to be invented? For nearly four centuries virtually every bottle of wine had a cork in it. But starting in the 1970s, a revolution began to topple the cork monopoly. In recent years, the rebellion has been gathering strength. Belatedly, the cork industry began fighting back, while trying to retain its predominant position. Each year 20 billion closures go onto wine bottles, and, increasingly, they are not corks. The cause of the onslaught against cork is an obscure chemical compound known as TCA. In amounts as low as several parts per trillion, the compound can make a $400 bottle of wine smell like wet newspaper and taste equally bad. Such wine is said to be "corked." While cork's enemies urge people to throw off the old and embrace new closures, millions of wine drinkers around the world are still in love with the romance of the cork and the ceremony of opening a bottle. With a thorough command of history, science, winemaking, and marketing, Taber examines all sides of the debate. Along the way, he collects a host of great characters and pivotal moments in the production, storage, and consumption of wine, and paints a truly satisfying portrait of a wholly intriguing controversy. As Australian winemaker Brian Croser describes it: "It's scary how passionate people can be on this topic. Prejudice and extreme positions have taken over, and science has often gone out the window."
As If He Had Been In A Bottle Strongly Corked
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language : en
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Taste Like A Wine Critic
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Author : Lisa Perrotti-Brown
language : en
Publisher: Perrotti-Brown Wine Consultancy Pte Limited
Release Date : 2015-03-15
Taste Like A Wine Critic written by Lisa Perrotti-Brown and has been published by Perrotti-Brown Wine Consultancy Pte Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-15 with categories.
Intended for wine drinkers and professionals of any experience level, "Taste like a Wine Critic" is a concise, straight-talking guide to understanding and assessing wine quality that avoids the ambiguous and often meaningless jargon stereotypically associated with describing wine. Focusing on the essentials, this book clearly identifies, defines and examines the factors in determining wine quality, explaining in plain terms how to recognize and evaluate the importance of each contribution - giving the reader the ability to take the wine critic's seat. An experienced educator, wine critic and Master of Wine, Lisa Perrotti-Brown takes readers on a journey through the fundamental "mechanics" of wine quality and its suchness, offering wine lovers everywhere the ability to better understand, appreciate and communicate their wine discoveries.
To Cork Or Not To Cork
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Author : George M. Taber
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2009-12-08
To Cork Or Not To Cork written by George M. Taber and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-12-08 with Business & Economics categories.
Explores the controversy about corking and wine-bottle sealing that has spawned a heated debate throughout the oenological community, tracing the history of the cork while evaluating the merits and shortcomings of other seal contenders.
Flawless
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Author : Jamie Goode
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2018-09-04
Flawless written by Jamie Goode and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-04 with Cooking categories.
A New York Times Best Wine Book of 2018 Flawless is the first book of its kind dedicated to exploring the main causes of faults in wine. From cork taint, to volatile acidity, to off-putting aromas and flavors, all wine connoisseurs have encountered unappealing qualities in a disappointing bottle. But are all faults truly bad? Are some even desirable? Jamie Goode brings his authoritative voice to the table once again to demystify the science behind what causes a good bottle to go bad. By exposing the root causes of faults in wine, Flawless challenges us to rethink our assumptions about how wine should taste and how we can understand beauty in a glass.
Wild Brews
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Author : Jeff Sparrow
language : en
Publisher: Brewers Publications
Release Date : 2005-05-25
Wild Brews written by Jeff Sparrow and has been published by Brewers Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-05-25 with Cooking categories.
Explores the world of Lambics, Flanders red and Flanders brown beers as well as the many new American beers produced in the similar style.
The Billionaire S Vinegar
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Author : Benjamin Wallace
language : en
Publisher: Crown
Release Date : 2008-05-13
The Billionaire S Vinegar written by Benjamin Wallace and has been published by Crown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-05-13 with True Crime categories.
The rivetingly strange story of the world's most expensive bottle of wine, and the even stranger characters whose lives have intersected with it. The New York Times bestseller, updated with a new epilogue, that tells the true story of a 1787 Château Lafite Bordeaux—supposedly owned by Thomas Jefferson—that sold for $156,000 at auction and of the eccentrics whose lives intersected with it. Was it truly entombed in a Paris cellar for two hundred years? Or did it come from a secret Nazi bunker? Or from the moldy basement of a devilishly brilliant con artist? As Benjamin Wallace unravels the mystery, we meet a gallery of intriguing players—from the bicycle-riding British auctioneer who speaks of wines as if they are women to the obsessive wine collector who discovered the bottle. Suspenseful and thrillingly strange, this is the vintage tale of what could be the most elaborate con since the Hitler diaries. “Part detective story, part wine history, this is one juicy tale, even for those with no interest in the fruit of the vine. . . . As delicious as a true vintage Lafite.” —BusinessWeek
Official Gazette Of The United States Patent Office
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Author : United States. Patent Office
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1903
Official Gazette Of The United States Patent Office written by United States. Patent Office and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1903 with Patents categories.
Corked
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Author : Kathryn Borel Jr.
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2013-08-27
Corked written by Kathryn Borel Jr. and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-27 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Meet Kathryn Borel, absurd bon vivant and daughter of duty. Now meet her father, Philippe, former chef, eccentric genius, and wine aficionado extraordinaire. Kathryn is like her father in every way but one: she doesn't get it when it comes to wine. And although Philippe has devoted untold parenting hours to delivering impassioned, oenological orations, she has managed to remain unenlightened. But after an accident and a death, Kathryn realizes that by shutting herself off to her father's greatest passion, she will never really know him. So, she proposes a drunken father-daughter road trip. As they drive through the country, meeting with vintners, touring vineyards, laughing, screaming, panicking and fighting, they watch the birth, development and maturation of a very special part of their relationship: the ability to connect over wine. This is the uncensored account of their tour through the great wine regions of France. By turns uproarious, poignant, and filled with cunning little details about wine, Corked is a book for any reader who has sought a connection with a complex family member or wanted to overcome the paralyzing terror of being faced with a restaurant wine list.