1000 Great Wines That Won't Cost a Fortune

1000 Great Wines That Won't Cost a Fortune
Author: Kindersley Dorling
Publisher:
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2014-05-28
Genre: Wine and wine making
ISBN: 9781409356325

Enjoy excellent wine without breaking the bank 1000 Great Wines That Won't Cost a Fortune tells you everything you need to know about how to enjoy wine without hurting your pocket. Go on a wine tasting journey across the globe with an extensive team of wine writers, all experts in their own regions. They'll introduce you to 1000 great-value wines from the world's best wineries but focussing on the more affordable end of their wine lists. Expand your knowledge with features on the most popular grape varieties and tips on how to get the most out of your bottle, from food and wine matches and correct serving temperatures to the right glassware to use. Practical advice will also help you host your own wine-tasting event and navigate restaurant wine lists with confidence. 1000 Great Wines That Won't Cost a Fortune, now in paperback (previous ISBN 9781405361644), is perfect for any budding wine connoisseur who enjoys wine but cares about getting great value for money.

1000 Great Everyday Wines

1000 Great Everyday Wines
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2011-09-19
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 0756689376

We live in a time when it is possible to enjoy excellent wine without spending a fortune. Whatever your preferred style, there is superb value to be found if you know what to look for. This new guide to the best everyday wines tells you everything you need to know for buying and enjoying wine at an affordable price, meaning you need never overspend on an average bottle again. When we say "everyday wines", we are talking about wines from the great wineries of the world that cost much less than those properties' flagship wines. Wines that a person of above average income could conceivably afford to drink two-to-three times per week. These should be wines with personality, definitely more sophisticated and authentic than, say Two-Buck Chuck or a generic Merlot from Languedoc. They should show regional characters, be labeled perhaps Haut Medoc and not Bordeaux, Monterrey County and not California, Barossa Valley rather than general Southeast Australia, etc. First and foremost, this book contains lots and lots of recommendations. A new generation of wine writers from around the world have looked in detail at the region(s) they know best and between them have picked out over a thousand superb, yet affordable, wines in every style. For most entries, a bottle or label image appears alongside the text to make it quick and easy to spot these recommended wines on a crowded liquor store or supermarket shelf. Beyond these listings of wines and producers is a wealth of information to expand your knowledge and understanding of the world of wine. A series of feature spreads looks at the most significant varietals, explaining their particular characteristics, detailing where the best Old and New World examples come from, and suggesting foods they work well with. A further series of features focuses on the enjoyment of wine, dispensing practical advice on how to get the most from the experience: subjects include hosting a wine tasting, storing wine, and navigating the wine list in a restaurant. Compiled with as much care and attention to detail as any book on fine wine, 1,000 Great Everyday Wines is the only choice for the budding wine enthusiast who cares about getting great value for money.

1000 Great Everyday Wines from the World's Best Wineries

1000 Great Everyday Wines from the World's Best Wineries
Author: Jim Gordon
Publisher: DK
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-05-20
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9781465408570

With recommendations for more than 1,000 bottles of wine that will be appreciated by wine drinkers at every level, 1000 Great Everyday Wines is the perfect choice for budding wine enthusiasts who care about getting great value for their money. Expand your knowledge with features on the most popular grape varieties and tips on how to get the most out of your bottle from food and wine matches and correct serving temperatures to the right glassware to use. Practical advice will also help you host your own wine-tasting event and navigate restaurant wine lists with confidence.

Godforsaken Grapes

Godforsaken Grapes
Author: Jason Wilson
Publisher: ABRAMS
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2018-04-24
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1683352106

There are nearly 1,400 known varieties of wine grapes in the world—from altesse to zierfandler—but 80 percent of the wine we drink is made from only 20 grapes. In Godforsaken Grapes, Jason Wilson looks at how that came to be and embarks on a journey to discover what we miss. Stemming from his own growing obsession, Wilson moves far beyond the “noble grapes,” hunting down obscure and underappreciated wines from Switzerland, Austria, Portugal, France, Italy, the United States, and beyond. In the process, he looks at why these wines fell out of favor (or never gained it in the first place), what it means to be obscure, and how geopolitics, economics, and fashion have changed what we drink. A combination of travel memoir and epicurean adventure, Godforsaken Grapes is an entertaining love letter to wine.

Best Wine Buys for $10 Or Less

Best Wine Buys for $10 Or Less
Author: Barbara Ensrud
Publisher:
Total Pages: 194
Release: 1991
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9780679739180

From America's most widely syndicated wine expert, a guide to the world's best wine buys, from Alsace Lorraine to Zinfandel. Wine experts will learn how to augment their more expensive buys with everyday wines, and novices will learn how not to get ripped off every time they walk into a wine store.

The Billionaire's Vinegar

The Billionaire's Vinegar
Author: Benjamin Wallace
Publisher: Crown
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2009-04-14
Genre: True Crime
ISBN: 0307338789

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