How to Buy the World's Best Wines (For Less Than $20)

How to Buy the World's Best Wines (For Less Than $20)
Author: John Michael Scalet
Publisher: Hyperink Inc
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2012-03-12
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1614642265

ABOUT THE BOOK It is amazing how many types of wine there are in the world. There are thousands of varieties produced at innumerable locations around the globe. Add that to the fact each can be blended to form something all together different. It becomes difficult to choose the right wine for yourself. How can anyone possibly figure it all out? If you have no limit on what you can spend, buying good wine is relatively easy. But you, like most of us, may not be able to buy extremely expensive wines on a regular basis. On the other hand, there is plenty of cheap wine out there; you could easily be frugal and purchase the cheapest wine on the shelf. But there will be times when this results in a dull, if not disagreeable, experience. Worse, you could end up with something utterly undrinkable. MEET THE AUTHOR J. Michael Scalet studied economics at Rutgers University in New Jersey but knew immediately he wanted to live near the northern California wine country. He followed his passion and moved to the San Francisco Bay Area and then to the town of Sonoma. In his spare time Michael enjoys sailing sailboats large and small in the San Francisco Bay and points beyond. EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK To better recognize those special qualities you enjoy in a wine, you may want to polish your wine tasting skills. Blind tasting - tasting without knowing what the wine is - forces you to focus on what you are tasting and smelling. You can do this at a formal wine competition, or with a group of friends. Taking notes and rating several wines encourages you to discover what you are tasting and do or do not prefer. It can be truly enlightening. However, there are limitations. Bob Millman of Executive Wine Seminars says: The problem with blind tasting is that youre working from a position of ignorance. If you know exactly what it is that youre tasting a young first-growth wine [top Bordeaux], for example then you can taste it in that light." Buy a copy to keep reading! CHAPTER OUTLINE How to Buy Great Wine for Under $20 + Wine: Price and Quality + Local Wine Shops + Buying Wine at Big Chain Stores + Look outside the Popular Varietals + ...and much more

Inexpensive Wine

Inexpensive Wine
Author: Susan Lee
Publisher: Crown
Total Pages: 182
Release: 1974
Genre: Wine and wine making
ISBN: 9780812904864

Reverse Wine Snob

Reverse Wine Snob
Author: Jon Thorsen
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2015-06-16
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1632209233

Most rational people don’t pay $40 for $20 items. And yet with wine, it happens all the time. Wine can be an expensive hobby. Founder of the popular site ReverseWineSnob,com, Jon Thorsen is an unapologetic frugal wine consumer. He flips wine snobbery on its head by pushing a $20 or less mantra. Reverse Wine Snob is designed to help wine drinkers stop wasting money and get the most satisfaction out of their drinking dollars. It reveals Thorsen’s Ten Tenets of Reverse Wine Snobbery—ten beliefs that eliminate myths about wine—as well as a unique rating system that includes the cost of the bottle so that there is satisfaction in both taste and price. In Jon’s unique system, the more expensive a wine, the better it must taste. Reverse Wine Snob explains: The number one rule all wine drinkers should follow, no matter what the wine snobs say. How to shop for wine at stores like the nation’s #1 wine retailer Costco and Trader Joe’s. The regions and varieties of wine that give the best value. Why the price of a wine has nothing to do with its taste. Why the distribution system in the US is broken which costs you money and limits your wine choices. Tons of Jon’s very favorite wine picks. Jon dapples in every kind of wine from $10 kitchen sink blends to the $20 “Saturday Night Splurge,” so delicious it’s worth twice the price. Reverse Wine Snob brings plain old common sense to the wine industry and encourages wine lovers to explore the world of inexpensive quality wine. Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Good Books and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of cookbooks, including books on juicing, grilling, baking, frying, home brewing and winemaking, slow cookers, and cast iron cooking. We’ve been successful with books on gluten-free cooking, vegetarian and vegan cooking, paleo, raw foods, and more. Our list includes French cooking, Swedish cooking, Austrian and German cooking, Cajun cooking, as well as books on jerky, canning and preserving, peanut butter, meatballs, oil and vinegar, bone broth, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

The Cheapskate Millionaire's Guide to Bargain Hunting in the Big Apple

The Cheapskate Millionaire's Guide to Bargain Hunting in the Big Apple
Author: Tracie Rozhon
Publisher: Crown
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2010-04-28
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 030755502X

We snap to attention when we hear about urban miracles: the designer jacket picked up for a pittance, the killer apartment snagged for next to nothing, swank furnishings found at garage-sale prices. Treasures like these in New York City--where it often seems the best things are reserved for the wealthy--can now be yours, thanks to New York Times House and Home reporter Tracie Rozhon, a bona fide expert on how to live the good life in Gotham. In The Cheapskate Millionaire's Guide to Bargain Hunting in the Big Apple, Rozhon shares her most closely held shopping secrets with the reader. She knows New York bargains inside and out, from the Lower East Side to suburban outlet stores, from estate sales to flea markets. Each chapter of her informative book concludes with an extensive listing of sources and services--complete with names, addresses, and phone numbers--and is loaded with great ideas on how you can find deals in clothes and jewelry (dream coats, designer labels, furs, diamonds, pearls) home furnishings (couches, chairs, rugs, draperies, fabrics, antiques, lamps, wallpaper) apartments, co-ops, and condos (buying and renting) home renovation (paint, lumber, hardware, bathroom fixtures, cabinets, appliances) food (gourmet groceries, caviar, coffee, wine, restaurant meals) nightlife (entertainment, clubs, bars) More than just a bargain hunter's guide, this book is a bargain hunter's dream. Tracie Rozhon shows you how to think like a cheapskate millionaire, so you can apply her shopping know-how to anything you hope to buy. You don't need to be a Rockefeller to grab what the Big Apple has to offer...but you do need this book's inspired advice.

Mr. Cheap's Guide To Wine

Mr. Cheap's Guide To Wine
Author: B.A. Cheap
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2006-09-17
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1440517584

From navigating the liquor store to pairings with food, this is the only guide you need for everything wine! Did you know that boxed wine keeps longer than expensive bottled wine? Or that inexpensive wine, paired with the right food, can have a better taste than pricey bottles? And the screwcaps you find on bargain jugged wine enhances flavor for longer periods of time than corks, giving you more for your money? With Mr. Cheap's Guide to Wine, you will learn how, why, and which inexpensive wines can be as good, if not better, than their pricier counterparts! This engaging and informative guide briefs you on all the secrets of bargain hunting, including: -The best wines you can get for ten dollars -What makes expensive wine expensive (and how to get around it!) -Pairing wine with food for an inexpensive party -Layouts of liquor stores -A crash course in bargain wine. Perfect for the sophisticated palate with a tight budget, Mr. Cheap's Guide to Wine is all you need to fill your wine cellar—for less!

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.

Best Wine Buys for $12 and Under

Best Wine Buys for $12 and Under
Author: Barbara Ensrud
Publisher: Villard Books
Total Pages: 212
Release: 1995
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9780679756620

From Bordeaux to Chablis, from Merlot to Zinfandel, this thoroughly updated guide to the world's best wine buys provides an indispensable pocket resource for anyone who wants to drink quality wines--without emptying his or her pockets.

Buying Guide to Inexpensive Wines

Buying Guide to Inexpensive Wines
Author: Charles Laverick
Publisher: Sterling
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1999
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9780806928616

If you've ever spent as much money on the wine as on the meal, it's time to find the world's best bargains and enjoy them at home and in a restaurant. Over 1,500 wines are included. You'll save the price of the book the first time you use it when you shop!