Family, Traditions & Romance - the Messina Hof Story

Family, Traditions & Romance - the Messina Hof Story
Author: Paul Bonarrigo
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2020-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9781736177006

Paul and Merrill Bonarrigo were pioneers in the Texas wine industry. They founded Messina Hof which reflected their union of love as well as the origins of their heritages from Messina, Sicily and Hof, Germany. This book shares their amazing Texas wine journey, reveals their marketing strategies and the elements that have made Messina Hof so successful. It provides insights into their business development and how they were successful in keeping their love story so vibrant. This is the perfect book for those in a family business. There are many lessons learned and shared. This book is inspirational and it traces a history of Texas from its inception as a Pet Rock Industry to its modern day world class status.

Cactus Christmas

Cactus Christmas
Author: Heather Renée May
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021-10-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781737719304

New York Times best-selling author, Kate Summers, is facing a divorce in her 40's and up against a hard deadline for her next novel. She rents an Airstream on the Texas Wine Trail to find inspiration, but discovers much more... She meets Zach, a medical doctor from the Northeast scouting for a winery to invest in. They decide to spend a week enjoying tastings, but just as they are getting to know one another, he has to return suddenly back home. The holidays are hard for Kate, as she lost her mother two years ago. This Cactus Christmas is prickly and sweet as Kate must heal her heart, try to reconnect with her estranged sister, Lillie, and find her way on her own. Will she finish her book? Will she meet Zach again? Will timing ever be right? A delicious story of finding yourself (again), second chances at love, and taking huge risks that payoff.

The Wine Roads of Texas

The Wine Roads of Texas
Author: Wes Marshall
Publisher: Maverick Books
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2010
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9781595346841

The ideal guide for the Texas wine connoisseur

Indian-ish

Indian-ish
Author: Priya Krishna
Publisher: Harvest
Total Pages: 263
Release: 2019
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1328482472

A young food writer's witty and irresistible celebration of her mom's "Indian-ish" cooking--with accessible and innovative Indian-American recipes

Wine For Dummies

Wine For Dummies
Author: Ed McCarthy
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 515
Release: 2012-08-28
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1118331788

The #1 wine book—now updated! The art of winemaking may be a time-honored tradition dating back thousands of years, but today, wine is trendier and hotter than ever. Now, wine experts and authors Ed McCarthy and Mary Ewing-Mulligan have revised their popular Wine For Dummies to deliver an updated, down-to-earth look at what's in, what's out, and what's new in wine. Wine enthusiasts and novices, raise your glasses! The #1 wine book has been updated! If you're a connoisseur, Wine For Dummies will get you up to speed on what's in and help you take your hobby to the next level. If you're new to the world of wine, it will clue you in on what you've been missing and show you how to get started. It begins with the basic types of wine, how wines are made, and more. Then it gets down to specifics, like navigating restaurant wine lists, deciphering wine labels, dislodging stubborn corks, and so much more. Includes updated information on wine regions throughout the world, including the changes that have taken place in Chile, Argentina, parts of Eastern Europe, the Mt. Etna region in Sicily, among other wine regions in Italy and California's Sonoma Coast Covers what's happening in the "Old World" of wine, including France, Italy, and Spain, and gets you up-to-speed on what's hot (and what's not) in the "New World" of Wine, including the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand Features updated vintage charts and price guidelines Covers wine bloggers and the use of smartphone apps Wine For Dummies is not just a great resource and reference, it's a good read. It's full-bodied, yet light...rich, yet crisp...robust, yet refreshing....

Grape Man of Texas

Grape Man of Texas
Author: Roy Renfro
Publisher: Board and Bench Publishing
Total Pages: 351
Release: 2008-10-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1935879588

Grape Man of Texas is the first biography of Thomas Volney Munson (1843-1913), the internationally recognized horticulturist who developed over 300 new varieties of grapes, some of which are still grown today on almost every continent. He is perhaps best known for his work in fighting the phylloxera epidemic of the late nineteenth century, which nearly destroyed the world's vineyards. His solution—grafting vinifera onto certain resistant native rootstocks from Texas—earned him the Chevalier du Merite Agricole in the French Legion of Honor and numerous accolades. This second edition introduces new insights into the phylloxera period, Munson's many papers and publications, and his far-sighted grasp of the needs of twentieth century agriculture and transportation. It details the continuing influence of both his research and his hybrid grapes on modern viticulture and new varieties of vitis that have been bred from them around the world.

Texas Hill Country Cuisine

Texas Hill Country Cuisine
Author: Ross Burtwell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9780989945004

Making its debut in March 2014 is the premier book on Texas Hill Country Cuisine. Cabernet Grill's owner/chef Ross Burtwell's biggest source of pride is in the partnerships the Cabernet Grill has forged with local farmers, vintners and entrepreneurs. This allows the restaurant to offer guests outstanding Texas food and wine. This book is the "take home" version of the restaurant experience and encapsulates everything the Cabernet Grill has come to stand for. Spectacular cuisine. Texas wine. Unforgettable flavors. -- Author's website.

Texas Wineries

Texas Wineries
Author: Melinda Esco
Publisher: Texas Small Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9780875653969

Melinda Esco blended her love of Texas travel with an appreciation for wine and toured as many of the esteemed Texas wineries as possible. She discovered that, while some owners are native Texans and some are transplants, all share an infectious enthusiasm for their businesses. Texas wine-making is really agriculture-based tourism--a billion dollar industry--Texas big business at its best. Esco gives a brief history of Texas winemaking, talks about the process, the business, and explores some of her favorite wineries. There's even a glossary of terms: Legs? Nose? Tannic force? The result is a delightful look at the people and places that make Texas wine one more thing Texans can brag about!

Wine from Grape to Glass

Wine from Grape to Glass
Author: Jens Priewe
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-10-15
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 078921346X

An extensively updated new edition of the classic guide to the wines of the world—and how they are made Wine from Grape to Glass is the essential guidebook for wine lovers who want to understand how their favorite wines are grown, how they are produced, and how best to savor them. The first half of the book is devoted to the process of winemaking and wine appreciation. The mysteries of the vineyard and terroir, the grape harvest, fermentation, and aging are all explained in full, as are the intricacies of serving, tasting, and storing wine. The second half of the book examines the best wines of the world, country by country, in a level of detail that is satisfying without being overwhelming. More than one thousand color illustrations, including numerous maps, make this a visual as well as a textual guide. This fourth edition of Wine from Grape to Glass is revised and updated throughout. It includes new sections on recent trends in winemaking—including rosés and natural wines—and expanded coverage of many winemaking regions, including Eastern Europe, the Middle East, South America, China, and Japan.