(0)
(0)
(0)Catalog Search Results
Author
Physical Desc
xii, 996 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
A lively course from an expert teacher, The Wine Bible grounds the reader deeply in the fundamentals while layering on informative asides, tips, amusing anecdotes, definitions, glossaries, photos, maps, labels, and recommended bottles. Karen MacNeil's information comes directly through primary research; for this second edition she has tasted more than 10,000 wines and visited dozens of wine regions around the world. New to the book are wines of China,...
Author
Series
Physical Desc
xviii, 410 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Get up to speed on which wines are "in." You'll learn how to get started in the wonderful world of wine, and take your hobby to the next level as you learn to rate wines, store wine properly, and decode restaurant wine lists--
Author
Physical Desc
xiii, 338 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Looks at how and where wine is made and how this affects its quality and pricing, including information on how the professionals taste and rate wine and a country-by-country tour of the latest vintages.
Author
Physical Desc
272 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"From how grapes are grown, harvested and turned into wine, to judging the color, aroma, and taste of the world's most popular varietals, to understanding terroir and feeling confident ordering and serving wine at any occasion, this book explains it all in the simplest possible way."--
Author
Physical Desc
297 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A comprehensive guide to the must-know wines and producers of California's "new generation," and the story of the iconoclastic young winemakers who have changed the face of California viniculture in recent years. The New California Wine is the untold story of the California wine industry: the young, innovative producers who are rewriting the rules of contemporary winemaking; their quest to express the uniqueness of California terroir; and the continuing...
10) Wine: the basics
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Don't know enough about wine? Would you like to know more? This entertaining and informative DVD makes learning about wine easy and fun. Covers tasting, purchasing, and pairing wine with food.
Physical Desc
254 pages : maps ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Slow Wine is Slow Food's Italian wine guide, in which wines are judged not only by their sensory qualities and the pleasure they give, but also for their ability to conjure up a sense of place and the eco-sustainability of the cellar that produces them. The guide's most important symbol, the Snail, is awarded to cellars that farm their vineyards and make their wine the "good, clean and fair" way. Slow Wine is a guide that's different from any other....
15) Somm
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
How much do you think you know about wine? The Court of Master Sommeliers is one of the world's most prestigious and exclusive organizations. Since its inception, fewer than 200 candidates have reached the exalted Master level. The Master Sommelier Exam covers every nuance of the world of wine. Those who have passed have put their sanity at risk to pull it off. Shrouded in secrecy, access to the Court has always been strictly regulated and cameras...
Author
Physical Desc
223 pages ; 22, [21] cm
Language
English
Description
The story begins high above Los Angeles, at the extravagant home and equally impressive wine cellar of entertainment lawyer Danny Roth. After inviting the "Los Angeles Times" to write an extensive profile extolling the liquid treasures of his collection, Roth finds himself the victim of a world-class wine heist. Enter Sam Levitt, former corporate, cultivated crime expert, and wine connoisseur, who follows his leads as he tracks down the source of...
18) Nose
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Egotistic wine critic Clyde Craven-Jones gives a bottle of Cabernet the highest score on his self-devised scale, but the bottle's unknown provenance leads to problems ranging from compromised positions in a fermentation tank and an internal family squabble becoming a public scandal.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In THE FOOD AND WINE OF FRANCE, the influential food writer Edward Behr investigates French cuisine and what it means, in encounters from Champagne to Provence. He tells the stories of French artisans and chefs who continue to work at the highest level. Many people in and out of France have noted for a long time the slow retreat of French cuisine, concerned that it is losing its important place in the country's culture and in the world culture of...
Author
Physical Desc
263 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"An eye-opening exploration of a unique region of Italy that bridges the Alps and the Adriatic Sea, featuring eighty recipes and wine pairings from a master sommelier and James Beard Award-winning chef. Bordered by Austria, Slovenia, and the Adriatic Sea, the northeastern Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia is an area of immense cultural blending, geographical diversity, and idyllic beauty. This tiny sliver of land is home to one of the most refined...
Looking for an older book we don’t have?
Printed books not owned by Santa Fe Public Library that were released more than 6 months ago can be requested from other Interlibrary Loan libraries to be delivered to your local library for pickup. Limit: 3 per calendar month.
Looking for a newer item we don’t have?
Suggest the library purchase a new book, DVD, audiobook, or music CD through your account. Limit: 30 active requests at a time. Submit Purchase Suggestion