Steven Spurrier

Author : Steven Spurrier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Vintners
ISBN : 0956238785

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Wine - a Way of Life by Steven Spurrier Pdf

This is the story of Steven Spurrier's rich and eventful life in and around wine. From being inspired by a glass of Cockburn 1908 Vintage Port at thirteen years old, Steven Spurrier joined London's oldest wine merchant in 1964; he bought a wine shop in Paris ("Your wine merchant speaks English"), and organised what became known as the Judgement of Paris, when, at a blind tasting, nine of the best tasters in France placed Californian wines, both white and red, above the greatest French wines, changing the wine world forever. Steven Spurrier was 2017 Decanter Man of the Year, a title generally reserved for the greatest of the world's wine makers, and is currently President of the Wine & Spirit Education Trust. He has recently planted a vineyard in Dorset to produce sparkling wine.

Author : George M. Taber
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2006-11-21
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781416547891

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Judgment of Paris by George M. Taber Pdf

The only reporter present at the mythic Paris Tasting of 1976 for the first time introduces the eccentric American winemakers and records the tremendous aftershocks of this historic event that changed forever the world of wine. The Paris Tasting of 1976 will forever be remembered as the landmark event that transformed the wine industry. At this legendary contest—a blind tasting—a panel of top French wine experts shocked the industry by choosing unknown California wines over France’s best. George M. Taber, the only reporter present, recounts this seminal contest and its far-reaching effects, focusing on three gifted unknowns behind the winning wines: a college lecturer, a real estate lawyer, and a Yugoslavian immigrant. With unique access to the main players and a contagious passion for his subject, Taber renders this historic event and its tremendous aftershocks—repositioning the industry and sparking a golden age for viticulture across the globe. With an eclectic cast of characters and magnificent settings, Judgment of Paris is an illuminating tale and a story of the entrepreneurial spirit of the new world conquering the old.

Author : Steven Spurrier,Michel Dovaz
Publisher : Scribner
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Cooking
ISBN : PSU:000023083271

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Academie Du Vin Wine Course by Steven Spurrier,Michel Dovaz Pdf

This revised and expanded edition of Academie du Vin Wine Course is the complete guide to wine, based on the curriculum of the Academie du Vin in Paris, which has trained the owners and sommeliers of the world's finest restaurants. Includes 22 comparative tastings that will teach the reader how to make distinctions between producers and vintages. 100 full-color photographs.

Author : Gene Frenette
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publishing
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2002-08-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781461709305

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Quotable Spurrier by Gene Frenette Pdf

Steve Spurrier is the epitome of a national sports figure either loved or hated with enthusiasm by millions.

Author : Oz Clarke,Steven Spurrier
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 015100918X

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Clarke and Spurrier's Fine Wine Guide by Oz Clarke,Steven Spurrier Pdf

An updated edition of the guide tothe best wines in the world by two of the world's most knowledgeable and entertaining wine experts. This handsome, updated edition of Clarke & Spurrier's Fine Wine Guide is the ultimate ready-reference to the world's best wine-for buying, for estimating the value of your collection, for restaurant selection, for investing. Organized by wine region with an alphabetical list of the top wine names and leading producers in every major wine-producing country, the guide is fully cross-referenced for ease of use. In this completely redesigned elegant and enduring format, these two expert authors survey the world of wine and bring you its best-not necessarily the famous Bordeaux growths, but the best wine from around the globe.

Author : Glen L. Feole,Don Lasseter
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2005-01-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781101204894

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The Complete Patricia Cornwell Companion by Glen L. Feole,Don Lasseter Pdf

One of today's hottest writers, Patricia Cornwell has pushed the envelope with her popular character Kay Scarpetta, her cutting-edge nonfiction work, Portrait of a Killer, and her own TV appearances covering investigations into Jack the Ripper and the mysterious death of Princess Diana. Now, devoted fans can delve into her life and work with this definitive guide. The Complete Patricia Cornwell Companion features: · Book-by-book synopses with excerpts and little-known facts · An examination of Cornwell's life, writing accomplishments, and forensic expertise · Character portraits of both good guys and bad guys-from Kay Scarpetta, Pete Marino, and Andy Brazil to the cold-hearted killers · A handy in-depth chronology of all her novels · The many connections between the author's life history and her fascinating fiction · A comprehensive list of settings-from Tangier Island to Paris · Forensic detection "shop talk" and procedures

Author : KEEVIL
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1913141055

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On Bordeaux by KEEVIL Pdf

- Bordeaux is the world's most famous and arguably favorite wine region. This book tells its story - Articles and extracts from some of the most loved wine writers of yesterday and today - An essential wine book for every wine lover and wine student - Beautifully designed and illustrated to bring the region to life on the page When things turn out right for Bordeaux, as they frequently do, its wines are sublime. They inspire many thousands of tributes, from Samuel Pepys' succinct reviews to the most rhapsodic of Michael Broadbent's tasting notes - in short, over 300 years of wine writing. On Bordeaux is a collection of the best bits, from our best-loved wine writers, critics and commentators, set around 10 of the themes that make Bordeaux tick. As Jane Anson writes in her introduction: "multi-layered, clear-eyed, moving and often extremely funny [this] collection of stories... celebrates, illuminates and renews our understanding of Bordeaux." * Hugh Johnson, Fiona Beckett and Baron Elie de Rothschild discuss dining out on Bordeaux: how best to serve it, with what and who with. * Mathieu Chadronnier, Christian Seely and Joe Fattorini shed light on the way we see claret today. * Ian Maxwell Campbell extols the virtues of 1871 and 1875, the last great vintages before the phylloxera plague. * Fiona Morrison MW explores Bordeaux's great bounce-back and how the vintage of 1982 changed everything. * John Salvi, Bill Blatch and Peter Vinding-Diers reveal the wines that lead the way to Bordeaux's future. * Joe Fattorini serves up everything you need to know on running the iconic Me ́doc Marathon. * Hugh Johnson pays tribute to Bordeaux master Michael Broadbent.

Author : John Salvi MW
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780359045150

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The Count of Wine by John Salvi MW Pdf

John Salvi traces his life history, linked to the profound changes that have taken place over 60 years in the world of wine. Many of these years have been spent in Bordeaux, where he was closely linked to Chateau Palmer and the companies that own it. This is followed by humorous anecdotes and stories about wine, food and personalities that weave the rich tapestry of wine. A lively irreverent, amusing and highly readable tale by a gourmand and gourmet imbued with a lifetime passion for wine and food.

Author : Susan Keevil
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09
Category : Wine and wine making
ISBN : 1913141039

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In Vino Veritas by Susan Keevil Pdf

- A perfect gift for any wine lover who revels in the stories about wine - Full of humorous, philosophical, literary and knowledgeable articles and extracts, all from great writers - A modern day tribute to Cyril Ray's - The Compleat Imbiber An elegantly bound collection of fine wine writing past and present - the perfect gift for wine lovers everywhere (or the wine lovers in their life). With contributions from Michael Broadbent on good and bad vintages, Ian Maxwell Campbell on Bordeaux vs Burgundy, George Orwell and PG Wodehouse on the complementary pleasures of wine and tea, Randall Graham on the search for California's 'magic grape' and Andrew Caillard MW on the art of the wine label, it brims with wit and wisdom from some of the most erudite wine writers ever to raise a glass. Also includes Steven Spurrier, Jason Tesauro, Jane MacQuitty, Giles MacDonogh, Philippe de Rothschild, Fiona Morrison MW, Dan Keeling, Charles Walter Berry and many more. Like Cyril Ray's classic Compleat Imbiber before it, In Vino Veritas might rightfully be described as 'the quintessential late-evening or bedtime book for those who like wine'. 'Denied wine's bridge to gregariousness, "cabined, cribbed, confined, bound in to saucy doubts and fears," as Macbeth once complained, we need an antidote, and rummaging around in this anthology of wine writing is a good one: It's a set of keys to open the windows and let some sun shine in.' - World of Fine Wine

Author : Mark Gudgel
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2023-05-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467151856

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Rise of Napa Valley Wineries, The by Mark Gudgel Pdf

In 1976, the picturesque, agrarian Napa Valley was all but unknown to those who didn't live there. That changed dramatically when Steven Spurrier and Patricia Gallagher decided to host a tasting of American and French wines in Paris. When wines from Cali

Author : Tom Acitelli
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781569761755

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American Wine by Tom Acitelli Pdf

The story of how the United States came to dominate fine wine In 1976, the bicentennial year of American Independence, the nation's wine was an international afterthought—stylistically and commercially. Within a generation, however, the United States would stand unquestionably at the world vanguard of wine, reversing centuries of Euro-centrism and dominating the fruit of the vine so thoroughly that Europeans were forced to adopt American words to describe their own creations. In the process, it spawned a wine culture and became intertwined with a kind of aspirational living: American fine wine became a foundational element of gourmet food, reality TV, a myriad of print publications and blogs, expensive vacation packages, gift catalogues, and even the plot of an Oscar-winning movie. Using primary sources, including interviews with the major figures in the rise of American fine wine, the book traces the controversial personalities and seismic events that led to American commercial and stylistic dominance of the world's most celebrated alcoholic beverage—a dominance that shows no signs of waning.

Author : Linda Johnson-Bell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 1580801749

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Wine and Climate Change by Linda Johnson-Bell Pdf

People who make, sell, or enjoy wine have increasing awareness that climate change will affect how and where wine is produced. This is the first general-audience trade book to look at this growing issue in world-wide winemaking. It is neither a polemic on the climate-change debate nor a gloom-and-doom warning that good wine is threatened, but rather a detailed look at the ways in which the world of wine will be altered as our climate changes.

Author : Richard Scott
Publisher : MVP Books
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2008-09-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781616731335

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SEC Football by Richard Scott Pdf

College football in the South, it has been said, is like a religion, and nowhere is the passion and dedication more evident than at the twelve universities that make up the Southeastern Conference. The SEC is one of the most storied associations in all of collegiate sports. Its intense rivalries, historic programs, iconic coaches, and championship traditions are felt every autumn, from Gainesville to Little Rock, Baton Rouge to Lexington. The competition among the schools is as fervent as ever, fomenting rivalries within states (Alabama vs. Auburn and Mississippi State vs. Ole Miss) and across borders (Florida vs. Georgia and LSU vs. Arkansas). Many legends of the game have graced the SEC gridiron, including Fran Tarkenton, Joe Namath, Reggie White, Herschel Walker, Bo Jackson, Emmitt Smith, and Peyton, Archie, and Eli Manning---to name just a few. Celebrating three-quarters of a century of incomparable football, this lavishly illustrated book celebrates the stars, heroes, characters, and games that have made the SEC a force beyond reckoning. The book explores the players and the coaches, the teams and the traditions, and the great games and individual performances that have defined each decade of SEC football. Vintage and modern photography bring the world of the Southeastern Conference, past and present, brilliantly to life, and complete this timely tribute to an exceptional football legacy.

Author : Noel Streatfeild
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1945
Category : Circus
ISBN : OCLC:65583265

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The Circus is Coming by Noel Streatfeild Pdf

Author : John Buchan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1920
Category : World War, 1914-1918
ISBN : WISC:89100033489

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The Long Road to Victory by John Buchan Pdf