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Author : Luke Whittall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 1770503161
"Valleys of Wine is the first comprehensive history of BC wine since the early 1980s. Wine consumers in BC or enthusiasts anywhere in the world looking to learn about this exciting new region will get a taste of BC's wine history to swirl, sip, and savour."--
Author : Alan Deutschman
Publisher : Crown
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2003-04-08
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780767914604
When acclaimed journalist Alan Deutschman came to the California wine country as the lucky house guest of very rich friends, he was surprised to discover a raging controversy. A civil war was being fought between the Napa Valley, which epitomized elitism, prestige and wealthy excess, and the neighboring Sonoma Valley, a rag-tag bohemian enclave so stubbornly backward that rambunctious chickens wandered freely through town. But the antics really began when new-money invaders began pushing out Sonoma’s poets and painters to make way for luxury resorts and trophy houses that seemed a parody of opulence. A Tale of Two Valleys captures these stranger-than-fiction locales with the wit of a Tom Wolfe novel and uncorks the hilarious absurdities of life among the wine world’s glitterati. Deutschman found that on the weekends the wine country was like a bunch of gracious hosts smiling upon their guests, but during the week the families feuded with each other and their neighbors like the Hatfields and McCoys. Napa was a comically exclusive club where the super-rich fought desperately to get in. Sonoma’s colorful free spirits and iconoclasts were wary of their bohemia becoming the next playground for the rapacious elite. So, led by a former taxicab driver and wine-grape picker, a cheese merchant, and an artist who lived in a barn surrounded by wild peacocks, they formed a populist revolt to seize power and repel the rich invaders. Deutschman’s cast of characters brims with eccentrics, egomaniacs, and a mysterious man in black who crashed the elegant Napa Valley Wine Auction before proceeding to pay a half-million dollars for a single bottle. What develops is nothing less than a battle for the good life, a clash between old and new, the struggle for the soul of one of America’s last bits of paradise. A dishy glimpse behind the scenes of a West Coast wonderland, A Tale of Two Valleys makes for intoxicating reading.
Author : Michelle Mandro
Publisher : Cameron
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1944903186
California's iconic Napa Valley, one of the world's premier viticultural regions, is known for its undulating vineyards, historic wineries nestled in the trees, and quaint towns that dot the countryside. It is also home to many amazing women who have made names for themselves with wineries and boutique businesses throughout the area. Wine Country Women of Napa Valley celebrates 65 of these leading ladies, showcasing their accomplishments, lifestyles, treasured family recipes, and of course, their favorite wines and pairings. This sumptuous gallery glimpses inside the lives of such luminaries as Violet Grgich of Grgich Hills Estate, Leslie Frank of Frank Family Vineyards, Stephanie Honig of Honig Vineyard and Winery, Susan Hoff of Fantesca Estate & Winery, Sandy Davis of Davis Estates, and Genevieve Janssens of Robert Mondavi Winery, among many others. These prominent women share their treasured recipes, recommendations for companion wines and spirits, and their passion for the valley and the history of their lush surroundings.
Author : George M. Walker & John Peragine
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439662540
The Cucamonga Valley was once America's largest wine-producing region, crafting quality vintages decades before Napa and Sonoma. Secondo Guasti, an ambitious and enterprising Italian immigrant, established the region's first vineyard in 1901, and others soon followed. Wineries like the Vai Brothers, Padre, Galleano, Brookside and more made the valley the epicenter of a burgeoning industry. Not even Prohibition could halt production. While domestic breweries and distilleries shuttered, Cucamonga's brandy and sherry continued to be legally made for culinary and medicinal purposes. Yet by the late 1970s, harvests had dwindled and vineyards vanished. Urbanization, vine disease and property taxes effectively ended production. Today, local vintners and wine enthusiasts are reviving the region's proud heritage. Authors George M. Walker and John Peragine uncork a legacy too delectable to die.
Author : PHILIP WONG 黃建忠
Publisher : Red Publish
Page : 103 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2023-10-30
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9789888868155
"Wine Travelogue: Exploring the Charms of the Okanagan Valley" unveils the journey of savouring the wines of Canada's Okanagan Valley! When you think of Canadian wine, ice wine might be the first to come to mind. However, when the author embarked on a wine tour in the Okanagan Valley and tasted over a hundred local wines, he was immediately captivated by the reds, whites, sparklings, and rosés. This book is presented in both Chinese and English, brimming with captivating photographs and text. It chronicles the author's adventures and emotions, along with wine tasting notes and conversations with individual winemakers, grape growers, and estate managers during visits to twelve representative wineries across the Okanagan Valley, from north to south. The photographs vividly portray the region's lakes and mountains, the vineyards, and the winemaking facilities of each winery, as well as the warm faces of the local community. The book also delves into the author's insights into the region's distinctive and diverse terroir, biodynamic agriculture, smoke impacts, water and irrigation, cover crops, soil diversity, winemaking techniques, and climate change. (This book is recommended to view in Two Page View page for best reading experience.) 《酒遊隨筆：探索奧肯那根谷的魅力》揭開加拿大奧肯那根谷酒區的風味之旅！ 提到加拿大的葡萄酒，也許你首先會聯想到冰酒。但當作者前赴奧肯那根谷進行葡萄酒之旅，品嚐過百款當地美酒後，他立即為這裡的紅酒、白酒、起泡酒和玫瑰酒著迷不已。 這本書以中英文雙語呈現，充滿引人入勝的照片和文字。它記錄了作者的冒險與情感，以及品酒筆記和在訪問奧肯那根谷從北到南十二家代表性酒莊期間與釀酒師、葡萄種植者和莊園經理的對話。照片生動展現了該地區的湖光山色，每家酒莊的葡萄園和釀酒設施，以及當地社區的親切面孔。本書還深入探討了作者對該地區獨特和多樣的風土、生態農業、煙霧影響、水源和灌溉、覆蓋作物、土壤多樣性、釀酒技術和氣候變化的深刻見解。 （此書建議以雙頁檢視模式閱讀以獲最佳體驗。）
Author : Mike Veseth
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781442219243
In Extreme Wine, wine economist and best-selling author Mike Veseth circles the globe searching for the best, worst, cheapest, most expensive, and most over-priced wines. Mike seeks out the most outrageous wine people and places and probes the biggest wine booms and busts. Along the way he applauds celebrity wines, tries to find wine at the movies, and discovers wines that are so scarce that they are almost invisible. Why go to such extremes? Because, Mike argues, the world of wine is growing and changing, and if you want to find out what’s really happening you can’t be afraid to step over the edge. Written with verve and appreciation for all things wine, Extreme Wine will surprise and delight readers.
Author : John Schreiner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Vintners
ISBN : 1552858634
Explore British Columbia`s world famous wine region with wine expert John Schreiner. The lush Okanagan Valley is internationally acclaimed for its wine industry. Updated and revised with 30 percent new material, John Schreiner`s Okanagan Wine Tour Guide provides succinct, insider profiles of each winery. Included are thumbnail sketches of proprietors, winemakers, and well-known wineries as well as many new ones. Schreiner peppers the book with fascinating facts acquired through his winery visits: Crowsnest Vineyards offers a red wine from the improbably named Samtrot grape; Hunting Hawk Vineyards has a second winery at the historic O`Keefe Ranch in Vernon, British Columbia; and Two Thumbs Up was the name of the Okanagan`s first $100-a-bottle Meritage wine. Schreiner guides the wine tourist to the best wines by sharing his own favorites from the region. Maps, addresses, telephone numbers and website addresses round out this valuable tour guide.
Author : Mike Veseth
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-01
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781442257375
Inspired by Jules Verne’s classic adventure tale, celebrated editor-in-chief of The Wine Economist Mike Veseth takes his readers Around the World in Eighty Wines. The journey starts in London, Phileas Fogg’s home base, and follows Fogg’s itinerary to France and Italy before veering off in search of compelling wine stories in Syria, Georgia, and Lebanon. Every glass of wine tells a story, and so each of the eighty wines must tell an important tale. We head back across Northern Africa to Algeria, once the world’s leading wine exporter, before hopping across the sea to Spain and Portugal. We follow Portuguese trade routes to Madeira and then South Africa with a short detour to taste Kenya’s most famous Pinot Noir. Kenya? Pinot Noir? Really! The route loops around, visiting Bali, Thailand, and India before heading north to China to visit Shangri-La. Shangri-La? Does that even exist? It does, and there is wine there. Then it is off to Australia, with a detour in Tasmania, which is so cool that it is hot. The stars of the Southern Cross (and the title of a familiar song) guide us to New Zealand, Chile, and Argentina. We ride a wine train in California and rendezvous with Planet Riesling in Seattle before getting into fast cars for a race across North America, collecting more wine as we go. Pause for lunch in Virginia to honor Thomas Jefferson, then it’s time to jet back to London to tally our wines and see what we have learned. Why these particular places? What are the eighty wines and what do they reveal? And what is the surprise plot twist that guarantees a happy ending for every wine lover? Come with us on a journey of discovery that will inspire, inform, and entertain anyone who loves travel, adventure, or wine.
Author : Mike Veseth
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2022-07-01
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781538163849
Here’s the inside scoop on the wine world. Globalization has pushed back the borders of the wine world, creating a complex, interconnected market where Old World and New World wines and producers compete head to head. Writing with wit and verve, Mike Veseth (a.k.a. the Wine Economist) tells the compelling story of the war between the market forces that are redrawing the world wine map and the terroirists who resist them. This is the battle for the future of wine—and for its soul. The fight isn't just over bottles bought and sold, however; power and taste are also at stake. Who will call the shots in the wine market of the future? Who will set the price? Whose palate will prevail? Veseth masterfully brings all of these questions together in the only book on the wine business written for all lovers of wine. Wine Wars II begins by exploring wine globalization, where readers follow “Missionaries, Migrants, and Market Reforms” to faraway New Zealand and learn how to unlock the secrets of their local retail “Wine Wall” by mastering the “DaVino Code.” Globalization brings a world of wine to our doorsteps. Commodification helps us make sense of the resulting embarrassment of riches, but at a cost. Readers must decide if they are Martians or Wagnerians, consider why “They Always Buy the Ten Cent Wine,” and then probe the puzzle of “Outlaws, Prisoners, and the Great Escape.” Who stands in the way of the global wine market's assault on wine's very soul? The“Revenge of the Terroirists!” Resistance is not futile, because 'We Are All Terroirists Now,” but that doesn't mean the future of wine is secure. A final section explores “Wine's Triple Crisis,” environmental crisis plus economic crisis, plus identity crisis. Taken together these crises pose the most serious threat to wine as we know and love it. Each section of Wine Wars II ends with a suggested wine tasting that invites readers to experience the book's ideas and arguments with all their senses by sampling a few carefully chosen wines. Can the soul of wine survive – and thrive – in this unfriendly environment? You'll have to read Wine Wars II to find out!
Author : Ian Malcolm Taplin
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781527571112
This book examines how Napa became a pre-eminent site for the production of great and sometimes iconic wines in a short space of time. Unlike its Old World counterparts whose development took place over centuries, Napa’s inception didn’t start until the beginning of the 19th century, and even then struggled to identify appropriate grape varietals and find a market for such wine, only to be frustrated when Prohibition occurred in the early 20th century and practically shut down the industry. It was in the 1960s that winegrowing would re-emerge on a scale and quality that began to be noticed by informed critics and neophyte consumers. In the following decades, critical information sharing networks of owners and winemakers emerged, facilitating a collective organization learning that fostered a commitment to quality and consistency that would cement Napa’s reputation. During these decades, technical skills were embraced, institutional support harnessed, and demand for premium wine in America grew. This book is a story about this evolving wine market, about how key individuals were able to shape its organization and build a brand that would increasingly be identified as amongst the best in the world. It starts with an early discussion of what constitutes quality and how wine has been evaluated over the centuries, and ends by exploring Napa’s apotheosis and the current critical issues facing the industry in that area.
Author : Paul Hodgins,Naushad Huda
Publisher : ILTG Media, Inc.
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-11
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780578490663
Facts & insights on Napa Valley’s 16 wine regions through exclusive winemaker interviews, industry’s first Price to Value charts powered by Vivino data, bold design and unstuffy language. Drive Through Napa provides fundamental information on California wine history and the 16 American Viticulture Areas (AVAs), or “Napa neighborhoods,” that are home to more than 400 wineries throughout Napa Valley. It lists the regions from south to north, much as Napa visitors would encounter them during a drive up Napa’s central highway. Q&A sections with prominent winemakers and experts begin the chapters. You’ll learn secrets about each region from the wineries that produce there: Alpha Omega, Cade, Chateau Montelena, Dyer Vineyards, Far Niente, Grgich Hills, Hess Collection, Italics, Keever Vineyards, Raymond, Rombauer, Silverado, Smith-Madrone and Trefethen. Drive Through Napa concludes with a very special chat in which iconic Napa winemaker and consultant Andy Erickson (Screaming Eagle, Harlan, Spottswoode, Ovid, Dalla Valle, Staglin, Favia, Mayacamas, Mulderbosch) explaining Napa’s unique appeal.
Author : Robert V. Camuto
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781496229168
Robert V. Camuto sets out across modern Southern Italy in search of the "South-ness" that defined his youthful experience and views the world through wine, food, and families.
Author : Steve Heimoff
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2005-09
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780520239852
In this travelogue of the Russian River area's geology and history as it pertains to winemaking in several Sonoma County appellations, Heimoff profiles the key players and winemakers who have established the region's reputation for excellent wine.
Author : Philip Wong
Publisher : Philip Wong
Page : 53 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-13
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Embark on an immersive journey through the picturesque Okanagan Valley as a wine specialist from Hong Kong shares his enlightening experiences and wine interpretations. This bilingual book, written in English and Chinese, chronicles visits to twelve wineries in various sub-regions. Engaging conversations with winemakers, grape growers, and estate managers, along with tasting notes, bring the wines to life. Carefully curated articles showcase the author's profound insights on the region, viticulture, winemaking, and the impacts of climate change. Gain a sense of discovery and appreciation as you explore unique perspectives and engaging narratives. Prepare to be inspired, enlightened, and transported as you journey through the pages. Whether you're a wine enthusiast, an avid traveller, or simply someone with an insatiable curiosity, this book promises an unforgettable journey of discovery. Allow yourself to be inspired and moved as you uncover the hidden gems of the Okanagan Valley, one sip at a time.
Author : Tessa Edick and Kathleen Willcox
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781467119764
Although it's the birthplace of American wine, Hudson Valley vintages have yet to meet with the renown of those produced by the neighboring Finger Lakes and Long Island. In the 1600s, French Huguenots arrived in the area and used their French winemaking skills to found vineyards. Benmarl is cultivating astounding varietals from a vineyard that has continuously grown grapes since 1772. Recently launched cooperative winemaking organizations have made strides in the region, and scientists at Cornell University have worked to determine the tastiest varietals and hybrids that will flourish in the challenging Hudson Valley terroir. Hudson Valley wines are at last garnering critical acclaim in mainstream national publications and restaurants. Tessa Edick and Kathleen Willcox uncover the hundreds of years, unrelenting pride, determination and ingenuity behind Hudson Valley wines.
