The Winemakers Dance

Author : Jonathan Swinchatt
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520235134
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Winemaker’s Dance written by Jonathan Swinchatt and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2004-09-14 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pair of geologists tell the geological and environmental history of Napa Valley, with an emphasis on terroir, or how geology, soils, topography, and microclimate influence the kinds and quality of wines produced in different parts of this world-class, internationally known wine region.

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Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Author : Jonathan Swinchatt
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520235137
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Winemaker’s Dance written by Jonathan Swinchatt and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2004-09-14 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pair of geologists tell the geological and environmental history of Napa Valley, with an emphasis on terroir, or how geology, soils, topography, and microclimate influence the kinds and quality of wines produced in different parts of this world-class, internationally known wine region.

Author : Tor Kenward
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 164700716X
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reflections of a Vintner written by Tor Kenward and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2022-04-26 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compendium for wine lovers: a prominent vintner shares a lifetime of great wines, famous friends, deep knowledge, and insider insights Reflections of a Vintner recounts the lessons learned, relationships forged, and observations made from an insider’s nearly fifty-year journey through the burgeoning wine industry in Napa Valley. From the mid-seventies, when there were less than fifty wineries, to the present, with over eight hundred, Tor Kenward shares his recollections as the region became a world-class wine destination. Following the calendar year, each chapter opens with the challenges and opportunities a winemaker faces that month—in the vineyard, winery, tasting room, and out on the road. In addition to the wine knowledge Kenward imparts, the vintner shares stories of his friendships with legends of the modern American food and wine scene, including Julia Child, André Tchelistcheff, Andy Beckstoffer, and Robert Mondavi, among others. Kenward’s hard work as a vintner was recently acknowledged and celebrated. In the October 2021 Judgment of Napa, held forty-five years after the historic Judgement of Paris, TOR Cabernet was judged to be #1, outscoring legendary Bordeaux châteaux, Napa Valley, and international peers by leading critics and sommeliers. TOR wines, coveted by connoisseurs worldwide, received seven perfect 100-point ratings from leading critics for their 2018 Napa Valley wines. An iconic winemaker, Kenward has written, taught, and lectured on wine most of his adult life. What he is most often asked about are not facts or numbers about his wines, but the stories behind them. These are stories of inspiration and wisdom that shaped his journey. With Kenward’s impressive connection to Napa Valley and his legacy of creating inimitable wines, Reflections of a Vintner offers entertaining insights into an often intimidating and complex but highly enjoyable world.

Author : Yvonne Phillips
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781530813926
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Winemakers' Dance written by Yvonne Phillips and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-04-09 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marc Hamilton's busy but ordered life is turned upside down when he meets Traci Talman. He is a rising star in the wine world and has been in Australia, working on establishing a new International brand. Two weeks spent helping a friend and crew of eight sail a boat from Hawaii to the central coast of California gets him to his beach house in the middle of the night. All he wants is a shower and a warm bed. He finds his bed occupied by a sleeping woman. Assuming she is a friend of his brother Chris, and to tired to bother with her, he curls his six foot two frame on the sofa for a cramped nights sleep. The morning finds her claiming to have rented the beach house from an Internet vacation rental company, although she can't produce the signed rental documents. A stolen car, illicit drugs, maxed out credit card, bounced check and zero balance in her bank account leaves the woman at Marc's mercy. Traci Talman, a young independent barmaid from Texas decides to start her own Event Planning business in the central coast wine region of California. No sooner does she reach California than she falls into some kind of hellhole where her money, credit, car, and good name disappear. The only good thing to enter her life is Marc Hamilton. Handsome former Marine, owner of one of California's largest vineyards is sympathetic to her plight and invites her to stay as his houseguest until she gets her affairs in order. The whisper of his hand against her skin sends Traci to a place she's never imagined. They are soon entangled in a tempestuous affair. He wants her to stay with him at the ranch and she yearns to regain her independent lifestyle although she lacks the means to achieve her goal. With Marc, she knows the heights of passion but all too soon they are overwhelmed by circumstances over which they have no control.

Author : Alice Feiring
Publisher : HMH
ISBN 13 : 015603476X
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Battle for Wine and Love written by Alice Feiring and published by HMH. This book was released on 2009-05-05 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An “entertaining and passionate” connoisseur tours the vineyards of Europe and California, arguing for an old-fashioned appreciation of authenticity (The New York Times). The drastic effects that influential wine critic Robert M. Parker Jr. has had on the winemaking industry are best described as wine Parkerization. Many vintners are leaving old techniques behind and turning to chemistry and technology in order to please Parker’s palate. This led to the disappearance of James Beard Foundation Award–winning writer Alice Feiring’s favorite wines—and she was determined to learn why. In a one-woman crusade that will have you wondering what exactly is in your glass, Feiring argues against the tyranny of homogenization, Big Wine, consultants, and, of course, Parker’s infamous one hundred-point scoring system. Traveling through the vineyards of the Loire and Champagne, to Piedmont and Spain, she searches for authentic Barolo, the last old-style Rioja, and the tastiest terroir-driven Champagnes. Feiring reveals what goes into the average bottle—the reverse osmosis, the yeasts and enzymes, the sawdust and oak chips—and why she doesn’t find much to drink in California. She introduces rebel winemakers who are embracing old-fashioned techniques and making wines with individuality and soul. And finally Feiring explains what love’s really got to do with it all, in a delightful read for anyone who truly appreciates the good things in life.

Author : Tim Patterson
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520968220
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wine and Place written by Tim Patterson and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2018-01-02 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept of terroir is one of the most celebrated and controversial subjects in wine today. Most will agree that well-made wine has the capacity to express “somewhereness,” a set of consistent aromatics, flavors, or textures that amount to a signature expression of place. But for every advocate there is a skeptic, and for every writer singing praises related to terroir there is a study or a detractor seeking to debunk terroir as myth. Wine and Place examines terroir using a multitude of voices and points of view—from winemakers to wine critics, from science to literature—seeking not to prove its veracity but to explore its pros, cons, and other aspects. This comprehensive anthology lets readers come to their own conclusions about terroir.

Author : Kelli A. White
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692477809
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Napa Valley, Then and Now written by Kelli A. White and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth look at the history, wineries, and wines of Napa Valley with a special emphasis on tasting notes of older vintages.

Author : Patrick Alexander
Publisher : Mango Media Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1633536076
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Booklovers' Guide to Wine written by Patrick Alexander and published by Mango Media Inc.. This book was released on 2017-09-19 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A delightfully informative guide to two of the world’s most rewarding pleasures—fine wine and great literature—that make for an irresistible pairing. Nothing in the world is more satisfying to the soul than a glass of excellent cabernet sauvignon, pinot grigio, bordeaux, or any number of fine varietals—unless it’s curling up by the fire with a truly exceptional novel, history, or collection of short fiction. Now Patrick Alexander, wine aficionado and author of The Illustrated Proust, combines these unparalleled pleasures in a unique guidebook to delight connoisseurs of both Gatsby and the grape. In The Booklovers’ Guide to Wine, Alexander shares his passion for the culture and history of wine and his love of great authors and their enduring works. Eschewing the traditional pairings of food and drink, he explores instead the most pleasing combinations of reds, whites, and rosés with their most compatible writers—be it Shakespeare with sherry, Jane Austin with chardonnay, or J.R.R. Tolkien with albariño. In addition, he examines the most interesting and thought-provoking wine references in literature while providing an intriguing history of the beloved beverage from biblical times to the latest trends. Chock-full of intriguing facts, expert opinions, and entertaining anecdotes, The Booklovers’ Guide to Wine is a book to be savored by anyone who appreciates the complexity of a full-bodied shiraz or the unmistakable flavor of a great author.

Author : Paul Hodgins
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780997716023
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Winemakers of Paso Robles written by Paul Hodgins and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-15 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Large format book with photographic and biographic profiles of 50+ winemakers in Paso Robles California.