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Berrys' Wine Cellar Wisdom
Books;
£3.95
$7.82
Our personal guide to cellaring and ageing wines.
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Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book 2008
Books;
£9.99
$19.78
This year's edition boasts up-to-date news on more than 6,000 wines, growers,
and regions from world experts, with invaluable vintage information, peerless
food and wine matching tips, as well as a personal review of the last three
decades from the world's best-known wine writer. Maintaining the same
authoritative tone and clarity of presentation that has come to characterise
this classic, it also includes a special new full-colour feature on Italian
wine. Hugh Johnson and his galaxy of expert contributors have refreshed the
text more than ever to ensure that this book remains "the definitive annual
guide to wine", offering the "most accessible and valuable advice available".
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Wine report 2008 by Tom Stevenson
Books;
£9.99
$19.78
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Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2008
Books;
£9.99
$19.78
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Destination Champagne by Philippe Boucheron
Books;
£13.99
$27.70
A Champagne vacation and holiday guide from Philippe Boucheron, a wine
journalist and broadcaster who first went to Champagne in 1957. Since the
mid-1970’s he has been writing on wine and in 1987 he began broadcasting,
organising tastings and even taking groups to vineyards as far apart as
Champagne and the Cape.
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Discovering Wine - Joanna Simon
Books;
£14.99
$29.68
Discovering Wine is, indeed, "a refreshingly unfussy beginner's guide to
finding, tasting, judging, storing, serving, cellaring, and, most of all,
discovering wine." Author Joanna Simon makes it clear that even
the most retiring persons can learn to judge wine without drawing attention to
themselves. Using a combination of pictures and text, Simon describes the steps
involved in tasting, serving, and storing wine. She offers suggestions for
matching wines with different foods, then takes the reader on a tour of famous
vineyards. Finally, she includes brief descriptions of the best-known wines
from wine-growing regions.
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The Cigar Aficionado Buying Guide (4th edition)
Cigar Accessories;
£13.61
$26.95
Churchills, Coronas, Torpedoes, Maduros. Here are ratings and tasting notes for more than 800 cigars, along with a directory of leading tobacconists around the world and profiles of more than 1,300 cigar-friendly restaurants. Full-color photos.
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Essential Winetasting, by Michael Schuster
Books;
£20.00
$39.61
Every stage of tasting is illustrated with specially commissioned photography and there are maps of every key wine region.
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Bordeaux, Medoc and Graves by Stephen Brook
Books;
£25.00
$49.51
Stephen Brook, a highly regarded Bordeaux expert, provides in-depth, essential
information on the various appellations of this area, including the Medoc,
Pessac-Leognan, and Graves, and the world-famous communes of the Haut-Medoc
such as Pauillac, Margaux, St-Julian, and St-Estephe. He gives a thorough
explanation of both the old and new wine laws of these regions and the terroir,
plus he explores the range of world-famous wines - from the red Cabernet
Sauvignon-based Pauillacs to the luscious sweet whites of Sauternes - produced
by the most reputable chateaux and growers as well as the lesser-known,
up-and-coming properties. The book also features nine maps of the wine areas
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The Story of Wine - Hugh Johnson
Books;
£30.00
$59.41
This fascinating history of wine is written with all the characteristic
enthusiasm and wit of its famous author, Hugh Johnson. Unlike many
comprehensive histories, this book is easily "digestible" and explores the
cultural history of wine in enthralling chapters. The colorful prose makes the
book a joy to read from cover to cover and a delight to dip into at leisure.
