Wine Education

In the six lectures of The Everyday Guide to Wines of California, you’ll join acclaimed Master of Wine Jennifer Simonetti-Bryan on an engaging and interactive tour of the unique flavors California has to offer. By surveying both perennial top-sellers and experimental underdogs, you’ll discover why California is one of the world’s greatest wine producers. Filled with interactive tastings, suggestions for food pairings, shopping tips, and more, you’ll learn how to enjoy all of California’s offerings - one delicious glass at a time.

Winner of the prestigious André Simon Drink Book Award The first definitive reference book to describe, region-by-region, how the great wines of Europe should taste. This will be the go-to guide for aspiring sommeliers, wine aficionados who want to improve their blind tasting skills, and...

With the six lectures of The Everyday Guide to Wines of Italy, you can experience the dynamism of Italian wine for yourself and become your own expert in the tastes, traditions, and innovations from history’s definitive wine-making regions. Delivered by acclaimed Master of Wine Jennifer Simonetti-Bryan, one of the foremost authorities on wines around the world, this course is a chance for you to embark on a delicious, interactive, and unforgettable tasting tour through a country that is equal parts picturesque, romantic, and mysterious.

From the world-renowned sommelier Aldo Sohm, a dynamic, essential wine guide for a new generation NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY FOOD52 Aldo Sohm is one of the most respected and widely lauded sommeliers in the world. He's worked with celebrated chef Eric Ripert as wine director...

A practical guide to help you understand and enjoy wine, this book gives advice and tips on how to taste wine and clear information about wine styles and wine types. You will learn to recognize the typical flavors of the main grapes making it possible to guess correctly the wine in a blind tasting. This book contains facts, hacks, and advice on the main principles of winemaking and wine tasting, wine types, styles and flavors, as well as practical tips to help you understand and enjoy wine.

Actor and wine expert Julian Curry has devised a unique audiobook guide to wine. The whole subject is introduced and explained how wine is made, the different grapes, the different blends, vintages, wine-growing areas and types. In an entertaining and informal style, he also teaches how to taste wine, and how to choose and store it.

How can you cheat… at drinking wine? It turns out you can. And when you do, a whole world of power, ego and money will unravel. Corked is the scandalous saga in the glamorous, competitive and mysterious world of fine wines.

There are few greater pleasures in life than enjoying a wonderful glass of wine. So why does finding and choosing one you like seem so stressful? Now, becoming a happier, more confident wine drinker is easy. The first step is to forget all the useless, needlessly complicated stuff the "experts" have been telling you. Acclaimed wine writer Jon Bonné explains everything you need to know in simple, easy-to-digest tidbits. And the news is good! For example: A wine's price rarely reflects its quality. And you can drink rosé any time of year.

Humans have been drinking wine for almost 8,000 years, and it seems like the intricate art of winemaking is back in fashion. And no wonder: It’s easy, stress-relieving, and eco-friendly. Not to mention how much money you can save when you stop buying expensive bottles from the store.

Are you fascinated by the many kinds of wines you can choose from? Is the rich variety of wines overwhelming? Do you need help choosing the perfect wines - at the right prices? Wine: Everything You Need to Know About Wine from Beginner to Expert provides a brief history of wine, explains wine geography, and teaches you how to recognize a good wine. You'll learn about aroma and balance, what to look for on wine labels, and how to find the best prices!

Throughout human history, certain drinks have done much more than just quench thirst. As Tom Standage relates with authority and charm, six of them have had a surprisingly pervasive influence on the course of history, becoming the defining drink during a pivotal historical period. A History of the World in 6 Glasses tells the story of humanity from the Stone Age to the 21st century through the lens of beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and cola.

Since its first publication in 1989, Matt Kramer's extraordinarily accessible guide to wine has become a classic. Where others talk jargon about centrifuges, steel tanks, and acidity levels, Kramer talks about wine itself. The result is an enriching experience that goes far beyond knowing how to read a label or impress a waiter.

The wine world is intimidating when you are just starting out. France alone has more than 25,000 wineries and the bottles are labeled with various phrases, regions, vineyards, vintages and classifications, often times with no mention of a grape varietal. How are you possibly to know what to buy, what's inside the bottle, and if you're going to like it? "Decoding French Wine: A Beginner’s Guide to Enjoying the Fruits of the French Terroir" is a clear and concise guide written with the singular goal to help early stage wine drinkers navigate and explore the world of French wine. This new ...

In 1940, France fell to the Nazis and almost immediately the German army began a campaign of pillaging one of the assets the French hold most dear: their wine. Like others in the French Resistance, winemakers mobilized to oppose their occupiers, but the tale of their extraordinary efforts has remained largely unknown - until now. This is the thrilling and harrowing story of the French wine producers who undertook ingenious, daring measures to save their cherished crops and bottles as the Germans closed in on them.

The New York Times bestselling, groundbreaking investigation of how the global elite's efforts to "change the world" preserve the status quo and obscure their role in causing the problems they later seek to solve. An essential read for understanding some of the egregious abuses of power that...

This down-to-earth guide cuts through wine snobbery and tells you what's in, what's out, and what's new in wine. This update of the bestselling For Dummies classic covers everything from established and emerging wine regions to pairing wine with food to collecting wine. Here's to fun, relaxed...

Nestled in the heart of Lombardy, Franciacorta is a region that has quietly and steadily earned its place among the world’s most esteemed wine-producing areas. Renowned for its sparkling wines, Franciacorta embodies a tradition of excellence and innovation, distinguishing itself with wines that rival those of Champagne in quality and prestige. This eBook, “Crafting Excellence: The Story of Franciacorta,” is designed to take you on a journey through this remarkable region, exploring its rich history, unique terroir, and the meticulous craftsmanship that goes into every bottle of ...

This second edition of Viticulture is an introduction to the professional world of growing grapes for wine production and is aimed at the serious student in the wine trade, WSET diploma student, or Master of Wine candidate. It is also aimed at anybody considering owning or planting a vineyard who wants a basic primer on the subject. It is written in an easy-to-digest style, arranged in 14 relatively short chapters, and illustrated with 100 photographs and charts. Viticulture is all you need to know about grape growing.

This extraordinarily handy and exciting audiobook is full of practical and charming information on ways to revel in whisky. All whisky styles are explained, along with (just whisper it) blends. Along the way, a few myths are busted, including the idea that whisky has to be taken neat. In Whiskey Tasting, Gary Wines Cappiello explores flavor camps - a way to recognize a style of whisky - and moves directly to offer giant tasting notes of the important brands, demonstrating whisky's topnotch diversity.

320 Recipes. 32 Chapters. One Book That Belongs in Every Kitchen. Whether you reach for a cookie when life is sweet or when you need something to make it sweeter — this is the book you have been waiting for. COOKIES: The 320 Recipe Ultimate Collection is the most comprehensive cookie cookbook you will ever own. Spanning 32 beautifully organized chapters and more than 320 hand-crafted recipes, this collection was built for every kind of baker — the weekend home baker, the curious beginner, the seasoned professional, and everyone in between. From the first recipe to the last, this book is...