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Author : Nina Basset
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1291118209
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (911 download)
Download or read book A year and quite a bit more in the life of Hotel TerraVina written by Nina Basset and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gerard Basset
Publisher : Unbound Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1783528613
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (835 download)
Download or read book Tasting Victory written by Gerard Basset and published by Unbound Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-19 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This the memoir of Gerard Basset, OBE, the greatest wine professional of his generation. A school dropout, Gerard had to come to England to discover his passion. He threw himself into learning everything he could about wine, immersing himself in the world of Michelin star restaurants and beginning the steep climb to the top of the career ladder. Tasting Victory charts his business successes: co-founding and selling the innovative Hotel du Vin chain and founding, with his wife Nina, the much-loved Hotel TerraVina. It recounts in detail just how he managed to earn his unprecedented sequence of qualifications; Gerard is the first and only individual to hold the famously difficult Master of Wine qualification simultaneously with that of Master Sommelier and MBA in Wine Business. But it is his pursuit of the most important award of all that forms the core of this book – how, at his seventh attempt, and after a training regime that would shame most Olympic athletes, the fifty-three-year-old Gerard Basset was finally crowned the Best Sommelier of the World, and acknowledged as the greatest sommelier of his generation. Gerard's memoir is not only the story of how a champion is made, but also a record of how fine dining and hospitality changed in England, going from stale and unexciting to the world-leading sector it is today. Above all, it’s a book about succeeding against great odds: in typical fashion it was when he was diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus that Gerard responded by deciding to write Tasting Victory, which he completed shortly before his death in January 2019.
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Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Download or read book Wine & Spirit written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Steven Spurrier
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780956238788
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (387 download)
Download or read book Wine - a Way of Life written by Steven Spurrier and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Pedro Parra
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781889937465
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (374 download)
Download or read book Terroir Footprints written by Pedro Parra and published by . This book was released on 2020-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jancis Robinson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781840915204
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (152 download)
Download or read book How to Taste Wine written by Jancis Robinson and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master of Wine Jancis Robinson has created this wine tasting course based around practical exercises that will guide you from your first sips to confident, well-informed gulps. Clearly divided into theory and practise, this workbook first provides all the information you need before you put it into practise. Learn the correct way to taste wine and enjoy the tasting exercises specially devised by Jancis based on readily available and inexpensive bottle. Learn how to recognise the most popular grape varieties from Chardonnay to Riesling, Pinot Noir to Cabernet Sauvignon, and why you should choose a good sparkling wine over cheap Champagne. There is advice on choosing from a wine list and how to match food with wine. How to Taste will awaken the wine connoisseur in us all.
Author : Tom Stevenson
Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN 13 : 9780756639839
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (398 download)
Download or read book Wine Report 2009 written by Tom Stevenson and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on many years of tastings, book signings, and lectures, Stevenson delivers what wine aficionados want from an annual guide: the inside story of the past year from 40 of the world's most respected wine writers.
Author : Jonathan Nossiter
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 1429977124
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)
Download or read book Liquid Memory written by Jonathan Nossiter and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2010-09-28 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jonathan Nossiter, acclaimed filmmaker and former sommelier, had his first taste of wine at the age of three in Paris, from his father's fingertip. For him, wine is "memory in its most liquid and dynamic form," as essential an expression of culture as cinema, books, baseball, painting, even sex. With great wit and passion, he celebrates wine and its enthusiasts—and defends both from those who tell us what to drink and how to think about it. In Liquid Memory, the American expatriate investigates the infinite mysteries of terroir, the historical sense of place that makes wine a living, thrilling expression of cultural identity that can stretch back centuries. The book is a deliriously joyful master class in locating the soul of a wine, and in learning to trust your own palate and desires. Nossiter, who has already created an uproar in the world of wine with his film Mondovino, arms us against the tyranny of snobs, critics, and charlatans who would prevent us from taking part in what should be a gloriously democratic bacchanalia. From the sacred wine shops and three-star restaurants of Paris to the biodynamic vineyards of Burgundy, from the hipster bistros of New York to film locations in Rio de Janeiro and Athens, this singular journey invites us to consider how power, misused, can sometimes mask an absence of taste—and how our own personal taste can combat power in any sphere. A controversial bestseller in Europe, Liquid Memory is sure to rile the establishment, enlighten the thirsty, and reveal the inner life of the world's most mysterious, contradictory, and jubilatory drink.
Author : Steve Raye
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788884290953
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (99 download)
Download or read book How to Get U.S. Market-ready: Wines and Spirits written by Steve Raye and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Neal I. Rosenthal
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1429957786
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)
Download or read book Reflections of a Wine Merchant written by Neal I. Rosenthal and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2008-04-29 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A leading importer of limited-production wines of character and quality takes us on an intimate tour through family-owned vineyards in France and Italy and reflects upon the last three decades of controversy, hype, and change in the world of wine In the late 1970s, Neal I. Rosenthal set out to learn everything he could about wine. Today, he is one of the most successful importers of traditionally made wines produced by small family-owned estates in France and Italy. Rosenthal has immersed himself in the culture of Old World wine production, working closely with his growers for two and sometimes three generations. He is one of the leading exponents of the concept of "terroir"—the notion that a particular vineyard site imparts distinct qualities of bouquet, flavor, and color to a wine. In Reflections of a Wine Merchant, Rosenthal brings us into the cellars, vineyards, and homes of these vignerons, and his delightful stories about his encounters, relationships, and explorations—and what he has learned along the way—give us an unequaled perspective on winemaking tradition and what threatens it today. Rosenthal was featured in the documentary film Mondovino and is one of the more outspoken figures against globalization, homogenization, and the "critic-ization" of the wine business. He was also a major subject in Lawrence Osborne's The Accidental Connoisseur. His is an important voice in defense of the individual and the artisanal, and their contribution to our quality of life.
Author : Daniel Galmiche
Publisher : Duncan Baird Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1848990774
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (489 download)
Download or read book French Brasserie Cookbook written by Daniel Galmiche and published by Duncan Baird Publishers. This book was released on 2012-03-26 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What it is that we love so much about food in a French brasserie? Is it the delicious, time-honoured dishes cooked to perfection? Or the fresh, local ingredients and regional recipes? Or is it that most of these recipes started life in the home? Perhaps this is why they have such a special place in our hearts. In French Brasserie Cookbook, top chef Daniel Galmiche brings us a superb collection of 100 classic brasserie recipes with a modern Mediterranean twist. A committed champion of French food and cookery, and someone who is passionate about making home cooking approachable, Daniel gives us irresistible recipes for starters, mains, side dishes and desserts - all based on the classic principles that characterise brasserie cooking: regional recipes, local ingredients and homely, comforting flavours. Try his aromatic Roast Leg of Lamb with Garlic & Lavender, for example, the delicious Grilled Fillet of Sea Bass with Caramelised Lemon & Basil Oil or the wonderful Wild Mushroom & Herb Risotto, followed by a mouth-watering Raspberry Clafoutis, Tarte Tatin with Rosemary & Toasted Almonds or Orange Souffle Pancakes. Vibrant with the mesmerisingly diverse tastes and aromas of France, this brilliant book shows you how to create fresh, contemporary French flavours in your own kitchen.
Author : Ed Brubaker
Publisher : Image Comics
ISBN 13 : 1632155192
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Criminal Vol. 6: The Last Of The Innocent written by Ed Brubaker and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE EISNER AWARD FOR BEST LIMITED SERIES! BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS's gorgeous new CRIMINAL editions finally gets to the most critically-acclaimed and innovative piece of pulp fiction they've ever done. It's "like Watchmen for the Archie set" as CRIMINAL reaches new heights.
Author : Suzanne Hoffman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780997235906
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (359 download)
Download or read book Labor of Love written by Suzanne Hoffman and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-02 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compelling stories over many generations of the contributions of the women of 22 wine families from the Langhe, Roero and Monferrato regions of Piemonte, Italy.
Author : Piero Antinori
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
ISBN 13 : 0847844676
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (478 download)
Download or read book The Hills of Chianti written by Piero Antinori and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2014-09-09 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The head of Italy’s "first family" of winemaking reflects on the Antinoris’ six-hundred-year legacy and a life of good food and drink in the hills of Tuscany. If you know wine, you know the name Antinori. Since 1385, this noble Florentine family has produced some of Italy’s finest wines. The Hills of Chianti tells the story of the Antinoris and the Tuscany they call home, through seven iconic bottles that define their legacy. From the Tignanello that ushered in the era of Super Tuscans to limited-edition vintages, these wines embody a way of life and will excite oenophile readers and lovers of Italy alike. In this family memoir Piero Antinori reveals the passion, tradition, and love of craft that have driven twenty-seven generations of vintners: from the first ancestor who signed up to the winemakers guild in the fourteenth century to Antinori’s own three daughters, poised to carry this most celebrated family of artisans into the future. But The Hills of Chianti is about much more than wine. At its heart the Antinori story is about "Tuscan-ness": a connection to the land, an appreciation for good food and drink, and the quintessentially Italian love of hospitality that make this one of the world’s most inspiring and memorable destinations.
Author : Monty Waldin
Publisher : Anova Books
ISBN 13 : 9781906032289
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (322 download)
Download or read book Chateau Monty written by Monty Waldin and published by Anova Books. This book was released on 2008-09-16 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Top wine critic and author, Monty Waldin, has decided to put his money where his opinionated mouth is and pack it all in to make wine biodynamically in rural France. He has just over a year to turn 4 hectares into top selling organic wine. Renovating an old cabin on his vineyard so he can babysit his vines 24/7, his only company will be his donkey and occasionally his high maintenance girlfriend Silvana when she jets in from Italy. Regarded by peers as a bit loopy because of his views about Biodynamics, and even as the enfant terrible of the wine world (he’s upset the establishment for his harsh criticisms of the wine industry), Monty’s nonetheless forged a successful career and written several award-winning books ... But now he’s abandoning life behind the laptop for a new one making his own wine in the French Pyrenees. For a sneak preview of Chateau Monty go to Channel4.com.
Author : Skye Gyngell
Publisher : Quadrille Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781849497541
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (975 download)
Download or read book Spring written by Skye Gyngell and published by Quadrille Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published to celebrate Skye Gyngell's new restaurant in London, Spring presents a collection of delectable recipes from the menu—beautiful new breads and pasta dishes, exquisite seafood and meat dishes, colorful salads and vegetables, enticing ice creams and desserts, original preserves, and drinks newly fashioned for the restaurant. Spring also provides a fascinating insight into the creation of the restaurant itself, from Skye's first visit to the space at Somerset House, through to the design and development of the site, to the opening of the restaurant, decor, and even staff uniform.
Author : Cavanagh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781838462413
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (624 download)
Download or read book Performers written by Cavanagh and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-15 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They Don't Think They're Gonna Let You Stay in the Film Business Performers deals with masculinity at the point when the sexual revolution was saturating culture. For many working-class men, it was confusing and threatening. As secularism started to replace traditional Judaeo-Christian attitudes, a lot of men found themselves torn between embracing the liberation and clinging to the simpler, more morally binary past. In the swinging and hallucinogenic London of 1968, visionary Scottish filmmaker Donald Cammell joined forces with cinematographer Nicolas Roeg to make "Performance". The film would star James Fox, Mick Jagger and Anita Pallenberg, but the casting process was frustrating for Cammell because he insisted on bringing "real villains" into the roles that supported the lead character of South London gangster Chas Devlin. David Litvinoff, a chameleon like character who bridged the worlds of rock and roll and organized crime, was employed as dialogue coach because of his connections and he set about introducing "real villains" to Donald Cammell. What started out as an acting vehicle for Mick Jagger soon took detours as Cammell began experimenting with the script. He developed the theme of dualism and became inspired by the writings of Borges and the paintings of Francis Bacon. Violence, psychedelic drugs, sex and a homo-erotic subtext became enmeshed in a story about the fracturing of the male psyche. David Litvinoff persuaded many London criminals to audition for roles in the film. Performers is the story of two of them. On release, "Performance" was disowned by Warner Brothers, refused distribution, banned in certain countries and attacked by the mainstream media over its gratuitous sex, violence and illicit drug consumption. "Performance" did however go on to become a critical success and remains a cult classic. The filming took its toll on those involved though, most notably James Fox, who suffered a nervous breakdown and retired from acting for a period of time. Many believe that this was a result of Fox's method acting and his submergence in the London criminal underworld in preparation for the role, which Cammell enthusiastically encouraged. Today the film is cited as a huge influence on director Martin Scorsese and many other filmmakers and has gained a place in pop culture as the "coolest" and most accurate portrayal of swinging London ever documented. "Performers" is a dark, subtle comedy with a cast of 4. A play of one scene, that narrates the story of two unwitting gangsters who find themselves auditioning for a part in the film. Homoerotic in parts, somewhat misogynistic, packed full of cultural reference points from the swinging sixties, the play presents an altogether inspiring twist on a classic casting couch situation.
