Keys to the Cellar: Strategies and Secrets of Wine Collecting Peter D. Meltzer Peter Meltzer covers all the basics in creating and stocking a cellar, whether you have a modest budget or are ready to build the den of Dionysus. I like his tips for avoiding costly mistakes and his solutions to common challenges. Buy it from Amazon Canada: $35.99 Buy it from Chapters/Indigo Canada: $35.99 Buy it from Amazon U.S.: $29.95 Buy it from Barnes & Noble: $29.95
Month: March 2011
Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book 2008
Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book 2008 Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book 2008 is an invaluable book to have when you want to know when your wine is prime for drinking. This book notes the peak drinking years for most of the world’s cellar-worthy wines and it’s a handy guide to keep in your pocket, whether you’re in the liquor store or your cellar. Buy it from Amazon Canada: CDN $17.95 Buy it from Chapters/Indigo Canada: CDN $17.95 Buy it from Amazon U.S.: US $14.95 Buy it from Barnes & Noble: 14.95
Harmony on the Palate: Matching Simple Recipes to Everyday Wine Styles
Harmony on the Palate: Matching Simple Recipes to Everyday Wine Styles Shari Darling Harmony on the Plate by Ontario writer Shari Darling is essential for those, like me, who believe that wine is meant to partner with food. However, with such a dizzying array of wine and cooking styles today, the challenge of pairing them has become complex. Shari Darling solves the matching dilemma by giving concise, practical tips. Buy it from Amazon Canada: $29.95 Buy it from Chapters/Indigo Canada: $29.95 Buy it from Amazon U.S.: $24.95 Buy it from Barnes & Noble: $24.95
Good Better Best Wines: A No-Nonsense Guide to Popular Wines
Good Better Best Wines: A No-Nonsense Guide to Popular Wines Carolyn Hammond Finally, a wine book for the rest of us! Carolyn Hammond sniffs and swirls her way through the liquor store so that you don’t have to. The genius of her approach is that she recognizes we want tasty wines that are reasonably priced. Brava Carolyn! Buy it from Amazon Canada: (CDN: $ 11.55) Buy it from Amazon U.S.: (US $9.32) Buy it from Barnes & Noble: (CDN $9.32)
From Vines to Wines: The Complete Guide to Growing Grapes & Making Your Own Wine
From Vines to Wines: The Complete Guide to Growing Grapes & Making Your Own Wine by Jeff Cox A practical guide to home winemaking that is concise and well written. Buy it from Amazon Canada: CDN $20.27 Buy it from Chapters/Indigo Canada: CDN $20.26 Buy it from Amazon U.S.: US $13.27 Buy it from Barnes & Noble: US $17.05
Essential Winetasting: The Complete Practical Winetasting Course
Essential Winetasting: The Complete Practical Winetasting Course by Michael Schuster Schuster has produced an intelligent and articulate primer, the result of his more than twenty years of teaching wine appreciation. In addition to the basics of wine tasting, the book looks at wine labels, winemaking, the varieties of wine, decanting and other essentials. Buy it from Amazon Canada: CDN $27.97 Buy it from Chapters/Indigo Canada: CDN $32.86 Buy it from Amazon U.S.: US $20.97 Buy it from Barnes & Noble: US $22.95
Drink: A Social History of America
Drink: A Social History of America by Andrew Barr In this “Food & Wine” 1999 Book of the Year, Barr looks at historical and cultural role of drink in the U.S. Buy it from Amazon Canada: CDN $21.02 Buy it from Chapters/Indigo Canada: CDN $24.95 Buy it from Amazon U.S.: US $11.20
Decantations
Decantations by Frank Prial From the wine columnist for the New York Times comes these personal recollections. Buy it from Amazon Canada: CDN $25.87 Buy it from Chapters/Indigo Canada: CDN $25.86 Buy it from Amazon U.S.: US $17.47 Buy it from Barnes & Noble: US $14.95
Crush: The New Australian Wine Book
Crush: The New Australian Wine Book by Max Allen If you love Aussie wines, you’ll like this light-hearted book from Down Under. Buy it from Amazon Canada: CDN $45.00 Buy it from Chapters/Indigo Canada: CDN $7.99 Buy it from Amazon U.S.: US $20.97 Buy it from Barnes & Noble: US $29.95
Classic Cocktails: a Modern Shake
Classic Cocktails: a Modern Shake Mark Kingwell Mark Kingwell, a philosophy professor at the University of Toronto, takes a literary and historical approach to cocktails in Classic Cocktails. He’s great on ferreting out fascinating ties between cocktails and culture, art, film and literature. Whip yourself up a Whisky Sour or Tom Collins, and enjoy. Buy it from Amazon Canada: $24.99 Buy it from Chapters/Indigo Canada: $24.99 Buy it from Amazon U.S.: $19.95 Buy it from Barnes & Noble: $19.95
