Grape Man of Texas: Thomas Volney Munson and the Origins of American Viticulture

Grape Man of Texas: Thomas Volney Munson and the Origins of American Viticulture Review

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This revised and updated edition to the Gourmand award-winning biography of Thomas Volney Munson brings invaluable insights to the evolving picture of U.S. viticultural history, and offers a new and tantalizing view of the life and times of this nineteenth century champion of American horticulture. This a book for scholars and wine lovers alike.

Exploring Wine: Completely Revised 3rd Edition

Exploring Wine: Completely Revised 3rd Edition Review

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The essential wine reference for food and wine aficionados, students, and professionals

Written by the experts who train today's leading chefs and sommeliers, this invaluable guide thoroughly demystifies wine, from the basics of wine production to the nuances of wine lists, wine marketing, and wine service.

Completely revised and updated, this new edition of the critically acclaimed guide features more comprehensive coverage of the wine regions of the world, grape varietals, winemaking, purchasing, tasting, service, and pairing. The expanded food and wine pairing section doesn't just list good pairings, but explains why particular wines and foods pair well with each other. In addition, the book includes easy-to-use and informative charts, tables, and maps, as well as beautiful full-color photographs..

• Packed with the most comprehensive, up-to-date information on wines of the world from the top professionals in the field
• Includes more tasting notes for each region, updated information on the health effects of wine, and an expanded food and wine pairing section
• Features excellent study resources for food and wine students

Expanded, revised, and better than ever, Exploring Wine is a comprehensive resource and ideal companion for wine lovers and students alike.

Biodynamic Wines (Classic Wine Library)

Biodynamic Wines (Classic Wine Library) Review

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This pioneering look at Biodynamic wines is the first complete reference on the topic and the principles used in their creation. Award-winning wine writer Monty Waldin—a leading authority on the subject—features more than 200 Biodynamic wine producers from around the world. He details their wines and rates them once for their overall quality in relation to environmental impact, and then again for value. 
 

Green: Grapes, Growers, Winemakers and Wine

Green: Grapes, Growers, Winemakers and Wine Review

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“Green: Grapes, Growers, Winemakers and Wine” is a nuts-and-bolts directory of “earth-friendly” vineyards, wineries and independent winemakers. The directory contains 3,230 listings of organic, biodynamic and sustainable winegrowers in 28 countries from across the world. Each entry includes a name, contact information and website address (if available). The main list is sorted alphabetically by name. A second list is sorted alphabetically by country. Interviews with 62 of the winemakers answer the questions, “Why go green?” and “Why stay green?”

Wine consumption and eco-awareness are on the upswing worldwide. This directory will serve current “green” wine drinkers, those looking to go “green” and also wine-sellers wanting to expand their inventories of earth-friendly wines. Lesser lists have appeared in print and online over the past decade. A directory this wide-ranging exists nowhere but in this book.

Edible: A Celebration of Local Foods

Edible: A Celebration of Local Foods Review

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A gorgeous full-color celebration of North America's local food heroes and traditions. Offers profiles of farmers, artisans, chefs, and organizations that are making a difference, and shares eighty seasonal recipes that highlight the very best local foods
Title: Edible
Author: Ryder, Tracey/ Topalian, Carol
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publication Date: 2010/04/19
Number of Pages: 324
Binding Type: HARDCOVER
Library of Congress: 2009023912

Ani's Raw Food Asia: Easy East-West Fusion Recipes the Raw Food Way

Ani's Raw Food Asia: Easy East-West Fusion Recipes the Raw Food Way Review

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You've been to her kitchen, enjoyed her desserts, and mastered the essentials; now go with raw food goddess Ani Phyo back to her roots for the first ever Asian raw food cookbook. Along with recipes from Korea, China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Indonesia, and Hawaii and background information on traditional dishes, Ani's Raw Food Asia also offers essential tips on green living, well-being, longevity, fitness, beauty, and entertaining as inspired by a healthy Asian lifestyle.

Recipes include: Mixed Vegetable Skewers with Almond-Butter Sauce, Creamed Curry Saag, Vegetable Tempura with Orange Lemongrass Dipping Sauce, Marinated Shiitake Mushroom Dumplings, Corn Fritters with a Hot and Sour Cucumber Dipping Sauce, Dosas, Moo Shoo Vegetables, and more.

Green Earth Guide: Traveling Naturally in Switzerland

Green Earth Guide: Traveling Naturally in Switzerland Review

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Green Earth Guide: Traveling Naturally in Switzerland is the third guide in the ecotravel series to Western Europe. As in the award-winning Green Earth Guides to France and Spain, author Dorian Yates covers where to eat, sleep, shop, relax, do yoga, and sightsee in Switzerland with a focus on local and organic foods, public transport, low-impact recreation, alternative health services, and ecological businesses. Written in a friendly, accessible style with personal anecdotes, how-to travel tips, and practical information, Yates helps travelers leave a small footprint wherever they venture in Switzerland. If you are conflicted about the greenhouse effect of your flight, prefer herbs and vitamins to pharmaceutical drugs, would rather eat local and organic foods, want to practice yoga on your trip, and hope to find cheap bicycle rentals, Green Earth Guides are for you.