Brad Prescott

Wine and War: The French, The Nazis and the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure by Don and Petie Kladstrup

A wine lover's Is Paris Burning? - the remarkable untold story of France's courageous, clever vintners, who protected and rescued the country's most treasured commodity from German plunder during World War II...

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Great Wine Made Simple by Andrea Immer

At last, a wine book that makes selecting and enjoying wine truly simple. With renowned wine expert Andrea Immer as your guide, never again will you have to fear pricey bottles that don't deliver, snobby wine waiters, foreign terminology, or encyclopedic restaurant wine lists. You'll be able to buy or order wine with confidence�and get just the wine you want�by learning how the "Big Six" basic styles taste and how to read any wine label.

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A Wine Journey Along the Russian River by Steve Heimoff

Steve Heimoff takes readers on an intimate and enlightening tour of one of California's most diverse and accomplished wine areas as he travels along the Russian River and talks with growers and vintners from the Cabernet country of the Alexander Valley to the Pinot Noir producers of the Sonoma coast.

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The Science of Wine: From Vine to Glass

This essential and groundbreaking reference gives a comprehensive overview of one of the most fascinating, important, and controversial trends in the world of wine: the scientific and technological innovations that are now influencing how grapes are grown and how wine is made.

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A Life Uncorked by Hugh Johnson

Hugh Johnson, the preeminent wine writer of our time, now brings to his fans around the world his first major new book in a decade: this stylish, intimate, and delightfully opinionated autobiographical tour through the world of wine. A Life Uncorked weaves Johnson's wide-ranging ruminations, memories, and observations on his remarkable life together with information on every aspect of wine--from its technical production to its cultural significance. In luminous, utterly engaging prose, he taps into his enormous experience to consider topics such as tasting, cellaring, choosing, understanding, comparing, and buying wine, as well as wine's more ephemeral and personal pleasures, lures, and mysteries.

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Love by the Glass: Tasting Notes from a Marriage by Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher

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In Tuscany by Frances Mayes with Edward Mayes / Photographs by Bob Krist

From the bestselling author who has captured the voluptuousness of Italian life in sensuous and evocative prose, comes a lavishly illustrated celebration of Tuscany's people, food, landscapes, and art, as well as the abundant pleasures of Italian life as it is lived at home, at festivals, feasts,...

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French Lessons: Adventures With Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew by Peter Mayle

From Peter Mayle, a joyous exploration and celebration of the infinite gastronomic pleasures of France. Ranging far from his adopted Provence, Mayle now travels to every corner of the country, armed with knife, fork, and corkscrew. He takes us to tiny, out-of-the-way restaurants, starred Michelin wonders, local village markets, annual festivals, and blessed vineyards.

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French Lessons: Adventures With Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew

Peter Mayle Excerpt from French Lessons : Adventures With Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew The Inner Frenchman The early part of my life was spent in the gastronomic wilderness of postwar England, when delicacies of the table were in extremely short supply. I suppose I must have possessed taste buds in...

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History in a Glass: Sixty Years of Wine Writing from Gourmet

When Gourmet magazine debuted in the 1940s, America's wineries were still reeling from the lingering effects of Prohibition and the loss of wines from war-torn Europe. But for every closed door, there was an open bottle: The bleak postwar years were actually a prelude to today's unprecedented and widespread appreciation for the grape. New York Times bestselling author Ruth Reichl reread sixty-five years of wine articles in Gourmet to select the best for History in a Glass. The result is a rollicking tale of great meals, great walks, and wonderful drinks as Americans discover the pleasures of wine.

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Brad Prescott

Articles

Wine and War: The French, The Nazis and the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure by Don and Petie Kladstrup

Great Wine Made Simple by Andrea Immer

A Wine Journey Along the Russian River by Steve Heimoff

The Science of Wine: From Vine to Glass

A Life Uncorked by Hugh Johnson

Love by the Glass: Tasting Notes from a Marriage by Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher

In Tuscany by Frances Mayes with Edward Mayes / Photographs by Bob Krist

French Lessons: Adventures With Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew by Peter Mayle

French Lessons: Adventures With Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew

History in a Glass: Sixty Years of Wine Writing from Gourmet

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