Download or read book Corked written by Kathryn Borel and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2010-02-16 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Kathryn Borel, bon vivant and undutiful daughter. Now meet her father, Philippe, former chef, eccentric genius, and wine aficionado extraordinaire. Kathryn is like her father in every way but one: she's totally ignorant when it comes to wine. And although Philippe has devoted untold parenting hours to delivering impassioned oenological orations, she has managed to remain unenlightened. But after an accident and a death, Kathryn realizes that by shutting herself off to her father's greatest passion, she will never really know him. Accordingly, she proposes a drunken father-daughter road trip. Corked is the uncensored account of their tour through the great wine regions of France. Uproarious, poignant, painfully introspective, and filled with cunning little details about wine, this is a book for any reader who has sought a connection with a complex family member or wanted to overcome the paralyzing terror of being faced with a restaurant wine list.
Download or read book To Cork Or Not To Cork written by George M. Taber and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-12-08 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the controversy about corking and wine-bottle sealing that has spawned a heated debate throughout the oenological community, tracing the history of the cork while evaluating the merits and shortcomings of other seal contenders.
Download or read book Is This Bottle Corked written by Michael Bywater and published by Clarkson Potter. This book was released on 2009-09-08 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We’ve all come across those suave, confident, and all-so-knowing books that tell us precisely what to drink with which dish, how to swirl, sniff, slosh, and pronounce on our wine, and, above all, how to impress our friends and business associates with our expertise. Well, this is not one of those books. Is This Bottle Corked? is something different: a book that poses–and answers–the really important questions about wine. •What was Falstaff drinking when he called for more sack? •What was actually drunk at Plato’s Symposium? •When is rot "noble"? •Who was the first American connoisseur of wine–it wasn’t George Washington, but speaking of the general, what was his favorite wine? •Why on earth do wine connoisseurs talk like that? •Was Pliny the Elder the first Robert Parker? •Why do we drink to forget–and why doesn’t it work? These and many other intriguing, amusing, and curious questions are answered within, guaranteeing the reader a "Yes, but did you know . . .?" for every occasion at which a cork is drawn. Best read with a glass of aged German riesling, or perhaps a soft, consoling Constantia (recommended by Jane Austen for heartbreak and, to boot, gout) or maybe even a glass of St. Anne’s Rhubarb and Ginger Wine, this book is as much for bon vivants and those of us who just enjoy a good bottle or two as for the committed oenophile. Simply open, pour, and relax.
Download or read book Corked written by Kathryn Borel and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-12-04 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Kathryn Borel, absurd bon vivant and daughter of duty. Now meet her father, Philippe, former chef, eccentric genius, and wine aficionado extraordinaire. Kathryn is like her father in every way but one: she doesn't get it when it comes to wine. And although Philippe has devoted untold parenting hours to delivering impassioned, oenological orations, she has managed to remain unenlightened. But after an accident and a death, Kathryn realizes that by shutting herself off to her father's greatest passion, she will never really know him. So, she proposes a drunken father-daughter road trip. As they drive through the country, meeting with vintners, touring vineyards, laughing, screaming, panicking and fighting, they watch the birth, development and maturation of a very special part of their relationship: the ability to connect over wine. This is the uncensored account of their tour through the great wine regions of France. Kathryn's tale is uniquely told in her fervent and personal voice, and her stories are passionate and unpredictable, shocking and very funny. By turns uproarious, poignant, and filled with cunning little details about wine, CORKED is a book for any reader who has sought a connection with a complex family member or wanted to overcome the paralyzing terror of being faced with a restaurant wine list. Corked was featured as one of the best books of 2009 in Quill & Quire, the National Post, Eye Weekly, and The Mark.ca and was shortlisted for the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour.
Download or read book Corked Forked written by Keith Wallace and published by Running Press Adult. This book was released on 2011-08-23 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From casual meals to springtime brunch, classy dinners, and summer grilling parties, learn how to bring in wines, cocktails, and beers with flexible pairings. Over 100 recipes jam-packed with tips and suggestions for every occasion from a Sunday supper to a savory brunch to a ten-minute feast offer up inventive dishes and drinks like grilled watermelon salad; a bloody Mary bar with all the fixins; "oystas Rockafella; ricotta gnocchi; fava beans with mint and bacon; rack of lamb; black pepper martinis; and chocolate and salt torte. The pairings are undemanding and educational, designed to teach the reader how to find great drinks for every meal.
Download or read book Corked by Cabernet written by Michele Scott and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When an outing on the famous Napa Valley Wine Train results in the demise of a member of her tour group, vineyard manager Nikki Sands must stop a cunning killer who has a penchant for fine wines and murder. Original.
Download or read book All about Corks written by Christel Ferguson and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2007-08-03 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I love corks so much. Whenever I pop open a bottle of wine, I write on the cork the date that I drank it and why. To me, corks are fun and they tell a story. They hold a special memory. They were part of an experience that meant something to you. They stand for something. As you hold a cork in your hand and look at it, the memories just come flooding back, a smile comes to your face, and you just can't throw it away. The fabulous wine or champagne that was sealed by this cork now tells a story: your first date; that really special restaurant; your wedding day; that summer when you went to Italy or France. So what are you doing with all those corks? Don't throw them out! Start collecting them! And open that drawer full of corks you've stashed away and finally do something with them. We save these corks like pictures, so isn't it time we start making a "photo album" of memories with them? Here within these pages you will find a fun "How-To" guide on making ornaments and crafts with corks. So get a glue gun, an x-acto knife and open a bottle of wine! And of course, don't throw that cork away!
Download or read book Cork Boat written by John Pollack and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2004-01-06 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 165,321 corks 1 boat Most people have childhood dreams; few ever pursue them. At the age of 34, John Pollack quit a prestigious speechwriting job on Capitol Hill to pursue an idea he had harbored since the age of six: to build a boat out of wine corks and take it on an epic journey. In Cork Boat, Pollack tells the charming and uplifting story of this unlikely adventure. Overcoming one obstacle after another, he convinces skeptical bartenders to save corks, corrals a brilliant but disorganized partner, and cajoles more than a hundred volunteers to help build the boat, many until their fingers bleed. Hired as a speechwriter for President Clinton midway through construction, Pollack soon has the White House saving corks, too. Ultimately, he and his crew set sail down the Douro River in Portugal, where the boat becomes a national sensation. Written with unusual grace and disarming humor, Cork Boat is a buoyant tale of camaraderie, determination, and the power of imagination.
Download or read book Trial of Dr Pritchard written by Edward William Pritchard and published by Canada Law Book. This book was released on 1906 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Pritchard was tried in Glasgow, 1865, for the murder of his wife and mother-in-law, Mrs. Michnel Taylor.
Download or read book The Weekly Notes written by Frederick Pollock and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wild Brews written by Jeff Sparrow and published by Brewers Publications. This book was released on 2005-05-25 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the world of Lambics, Flanders red and Flanders brown beers as well as the many new American beers produced in the similar style.
Download or read book Steam written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Corks Forks written by Robert Finigan and published by Counterpoint LLC. This book was released on 2006 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Corks & Forks is as much a chronicle of the developments in food and wine through the last four decades as it is a memoir by the man who witnessed them."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Druggists Circular written by and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 1134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Cultural Encyclopedia of Baseball 2d ed written by Jonathan Fraser Light and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-03-25 with total page 1112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than any other sport, baseball has developed its own niche in America's culture and psyche. Some researchers spend years on detailed statistical analyses of minute parts of the game, while others wax poetic about its players and plays. Many trace the beginnings of the civil rights movement in part to the Major Leagues' decision to integrate, and the words and phrases of the game (for example, pinch-hitter and out in left field) have become common in our everyday language. From AARON, HENRY onward, this book covers all of what might be called the cultural aspects of baseball (as opposed to the number-rich statistical information so widely available elsewhere). Biographical sketches of all Hall of Fame players, owners, executives and umpires, as well as many of the sportswriters and broadcasters who have won the Spink and Frick awards, join entries for teams, owners, commissioners and league presidents. Advertising, agents, drafts, illegal substances, minor leagues, oldest players, perfect games, retired uniform numbers, superstitions, tripleheaders, and youngest players are among the thousands of entries herein. Most entries open with a topical quote and conclude with a brief bibliography of sources for further research. The whole work is exhaustively indexed and includes 119 photographs.
