Download or read book Wines of the Rhone Valley written by Robert M. Parker and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-03-30 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are there wines to rival the greatest first-growths of Bordeaux and the grand crus of Burgundy? Robert Parker’s answer is a resounding Yes—they are to be found among the finest wines of the Rhone Valley. With this new edition of Wines of the Rhone Valley, Robert Parker, the world’s most influential wine critic, provides the key to enjoying the winemaking world’s best-kept secret. The area contains the oldest vineyards in France—indeed the heyday of some of the Rhone Valley wines was 2,000 years ago, around the time of the Roman conquest of France. In recent centuries, these wines have been misunderstood and ignored—and consequently undervalued. All of which means that some of the great wines of the world are available for a fraction of the cost of those from better-known regions. Wines of the Rhone Valley is the ultimate resource for every wine lover, highlighting both the greatest wines of the Rhone Valley and the region’s finest wine values. With his trademark thoroughness, Parker has fully revised and expanded this edition to reflect changes in the region, new personalities, and the latest vintages. In this edition, Parker returns to the region closest to his heart, exploring the sun-drenched Rhone Valley in unprecedented candor and detail.
Download or read book American Rhone written by Patrick J. Comiskey and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No wine category has seen more dramatic growth in recent years than American Rh™neÐvariety wines. Winemakers are devoting more energy, more acreage, and more bottlings to Rh™ne varieties than ever before. The flagship Rh™ne red, Syrah, is routinely touted as one of CaliforniaÕs most promising varieties, capable of tremendous adaptability as a vine, wonderfully variable in style, and highly expressive of place. There has never been a better time for American Rh™ne wine producers. Ê American Rh™ne is the untold history of the American Rh™ne wine movement. The popularity of these wines has been hard fought; this is a story of fringe players, unknown varieties, and longshot efforts finding their way to the mainstream. ItÕs the story of winemakers gathering sufficient strength in numbers to forge a triumph of the obscure and the brash. But, more than this, it is the story of the maturation of the American palate and a new republic of wine lovers whose restless tastes and curiosity led them to Rh™ne wines just as those wines were reaching a critical mass in the marketplace. Patrick J. ComiskeyÕs history of the American Rh™ne wine movement is both a compelling underdog success story and an essential reference for the wine professional.
Download or read book Wines of the Rh ne Valley written by Robert W. Mayberry and published by Rowman & Littlefield Incorporated. This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Wines of the Rh ne Valley written by Robert M. Parker (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wines of the Rh ne Valley written by Robert M. Parker and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Wines of the Rh ne Valley and Provence written by Robert M. Parker (Jr.) and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 1987 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are there wines to rival the greatest first-growths of Bordeaux and the grand crus of Burgundy? Robert Parker''s answer is a resounding Yes -- they are to be found among the finest wines of the Rhône Valley. With this new edition of Wines of the Rhône Valley, Robert Parker, the world''s most influential wine critic, provides the key to enjoying the winemaking world''s best-kept secret. And publication of Wines of the Rhône Valley coincides with reports that the 1995 vintage from this region may be one of the best ever. With the precursor of this book, The Wines of the Rhône Valley and Provence, first published in 1987, Parker began a campaign to share with the wine consumer the wealth of wines found in this underappreciated region. The area contains the oldest vineyards in France -- indeed the heyday of some of the Rhône Valley wines was 2,000 years ago, around the time of the Roman conquest of France. In recent centuries, these wines have been misunderstood and ignored -- and consequently undervalued. All of which means that some of the great wines of the world are available for a fraction of the cost of those from better-known regions. Wines of the Rhône Valley is the ultimate resource for every wine lover, highlighting both the greatest wines of the Rhône Valley and the region''s finest wine values. These wines range, in Parker''s words, "from the humble generic Côtes du Rhône to the most sublime and celestial wines of Côte Rôtie, Hermitage, Condrieu, and Châteauneuf du Pape." With his trademark thoroughness, Parker has fully revised and expanded this edition to reflect changes in the region, new personalities, and the latest vintages. Parker''s previous books -- the critically acclaimed Bordeaux and Burgundy and four widely praised editions of the Wine Buyer''s Guide -- firmly established him, in Time magazine''s words, as "the man with the paragon palate." His appeal lies not only in his unabashed consumer advocacy, insightful reporting, and clear, lyrical writing but in the deep enthusiasm that infuses his work. Parker is an impassioned champion of wine and has made it his cause to give everyone -- from the novice whose curiosity about wine is just burgeoning to the expert who cellars by the case -- the information they need to be informed buyers and educated consumers. In this edition, Parker returns to the region closest to his heart, exploring the sun-drenched Rhône Valley in unprecedented candor and detail. Wines of the Rhône Valley is divided into two main sections; the lush valleys of northern Rhône and the sunbaked hillsides of the southern Rhône. Within the sections, Parker profiles each appellation. A handy summary box provides information at a glance, including types of wines produced, grape varieties planted, and number of acres under vine. The price range of the wines is listed along with an assessment of their quality and aging potential. The description of the appellation that follows -- its history and personalities, successes and failures -- is accompanied by a rating of recent and older vintages. Then, Parker provides his classification of the growers of each appellation, comments on and explains how the wines are vinified and bottled, and gives guidelines for how long to cellar and when to serve the wines. Brief aromatic and textural profiles in this section give a hint of the detailed tasting notes that accompany the profiles of the top producers later in the chapters. Throughout, Parker tastes and evaluates the wines using his revolutionary 50-100 point scale. The book''s introduction thoroughly explains Parker''s methodology and gives guidelines on how to use his ratings and reviews most effectively. His wine terms are also defined in a detailed glossary. And there''s a section that provides Parker''s guidelines for what a visitor traveling in the Rhône Valley can expect to pay for a meal as well as recommendations for restaurants and lodging. Wines of the Rhône Valley is certainly the most comprehensive and detailed book ever written on this region. These wines, long overshadowed by their more well-known neighbors, are now thoroughly analyzed and reviewed, providing the ultimate resource for today''s savvy wine consumer.
Download or read book Rh ne Valley written by James Turnbull and published by Hachette Book Group USA. This book was released on 2000 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, internationally renowned wine expert James Turnbull selects 90 of the best wines of the region based on two criteria: quality and regularity evaluated over tasting sessions. For each wine selected the following information is given: -- the history of the vineyard and the families of proprietors: -- the climatic and geological characteristics of the vineyards; -- wine-growing and-making; -- well-informed advice on food/wine associations; -- a full-page, life-size reproduct of the bottle. At the end of the book there is a list of addresses of the wine producers as well as price ranges of the wines.
Download or read book Northern Rhone written by Benjamin Lewin Mw and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-11 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated and revised, with new producers included for 2020, the Guides to Wines and Top Vineyards are the definitive guides to classic wine-producing regions. This guide discusses the wines of the Northern Rhône, including Cote Rôtie, Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, St. Joseph, and Cornas.The guide is divided into two parts. The first part of the guide discusses the regions, and explains the character and range of the wines. The second part profiles the producers. There are detailed profiles of the leading producers, showing how each winemaker interprets the local character, and mini-profiles of other important estates. A hundred producers are profiled.Description of each area includes its geography, the grape varieties that are grown, how these relate to the styles of wines that are produced, wines from entry level to icons, currents trends and how styles are evolving. Reference wines are recommended for each region. The guide is illustrated with photographs of each area, topological maps to show the terrain, road maps to identify the locations of estates, and information on recent vintages.Profiles range from producers who may dominate an appellation to small estates that define the cutting edge. The profiles identify the best of tradition and innovation in the region. Each estate profile describes the producer's aims for his wines, and the personality and philosophy behind them. Reference wines are suggested for each producer, together with essential information for planning a visit, including address and map location, phone and email contact details, and whether appointments are needed.This Guide is the indispensable means for understanding the Northern Rhône, tasting its wines, and finding the top producers. It is updated regularly to have the latest information.
Download or read book Wines of Eastern North America written by Hudson Cattell and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2014-01-15 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1975 there were 125 wineries in eastern North America. By 2013 there were more than 2,400. How and why the eastern United States and Canada became a major wine region of the world is the subject of this history. Unlike winemakers in California with its Mediterranean climate, the pioneers who founded the industry after Prohibition—1933 in the United States and 1927 in Ontario—had to overcome natural obstacles such as subzero cold in winter and high humidity in the summer that favored diseases devastating to grapevines. Enologists and viticulturists at Eastern research stations began to find grapevine varieties that could survive in the East and make world-class wines. These pioneers were followed by an increasing number of dedicated growers and winemakers who fought in each of their states to get laws dating back to Prohibition changed so that an industry could begin. Hudson Cattell, a leading authority on the wines of the East, in this book presents a comprehensive history of the growth of the industry from Prohibition to today. He draws on extensive archival research and his more than thirty-five years as a wine journalist specializing in the grape and wine industry of the wines of eastern North America. The second section of the book adds detail to the history in the form of multiple appendixes that can be referred to time and again. Included here is information on the origin of grapes used for wine in the East, the crosses used in developing the French hybrids and other varieties, how the grapes were named, and the types of wines made in the East and when. Cattell also provides a state-by-state history of the earliest wineries that led the way.
Download or read book Wine Talk Chronicles written by Bob Bryden and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-17 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author, a Certified Sommelier by the Court of Master Sommeliers has assembled a collection of 106 of his weekly newspaper columns written between May 2015 and August 2017, that concisely cover the major wine regions in the most important fourteen wine producing countries of the world. Because newspaper columns must be concise while still offering a full explanation of the subject, each column provides a good overview of the topic in around 1,000 words. The important country of France for instance, is covered in fifteen articles that individually cover the regions of Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Northern Rh�ne Valley, southern Rh�ne Valley, the Loire Valley, Alsace, Beaujolais, Provence, Languedoc-Roussillon, C�te Chalonnaise, Cognac, and M�connais. Three additional articles cover French wine laws, the 1855 Classification of Bordeaux wines, and the 1976 Paris tasting between French and California wines that rocked the wine world when two California wines took first place in both the red and white wine categories. In addition to the fourteen most important wine countries, there are columns on various topics such as blind tasting, wine pairing, Eau-de-Vie, Fortified wines, rating wine, dessert wines, and stocking your wine cellar, as well as articles describing 22 of the most common grape varieties.Part of the beauty of reading about something in 1,000 word blocks is that you can complete that topic before you put the book down. You can set your own pace and read about one region, one grape, or one philosophical discussion about a wine topic of your choice. You don't have to remember where you left off when you pick up the book the next time because you finished that topic. If you want to learn about wine but don't want to spend a lot of money buy books, and a lot of your time reading them, this book is your shortcut to a better understanding of wine. Obviously, everything about a big wine region can't be included in 1,000 words----but depending on your goal, it might be just enough.
Download or read book Hudson Valley Wine written by Tessa Edick and published by History Press Library Editions. This book was released on 2017-07-10 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although it's the birthplace of American wine, Hudson Valley vintages have yet to meet with the renown of those produced by the neighboring Finger Lakes and Long Island. In the 1600s, French Huguenots arrived in the area and used their French winemaking skills to found vineyards. Benmarl is cultivating astounding varietals from a vineyard that has continuously grown grapes since 1772. Recently launched cooperative winemaking organizations have made strides in the region, and scientists at Cornell University have worked to determine the tastiest varietals and hybrids that will flourish in the challenging Hudson Valley terroir. Hudson Valley wines are at last garnering critical acclaim in mainstream national publications and restaurants. Tessa Edick and Kathleen Willcox uncover the hundreds of years, unrelenting pride, determination and ingenuity behind Hudson Valley wines.
Download or read book The Wines of the Rh ne Valley and Provence written by Robert Parker and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wines of the Rhone written by John Livingstone-Learmonth and published by Mitchell Beazley. This book was released on 1992 with total page 689 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this third edition, the book has been expanded and brought up-to-date to cover all the leading wine growers of the Rhone Valley and added to the vintage notes is a detailed assessment of what has happened in the 1980s with regard to wines of the Rhone valley.
Download or read book The Wines and Wineries of the Hudson River Valley written by Alan R. Martell and published by . This book was released on 1995-05-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book French Regions Rh ne Languedoc Provence written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sample beautiful wines from the Rhone Valley and the coastline regions of Languedoc and Provence. You are introduced to a youthful and floral Viognier, a refreshing rose from Tavel, and a peppery red from Mas Belles Eaux.
Download or read book The Wines of the Rh ne written by John Livingstone-Learmonth and published by . This book was released on 1983-01 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wines of Walla Walla Valley written by Catie McIntyre Walker and published by History Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the wine history, tradition and culture of Washington's Walla Walla Valley.
