Buying Côte D'Or: A Celebration of the Great Wines of Burgundy

There is so much information in this book, from the different crus themselves to the producers, as well as history. The only downside is that the vintage information is datedGet more detail about Côte D'Or: A Celebration of the Great Wines of Burgundy.

Buy Untrodden Grapes

This was almost too good to be true -- a new book and FAR less than what I would have paid in a book store.Get more detail about Untrodden Grapes.

Purchase Burgundy and Its Wines

Provided a good introduction and overview to the various areas of Burgundy. It included a history of winemaking in the regions as well as specifics on the characteristics of the wines from each region.Get more detail about Burgundy and Its Wines.

Order German Wheat Beer (Classic Beer Style Series)

This book was published in 1992, you can get just about anything these days as far as ingredients, and equipment is so much better. With that said, the history and text on Weizen bier is excellent. Take note the line about "never" put a lemon slice or any other fruit in your weiss bier, it would be an insult to the Bavarian brewer, prost to that one Eric ! Of the many times I've been to Germany only in the recent past have the bar tenders been offering a lemon slice due to the demand of tourists. Read this book and learn about a great bier.Get more detail about German Wheat Beer (Classic Beer Style Series).

Where To Buy This Food, That Wine

This is an awesome book. Anyone can use it. These ladies prove that there is no such thing as a professional when it comes to wine. They explain, quite clearly, the beauties of wine, it history, the making and handling of it, it's serving and complimentary food. All anyone needs to know. If you stick to this you too can become the best of food/wine pairers without having to become a chef at a swanky, overpriced resturaunt that thinks it takes a $100 dollor bottle of wine to compliment your nut encrusted salmon or tart...

I purchsed the book, 'what to drink with what you eat' and was left even more confused. This book, This Food, That Wine has cleared everything up in one reading. I am absolutely grateful to these ladies and everyone involved. If you can purchase this book, do so. Do not hesitate. If you have never owned a book like this and want to get into wines to serve with your dinners, this is the only book you should have. Anything else, especially the aforementioned book, will leave you devastatingly and unnecesarily, confused. No more internet searching, no more book buying, it is ALL here.

Again, my compliments to the publishers, writers and anyone else who worked on this great production.

I recommend this book in a heart beat.Get more detail about This Food, That Wine.

Shop For Smokehouse Ham, Spoon Bread, and Scuppernong Wine: The Folklore and Art of Appalachian Cooking (10th Anniversary Edition)

I am a proud daughter of south of the Mason-Dixon line. I have loved reading this book to get in touch with both my heritage, and the history of my area. The book begins with an interesting and detailed overview of the history of the rural southeast (Appalachian mountain area), and segues into information about the cultural roots of the cooking and lifestyle in this region. The book is by turns nostalgic and harshly honest about the sometimes-brutal, sometimes-beautiful lifestyle of days gone by in the most rural areas of our country. The recipes are excellent, though perhaps less heart-healthy than this day and age allows for. I recommend this book to anyone with a soft spot in their hearts for homestyle southern cooking, or who has a hankering to go back to the mountains.Get more detail about Smokehouse Ham, Spoon Bread, and Scuppernong Wine: The Folklore and Art of Appalachian Cooking (10th Anniversary Edition).

Organic, Shaken and Stirred: Hip Highballs, Modern Martinis, and Other Totally Green Cocktails

I enjoy cocktail recipe books with attractive photos and whimsical formatting. My wife and I entertain a lot and I like to leave these books at our bar so our guests can experiment with fun new drinks. We've had very good success with books like Dark Spirits: 200 Classy Concoctions Starring Bourbon, Brandy, Scotch, Whiskey, Rum and More--our guests have had fun with these recipes.

"Organic, Shaken and Stirred" caught my eye with it's colorful images and attractive print, but the recipes are downright impractical. I appreciate committing to organic foods and drinks; our family has noticed a big improvement in our children's skin since we switched to organic milk. I'm having trouble with the recipes in this book though. The ingredients are either unavailable or unaffordable. This breaks two of my personal rules for entertaining: "keep it simple" and "don't break the bank".

Setting these biases aside, I give Paul Abercrombe full credit for compiling a collection of incredibly creative drinks. He is also very thorough in providing overview information besides the recipes themselves. For example, he includes an entire section called "Ice 101" where he discusses options for providing the perfect ice for your drinks.

All in all, he's done a very good job with this collection of organic cocktails. I'm afraid the target audience is fairly narrow (and doesn't include me), but he hits that target right in the bullseye.Get more detail about Organic, Shaken and Stirred: Hip Highballs, Modern Martinis, and Other Totally Green Cocktails.