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Is This Bottle Corked?: The Secret Life of Wine
by Burk, Kathleen; Bywater, Michael | HC | Good
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- Hardcover
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- Product Group
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- ISBN
- 9780307462916
- Book Title
- Is this Bottle Corked? : the Secret Life of Wine
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Publisher
- Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
- Publication Year
- 2009
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Genre
- Antiques & Collectibles, Cooking
- Topic
- Wine, Beverages / Alcoholic / General, Beverages / Alcoholic / Wine, History
- Item Width
- 5.7 in
- Item Weight
- 12 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 208 Pages
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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 posesand answersthe reallyimportantquestions 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 wineit 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 forgetand 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.
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Publisher
Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0307462919
ISBN-13
9780307462916
eBay Product ID (ePID)
72715205
Product Key Features
Book Title
Is this Bottle Corked? : the Secret Life of Wine
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Wine, Beverages / Alcoholic / General, Beverages / Alcoholic / Wine, History
Publication Year
2009
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Antiques & Collectibles, Cooking
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Width
5.7 in
Item Weight
12 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Tp548.B95 2008
Reviews
"As appealing to wine-lovers as it is to the simply curiousand to those who like to start their sentences, 'Ah yes, but did you know . . . ?'Is This Bottle Corked'answers the really important questions about wine. . . . Best read with a glass of good Pomerol, or perhaps a soft consoling Constantia, this book is as much for those who just enjoy a good glass as it is for committed oenophiles." -Harpers Wine and Spirit Weekly "A compilation of amusing and curious stories about wine." -Times(London) "As fascinating and quirky as the wine it celebrates." -Oxford Times Plenty here that will deepen and enrich even a developed understanding of wine." -Giles Kime,Times Literary Supplement "This book is actually fun and tells you things you didn't know about everything wine-connected. . . . Read it and then instead of being a wine dullard you can be the drinker with the facts." -Diplomat, "As appealing to wine-lovers as it is to the simply curiousand to those who like to start their sentences, 'Ah yes, but did you know . . . ?' Is This Bottle Corked? answers the really important questions about wine. . . . Best read with a glass of good Pomerol, or perhaps a soft consoling Constantia, this book is as much for those who just enjoy a good glass as it is for committed oenophiles." - Harpers Wine and Spirit Weekly "A compilation of amusing and curious stories about wine." - Times (London) "As fascinating and quirky as the wine it celebrates." - Oxford Times Plenty here that will deepen and enrich even a developed understanding of wine." -Giles Kime, Times Literary Supplement "This book is actually fun and tells you things you didn't know about everything wine-connected. . . . Read it and then instead of being a wine dullard you can be the drinker with the facts." - Diplomat
Copyright Date
2008
Lccn
2009-517419
Dewey Decimal
641.22
Dewey Edition
22
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