Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Corked Corked Kathryn Borel 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 on… OL13780295W
Walnut Wine & Truffle Groves Walnut Wine & Truffle Groves Kimberly Lovato "Walnut Wine & Truffle Groves" is a culinary travel book that invites readers to pull up a chair and visit France's Dordogne region the way it should be visited...one bite at a time. Navigate the bac… OL15172681W
To burgundy and back again To burgundy and back again Roy Cloud "Roy Cloud had worked in the wine business for years, watching it transform from a retail backwater to a mainstream fixation, with a huge influx of consumers looking for wine with terroir. By a twist… OL15920677W
M.F.K. Fisher M.F.K. Fisher Anne Zimmerman "For M.F.K. Fisher, the enjoyment of food and wine were inextricably linked. As the greatest female food writer of the 20th century, her dozens of books and essays are bursting with mindful observati… OL16176127W
French wines French wines Robert Joseph "Showing you what others only tell you, this book is perfect for any wine-lover. This is the definitive visual guide to enjoying and appreciating French wine. It features fully revised and updated in… OL16582186W
Wine drinking culture in France Wine drinking culture in France Marion Demossier Wine drinking culture in France has traditionally been a source of pride for the French and in an age of concerns about the dangers of 'binge-drinking', a major cause of jealousy for the British. Win… OL17826442W
Extremely pale rosé Extremely pale rosé Jamie Ivey On a sunny day in the South of France, over a typically languorous French lunch, Jamie Ivey; his wife, Tanya; and their friend, Peter, discover the distinct pleasures of drinking a bottle of cool, pa… OL17874518W
Phylloxera Phylloxera Christy Campbell A historical investigation into the mysterious bug that wiped out the vineyards of France and Europe in the 1860s – and how one young botanist eventually 'saved wine for the world'. OL261098W
Wine and war Wine and war Don Kladstrup In 1940, France fell to the Nazis and almost immediately the German army began a campaign of pillaging one of the assets the French hold most dear: their wine. Like others in the French Resistance, w… OL5848777W
The Widow Clicquot The Widow Clicquot Tilar J. Mazzeo The story of the visionary young widow who built a champagne empire, showed the world how to live with style, and emerged a legendVeuve Clicquot champagne epitomizes glamour, style, and luxury. But w… OL9283410W