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You are at a dinner party, and sitting across the table from you is the person that you have been crushing on for a very long time. You have been smiling at each other and everything seems to be going very well, until another guest starts talking about French wines.

Bourbon whiskey is perhaps Kentucky's most distinctive product. Despite bourbon's prominence in the social and economic life of the Bluegrass state, many myths and legends surround its origins. In Kentucky Bourbon, Henry C. Crowgey claims that distilled spirits and pioneer settlement went hand in hand; Isaac Shelby, the state's first governor, was among Kentucky's pioneer distillers. Crowgey traces the drink's history from its beginnings as a cottage industry to steam-based commercial operations in the period just before the Civil War.

New York Times Best Wine Book of 2021. South of Somewhere begins and ends in Robert Camuto’s maternal ancestral town of Vico Equense, Italy—a tiny paradise south of Naples on the Sorrento Peninsula. It was here in 1968, at 10-years-old, that the author first tasted Italian life.

Reflections of a Vintner recounts the lessons learned, relationships forged, and observations made from an insider's nearly 50-year journey through the burgeoning wine industry in Napa Valley. From the mid-'70s, when there were less than 50 wineries, to the present, with over 800, Tor Kenward shares his recollections as the region became a world-class wine destination.

Are you tired of strict diets? Sick of prepared food systems or trendy weight loss programs? Tired of all magic pills or inflexible diets? In this gorgeous cookbook with full-color pictures of every recipe, you'll learn why the keto diet is not any of those things. You'll learn the basic foundation of the ketogenic protocol and how to use ketosis to jumpstart your weight loss whenever needed. And this book will show you how to do it quickly!

Do you love beer and want to know more about breweries? Are you thinking of starting your own brewery? This book will quench your curiosity and answer all your questions.

The brewing of beer is regarded by many as a more or less mechanical operation, yet there is much more to it. Great is its debt of gratitude to the labours of scientific men. The aim of this work is therefore to show the number of scientific investigations of the first order of importance, which have given rise to the brewing industry. Alfred Chaston Chapman (1869-1932) was a British chemist, whose work was especially focused on brewing and fermentation. In 1920, he was elected into the Royal Society.

Jeff and Mike, better known as the social media sensations, the Sparkling Winos, present their first book, Life Is the Bubbles: An Effervescent Guide to Sparkling Wine. Just like this dynamic duo's captivating Instagram feed, the book is a bold, brash and colourful guide to all things sparkling. Presented in two parts, the book opens with fundamentals that will help you find your sparkle and identify your preferred sparkling wine style.

The perfect introduction to the world of wine, The Wine Doctor infuses personal narrative with expert knowledge. Written by doctor of nursing practice and French wine scholar Jesse McClain, this nonfiction book details everything there is to know, from what temperature wine should be stored at to his two time-international medal winning wine recipes. By the end of The Wine Doctor, you’ll not only hold the power to choose the best sauvignon blanc and merlot, but also understand the health correlations brought to you by wine.

In his new book, leading neuroscientist Gordon M. Shepherd expands on the startling discovery that the brain creates the taste of wine. This approach to understanding wine's sensory experience draws on findings in neuroscience, biomechanics, human physiology, and traditional enology. Shepherd shows that creating the taste of wine engages more of the brain than does any other human behavior.

Schon die alten Griechen wussten: Der Wein ist unter den Getränken das nützlichste, unter den Arzneien die schmackhafteste, und unter den Nahrungsmitteln das angenehmste. Und tatsächlich bestätigen heute auch Wissenschaftler, dass Wein, speziell Rotwein, in Maßen genossen, der Gesundheit dient. Es gibt zahlreiche Belege dafür, dass moderate Weintrinker seltener herzkrank werden, als Abstinenzler und starke Trinker. Darüber hinaus hebt er die Stimmung, regt den Appetit und die Verdauung an und senkt sogar den Blutdruck.

"This is the story of how wine brought me back from the dead." Thus begins Adam McHugh's transition through the ending of one career—as a hospice chaplain and grief counselor—into the discovery of a new life in wine among the grapevines of the Santa Ynez Valley of California.

In this beautifully crafted narrative, award-winning writer Dave Broom examines Scotch whisky from the point of view of its terroir - the land, weather, history, craft and culture that feed and enhance the whisky itself. Travelling around his native Scotland and visiting distilleries from Islay...

So wurde der Rum auch genannt. Als Oliver Cromwell im Kampf um die Vorherrschaft auf den Meeren, der englischen Flotte den Befehl gab, das spanische Imperium in Westindien anzugreifen, kamen die Seeleute seiner Majestät anlässlich der Eroberung von Jamaika im Jahre 1655 zum ersten Mal mit jenem hochprozentigen Getränk in Berührung. Die ersten einschlägigen Erfahrungen mit dem "Seelentröster der Seeleute" machte Admiral Pen, als er Jamaika für die Krone Englands in Besitz genommen hatte.

And are you too lazy to spend any time whatsoever learning things? This might be your jam. The greatest wine book ever—written by the world’s leading wine influencer. Adapted from the hugely popular Drinking & Knowing Things blog, this book provides 52 specific wine recommendations. All you gotta do is spend five minutes each week listening to the weekly wine recommendation, and then go out and drink a bottle of it. Within three months, you’ll be wine conversant. Within six months, you’ll become the de facto sommelier of your social group.

If you’re ready for the inside scoop on the craft beer revolution from some of America's most respected breweries, then you need to buy One More Beer, Please! We interview everyone from mammoth craft breweries to small micro and nano breweries run out of a garage! Breweries that have been around for decades and breweries that are new and making a big splash! Heck, we even interviewed real-life monks who make beer to support their ministry. This is one of the most interesting books about beer written in the last decade.

Coffee guru James Hoffmann runs Square Mile Coffee, as well as creating extremely informative, and popular, kit and coffee reviews for his YouTube and Instagram channels. In his latest book he demonstrates everything you need to know to make consistently excellent coffee at home, including: what kit is worth buying, and what isn't; how to grind coffee; the basics of brewing for all major equipment (cafetiere, aeropress, stovetop etc); understanding coffee drinks, from the cortado to latte; and the perfect espresso.

If you're ready to take a crack at making your own brew, you'll need this guide to the supplies, ingredients, and process of crafting the perfect beer. Follow our recipes for lager, porter, stout, and other brew types—or invent your own. This new edition keeps pace with the exciting world of small-batch beer, introducing you to new flavors and varieties that are popular on the microbrew circuit. We've also got the details on the latest at-home brewing equipment, software and apps, and resources you can tap (get it?) to make a better beer. 

Preparar el té es más que una acción simple destinada a satisfacer un deseo fútil. Su preparación requiere una atención especial a los detalles, movimientos, aromas y sabores, conjugados en una atmósfera de respeto mutuo, la cual deviene en un efecto estético y un estado espiritual de incomparable belleza. Esta obra de Kakuzo Okakura se ha convertido en un clásico de nuestros tiempos, dándonos acceso al pensamiento oriental a través de la ceremonia del té y la exaltación de la vida.

The Italian wine bible for a new generation—a superstar sommelier and restaurateur explores the dynamic world of contemporary Italian wine. “Joe gives us the gift of learning about the ever-evolving landscape of the world’s most soulful (and might I say favorite?) wine region.”—Danny...