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The Search for Good Wine : From the Founding Fathers to the Modern Table /
"The Search for Good Wine is a highly entertaining and informative book on all aspects of wine and its consumption by John Hailman. Hailman explores the wine-drinking experiences and tastes of famous wine lovers from jolly Ben Franklin and the surprisingly enthusiastic George Washington to Juli...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Jackson :
University Press of Mississippi,
[2014]
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; The Making of a Wine Columnist; To Paris; Wine Consultant?; Wine Columnist?; A Long Career; A Brief Update; Chapter One: People Who Love Good Wine; Ben Franklin, Wine Lover; A Toast to Hilarious George Washington; The Favorite Wines of Sherlock Holmes; The Favorite Drink of Robin Hood; Julius Caesar's Favorite Roman Wine: Still Around?; Agoston Haraszthy, Father of California Wine, Enjoyed a Vintage Lifestyle; Hemingway at the Oyster Bar with Wine; Thomas Jefferson: Wine Expert; Jefferson: ""Disguised in Drink?""
- Thomas Jefferson's Wine CellarWine Won't Do? Try Cider; French Chef Matches Wine with Grits; In Cajun Country with Wine; Bayou Rouge: Wine in the Deep South?; Chef Frank Stitt at Highlands in Birmingham with Wine; The Hochar Family and the Wines of the Middle East; From Ancient Times; Choice of Generals; The Basques and Their Wines; The Wine Spectator Staff Stocks a Dream Cellar; For Sentimental Reasons; Revealing Choices; Barefoot Boy; Pharmacy Prof Tries to Simplify Wine Labels; Process of Elimination; In Pursuit of a Good Body; Winetasters; Giants of the Bible; Who Owns the Wineries?
- Foreign Ownership WidespreadIt's Not Foreigners We Fear; Chapter Two: Going Places with Wine; Wine Attics of New Orleans; Old Madeira; Wining and Dining at the Peabody Hotel; Wine at the Napoleon House in New Orleans; Winds of Change; Mellow Memories of an Oxford Poolroom Rival a Fine Wine; Without the Bubbles What've You Got? It's Still Champagne; Tiny Bubbles, Big Profit; Armchair Wine Travels; Best of All; Fine Wines of China?; The Story of ""A"": Traditional Chinese Food and Wine in Paris; Kublai Khan: A Chinese Feast with Wine; Merlot Among the Magnolias: K.C. Joe's Restaurant.
- The Rose of San Francisco: Red Wine and Garlic BreathNapa Valley: An American Eden?; Napa Valley: A Local Auction for Everyone; Monticello West; Is Wine-Tasting a ""Profession""?; Best Wine Bars and Bistros of Paris; The Wines of New Zealand; Spain's Whites Catch Up with Its Great Reds; A Fact-Finding Mission; Ancient Rueda New and Improved; Sea Air Cools Temecula Valley; The Wines of Texas Are upon Us; Wine in Yosemite: The Ahwanee Hotel; The Dark Side of France; Never Heard of Chenin Blanc? You've Got Company; How to Say It; The Wines of Chateau Biltmore; Irish Wines in Bordeaux.
- Wines from BulgariaAll Is Ducky at the Peabody; Cool Reds for Summer; In New Orleans the Cajun Tide Ebbs as French and Italian Wines Flow; French in the French Quarter; For Italian, Take a Drive; A Deep South Winemaking School Thrives-For a While; A Mouse-Jump for White Burgundy; Red Wines Flow When Chill Winds Blow; Welcome to America; The Great Old Reds of Italy; The Great New Reds of Italy; America Conquers Pinot Noir, the Holy Grail of Wine; A Friend Comes through with Spanish Treasure; It Only Sounds Italian; Mystery Wine Wins High Marks; Chapter Three: Tips for Enjoying Good Wine.