Buy Locale! The Top Culinary Trend of 2009 Goes Online - PR Web (press release) PR Web (press release) Buy Locale! The Top Culinary Trend of 2009 Goes OnlinePR Web (press release),�WAThat's why wine lovers will look to purchase wine from the Napa Valley - they know that's the place to get premium wine." To tap into [...]
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Do you score wine when you go to the dentist? - Santa Rosa Press Democrat
| Do you score wine when you go to the dentist? Santa Rosa Press Democrat,�CA "It's a hobby and we don't sell the wine, hence we need to drink down or gift our inventory," Frey said. "For me winemaking has been a creative release which allows me to experiment and take risks which I might not have the opportunity to do in … |
Wines of the World: Your essential handbook (Eyewitness Companions)
From Alsace to Western Australia, and from Piedmont, Italy to the Colchagua Wine Valley of Chile, Wines of the World delivers essential information about each of the 35 major wine-producing regions in the world. With detailed reports on the top producers; must-have vintages; maps; buying guides; and the style, characteristics, and flavors of hundreds of wines - this is an unrivalled, lavishly illustrated, and portable guide for anyone interested in learning more about wines.
Customer Review: Exploring Wines of the World
Earlier, I reviewed a book in the Eyewitness Companions series on French Wine. What better sequel than looking at wine throughout the world? This volume does a nice job of providing the reader with a background regarding wine and then conducting a country by country tour of the important winemaking countries of the world. As always, one gets breadth at the cost of depth. But the tradeoff appears to me to be well worth making.
The context for winemaking is complicated. The work says (Page 10): “Wine is a pure reflection of its `terroir’ [Page22--". . .a unique combination of climate, topography, and soil types [that] shapes the character of the vines. . .”], and no other single product sums up its cultural, geographical, and historical origins in quite the same way.” Wine apparently began being made in the Caucasus Mountains of Georgia. Over time, grapes and wine spread throughout many countries. Trivia: France leads in wine production, with Italy second, Spain third, and the US fourth (see Page 13). Wine consumption is greatest in France. The US ranks 17th among countries.
The first part of the book explores the history of wine, the “terroir” (how the climate, soil type, etc. affect the grape), the various types of grape (e.g., merlot, cabernet sauvignon, pinot noir, riesling, and sauvignon blanc among many others), what happens in the vineyard, the winemaking process, and the style of wines (sparkling, rose, etc).
With that context as background, the book then begins a country by country examination of grapes and wines throughout the world. Countries featured include the usual suspects, such as France, Italy, Spain, the United States, Germany (and Austria and Switzerland), Portugal, and so on. In addition, new world production in Chile and Argentina are discussed as well as the wine industry in venues such as Australia and New Zealand and Greece, etc. In a short Amazon review, it is quite impossible to summarize all. So, here are a couple samplings of the discussion, focusing on a handful of countries. Part of the fun of this book, after all, is one’s personal exploration of wines of the world!
Spain: First, a background on Spanish wine, including Spanish Wine Law. Then, a region by region discussion of wines, in northern Spain, central Spain, and Southern Spain. For each region, a discussion of the characteristic variety of grapes, the types of wine, characteristics of those wines, and so on.
Chile: Again, the discussion begins with an enumeration of the “terroir” of grapes in Chile, then a listing of top producers in each geographic area, and a brief description of the major wine producers in the country. At the end, one does have a clearer sense of wine in Chile.
All in all, an enjoyable and relaxing tour of the winemaking world. Another typically well done product of the Eyewitness Companions series.
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Grilled Chicken Breasts with Green Grape Sauce
2 Chicken breasts 1/2 c Grapes; green seedless, hal 1/4 ts Freshly ground black pepper -ved Sauce: 1 tb Sherry 1 c Green onion; chopped 1 tb Red currant jelly 1/4 c Celery; minced 1/8 ts Thyme 1 Cl Garlic; minced Freshly ground black pepper 1 tb Dry blond roux -to taste 1/2 c Water Preheat the charcoal grill. MAKE THE SAUCE: In a [...]
2 Chicken breasts 1/2 c Grapes; green seedless, hal
1/4 ts Freshly ground black pepper -ved
Sauce: 1 tb Sherry
1 c Green onion; chopped 1 tb Red currant jelly
1/4 c Celery; minced 1/8 ts Thyme
1 Cl Garlic; minced Freshly ground black pepper
1 tb Dry blond roux -to taste
1/2 c Water
Preheat the charcoal grill.
MAKE THE SAUCE:
In a heavy saucepan cook the green onion with the celery and garlic over
medium heat, stirring, until they have rendered their liquid. Stir in the
roux and cook while stirring for 1 minute more. Add remaining sauce
ingredients and simmer for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, rub the chicken breats
with the 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Grill the chicken over charcoal for
approximately 12 minutes, turning once.
TO SERVE:
Serve each person one chicken breast with the Green Grape Sauce spooned
over.
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