The James Beard Foundation
This was no easy feat in a category that included Richard Juhlin's book, 4000 Champagnes and Elin McCoy's work, The Emperor of Wine: The Rise of Robert M. Parker, Jr. and the Reign of American Taste. Since medieval times, Europeans throughout the ... [... more]
Bella Online |
The Emperor of Wine: The Rise of Robert M. Parker, Jr. ...
 great overview of how a lawyer became a wine king: Good overview describing how robert parker became robert parker. No big nuggets, but well written and good insights and background since parker clearly cooperated with the writer, who is a wine critic in [... more]
$25.95
Amazon.com |
The Emperor of Wine: The Rise of Robert M. Parker, Jr. ...
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$0.46
A1 Books |
The Bartenders' Black Book, Ninth Edition: 3,000 New And ...
The newest and ninth edition to the Bartenders Black Book franchise adds 143 brand-new recipes that were created by bartenders, professional and laymen, around the world in the last two years. That brings the total beverage count to 3,000, more than [... more]
$12.30
A1 Books |
California Wine Country
divCalifornia Wine Country opens with the history of winemaking in the state and explains how and why Californian wines have become famous around the world. Leffingwell then guides readers through the winemaking cycle and takes them on a personal tour of [... more]
$3.91
A1 Books |
Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide, 7th Edition: The Complete, ...
Best Parker Buying Guide Yet: I've read and still have every Parker Wine Buyer's Guide since the first edition back in the 1980's. That first one will always be special for me because it was a gift from my wife and, more than any other book, it was my [... more]
$35.00
Amazon.com |
Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide 6th Edition : The Complete, ...
Classic that requires a new Update: The reason the "sheep" (word used in negative rating postings) follow Parker's guidance, and the reason Robert Parker's are the only reviews that influence price fluctuations for Bordeaux, is that Robert [... more]
$60.00
Amazon.com |
PARKER'S WINE BUYER'S GUIDE, 5TH EDITION : Complete, ...
Amazon.com Review: Just who is Robert McDowell Parker Jr.? Readers--and there are lots of them--for whom the name Parker stands for consumer-friendly, no-nonsense, professional wine criticism can find out in the 1,703-page Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide, [... more]
$30.00
Amazon.com |
The World's Greatest Wine Estates: A Modern Perspective
Good for beginners too: There's much in this book that would fly over the head of a novice, but for someone interested in getting to know Bordeaux - really get to know Bordeaux - this is a great introduction (if you want to spend the money). Color photos [... more]
$75.00
Amazon.com |
Napa Stories Wine Journal
I am glad I bought this book by mistake!: I thought this was another great book by chef Michael Chairello about Napa Valley wines (see my review). I had no idea that I was supposed to write it! As it turns out this will be a great little book in a few [... more]
$16.95
Amazon.com |
Burgundy: A Comprehensive Guide to the Producers, ...
Three good reasons not to buy this book: No question about it, Robert Parker has set the wine world on its ear. With his 100-point scoring system, and his taste for dark, tannic, amply oaked California cabernet, Bordeaux, Rhone and Italian red wine, Mr. [... more]
$45.00
Amazon.com |
The Emperor of Wine: The Rise of Robert M. Parker, Jr., ...
great overview of how a lawyer became a wine king: Good overview describing how robert parker became robert parker. No big nuggets, but well written and good insights and background since parker clearly cooperated with the writer, who is a wine critic in [... more]
$14.95
Amazon.com |
