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"The history of wine production in Greece dates back more than four millennia, yet for many consumers and aficionados Greek wine is still synonymous with the retsina they drank in tavernas as tourists. Here, Master of Wine Konstantinos Lazarakis argues that to dismiss Greek wine in this way today is to miss out on an array of varied and vibrant wines -- even retsina, in the hands of boutique producers, has become a drink worthy of a second chance....
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"The second edition of Lonely Planet's Wine Trails features 52 weekend-long guided itineraries through the world's most exciting wine regions. Discover both popular and lesser-known wineries to visit, the best places to stay, where to eat and local festivals and celebrations."--
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"Food & Wine editor Ray Isle does for wine what Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma did for food-showing readers how to choose more delicious, interesting, and environmentally friendly wines without breaking the bank.So much of today's wine is mass-produced, industrially farmed, corporate-owned, and essentially, ordinary. In The World in a Wineglass, veteran wine writer Ray Isle explains that the way a wine is made, and who made it, can make a...
44) The crush
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Juniper Hart has her dream job-or rather, her dream job has her. Under Junie's management, the winery her late father started is finally getting noticed. But she's lonely, deep in debt, and overwhelmed with work. Even if she had time to date, the only men she meets are smug, stemware-breaking hotshots like Lieutenant Manolo Santos, whose good looks and smooth charm don't half make up for the sour taste he leaves on Junie's palate. After years as...
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"This book lists the locations and contact information for every winery, cidery, and meadery in Michigan. It also includes a brief description of options available to visitors, from outdoor seating, food, tours of the winery and production area, and types of wines, ciders, and meads they offer. A list of distilleries is also included. The book is divided into five sections of the state: southwest, northwest, upper peninsula, northeast, and southeast....
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"For more than a century, Illinois has been home to a blossoming wine culture, yet winemaking in the state has not received the attention it deserves. Now, Clara Orban has created the ultimate companion to Illinois wines and wineries. This illustrated volume is a comprehensive yet user-friendly guide for both experienced wine lovers and amateur oenophiles.Orban, a certified sommelier, begins with the history of Illinois wine production and wineries....
49) The long rain
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The Long Rain is atypical of the usual thriller. Peter Gadol sneaks up on his readers with an easy conversational style, lures them into a comfortable bucolic setting, and then knocks them off balance with one fell swoop. After three years of struggling to restore his father's vineyard, lawyer Jason Dark has managed to get his life on track and to win back his estranged wife and son. Then, in one irrevocable moment on a dark, storm-swept mountain...
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"Can one kiss change your life forever? When two strangers meet in a bar and share a scorching, once-in-a-lifetime kiss, they never expect to see each other again. Until days later when Skye walks into Gemma's Surrey vineyard. For once, Gemma is lost for words. When they start working together, they agree nothing can happen. Business comes first. But such simmering sexual tension can only be contained for so long before the lid finally blows off..."--Back...
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Inspired by Jules Verne's classic adventure tale, Mike Veseth takes his readers Around the World in Eighty Wines. The journey starts in London, Phileas Fogg's home base, and follows Fogg's itinerary to France and Italy before veering off in search of compelling wine stories in Syria, Georgia, and Lebanon. Every glass of wine tells a story, and so each of the eighty wines must tell an important tale. We head back across Northern Africa to Algeria,...
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Heiress Frederica Dumay has everything to live for, including a gorgeous new husband and half ownership of a multi-million dollar winery. But her happiness is short lived when her business partner's wife is slain. Frederica suspects foul play, but she cannot tell whether the murder was the result of greed, obsession or both. In addition, her old flame, suggests that her seemingly perfect husband is hiding a guilty secret. Now Freddi must find a way...
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Barefoot Wines creators Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey had no money or experience when they started the company, but they made up for that with creativity, resourcefulness, guts and grit. By the time they sold the brand, they had helped transform the wine industry.
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Wendy is a smart single woman in the big city who's never been able to find a good job or decent relationship. But when her estranged father dies, Wendy suddenly inherits a beautiful yet struggling Napa Valley winery. Now, with the help of her best friend, Wendy will have to deal with a local winemaker and his father, a shrewd competitor who's trying to crush her vineyard. Can a girl who's grown used to a life of sour grapes learn to discover delicious...
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