Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 672 pages
- Published by: Wiley
- Edition: 7th Edition June 15, 1983
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0684177722
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0684177724
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Book Dimensions:
8.9 x 7.6 x 1.9 inches
- Weighs: 3.2 pounds
Product Description
Turn to
Grossman's Guide to Wines, Beers, and Spirits for quick answers to your questions about any alcoholic beverage and for insights into the history and origins of liquor. Whether you're looking for technical advice or interesting conversation pieces, this resource is sure to meet all of your needs.
Reader ReviewsThere may be more recent books focused on wine or beer, but this is the most comprehensive guide to alcoholic beverages in general. Tired of listening to a couple of colleagues discussing a subject that I knew nothing about, I read this fascinating book, and soon turned the tables: until I showed them evidence, they simply would not believe that Amaretto was made made from apricot pits rather than almonds! Many other products, like Spanish sherry, have interesting details and histories that I had never suspected. About the organization, roughly one-third is devoted to wines (a chapter per country), one-third to other alcoholic beverages, and one-third to technical advice and appendices on menu-planning, storage, vintages, etc. A highly enjoyable and informative book, very nicely balanced.
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