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Reflections of a Vintner recounts the lessons learned, relationships forged, and observations made from an insider's nearly 50-year journey through the burgeoning wine industry in Napa Valley. From the mid-'70s, when there were less than 50 wineries, to the present, with over 800, Tor Kenward shares his recollections as the region became a world-class wine destination.

In this guide you will find 30 of the best beer cheats, hacks, hints, tips, and tricks that will help you get the most out of your beer. Beer can be considered one of the most popular, most common, and most tasty elixirs on the market. However, many people don't know that you can do a lot more with beer than just drink it. If you implement all of the beer cheats, hacks, hints, tips, and tricks featured in this guide, you will know how to do all kinds of different things with beer.

Are you tired of strict diets? Sick of prepared food systems or trendy weight loss programs? Tired of all magic pills or inflexible diets? In this gorgeous cookbook with full-color pictures of every recipe, you'll learn why the keto diet is not any of those things. You'll learn the basic foundation of the ketogenic protocol and how to use ketosis to jumpstart your weight loss whenever needed. And this book will show you how to do it quickly!

Do you love beer and want to know more about breweries? Are you thinking of starting your own brewery? This book will quench your curiosity and answer all your questions.

Jeff and Mike, better known as the social media sensations, the Sparkling Winos, present their first book, Life Is the Bubbles: An Effervescent Guide to Sparkling Wine. Just like this dynamic duo's captivating Instagram feed, the book is a bold, brash and colourful guide to all things sparkling. Presented in two parts, the book opens with fundamentals that will help you find your sparkle and identify your preferred sparkling wine style.

The perfect introduction to the world of wine, The Wine Doctor infuses personal narrative with expert knowledge. Written by doctor of nursing practice and French wine scholar Jesse McClain, this nonfiction book details everything there is to know, from what temperature wine should be stored at to his two time-international medal winning wine recipes. By the end of The Wine Doctor, you’ll not only hold the power to choose the best sauvignon blanc and merlot, but also understand the health correlations brought to you by wine.

The brewing of beer is regarded by many as a more or less mechanical operation, yet there is much more to it. Great is its debt of gratitude to the labours of scientific men. The aim of this work is therefore to show the number of scientific investigations of the first order of importance, which have given rise to the brewing industry. Alfred Chaston Chapman (1869-1932) was a British chemist, whose work was especially focused on brewing and fermentation. In 1920, he was elected into the Royal Society.

A boozy ice cream drink can be a fun and delicious addition to any occasion. This book contains a collection of prepare-ahead ice cream drink recipes to make entertaining simple and easy. Each recipe is accompanied by garnish suggestions to help make your drinks look as fancy as they do in a restaurant.

It began in Ireland in the mid 1700s. The water in Ireland, indeed throughout Europe, was famously undrinkable, and the gin and whiskey that took its place devastated civil society. It was a disease ridden, starvation-plagued, alcoholic age, and Christians like Arthur Guinness—as well as monks and even evangelical churches—brewed beer that provided a healthier alternative to the poisonous waters and liquors of the times. This is where the Guinness tale began.

"Grüntee gilt als das "gesündeste Getränk der Welt". Wissenschaftlichen Forschungen zufolge kann Grüntee mit seinem hohen Anteil an Antioxidantien vor Krebs und Herzerkrankungen schützen, den Blutzucker senken, Darmentzündungen reduzieren, Karies vorbeugen und die Entgiftungsprozesse im Körper unterstützen.

From an amateur affair made by retirees to a multi-million-pound industry with quality to rival Champagne, the rise of English wine has been one of the more unexpected wine stories of the past 30 years. In this illuminating and accessible account, award-winning drinks writer Henry Jeffreys takes you behind the scenes of the English wine revolution. It's a story about changing climate and technology but most of all it's about men and women with vision, determination and more than a little bloody-mindedness.

Tea is the most consumed beverage in the world after water. People around the globe sip tea daily, enjoying not just its delicious flavors, but also its numerous health benefits, such as weight loss, glowing skin, strong immunity, and stress relief, just to name a few.

Follow Yooper Ale Trails to visit the 29 unique craft breweries and brewpubs of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Choose from among eight different Ale Trails for your personal journey. Explore the backstories of the breweries, brewers and owners, along with tasting notes on each brewery's most popular beers. Jon C. Stott, award-winning author of five beer travel books, provides expert guidance for both craft beer aficionados and tourists to enjoy one of 170 locally-brewed lagers or ales after visiting the many scenic wonders of the U.P.:

The Thoughtful Chef is a culmination of eclectic recipes from over the last 20 of her 44 years of Lisa’s professional cooking. It is also mostly gluten-free but can also be easily replaced with regular flour wherever it’s used. As a child, Lisa always had an interest in cooking but never thought it would become her lifetime career. 

Forget about green tea—herbal teas are the real deal thanks to the many benefits they have to offer beyond what green tea can do, all because of the potent properties of the various ingredients used in making herbal teas. So what’s so potent about herbal teas that you should consider taking herbal teas? What benefits can you expect from taking herbal teas? How do you prepare your herbal teas? What’s the correct dosage for herbal teas? This book will address all these and other related questions using simple, straightforward language to help you adopt herbal teas with confidence.

Boosting your health is easier than you think—everything that's good for you can be made more delicious with a smoothie. But there’s one powerful weapon that can help you in your quest to become healthier: a blender. A blender is your answer to taking the hassle out of plant-based living. With a comprehensive guide to smoothies for every health goal, you can drastically increase your intake of the world’s most healthy ingredients. 

Looking for a quick and easy way to boost your energy levels? Look no further! In this comprehensive energy drink cheats, hacks, hints, tips, and tricks book, you'll find everything you need to know about getting the most out of your energy drink experience.

Liquor Cheats, Hacks, Hints, Tips, and Tricks That Every Drinker and Bartender Needs to Know is the perfect companion for anyone looking to learn more about the world of liquor. From choosing the right glassware to pairing your favorite drinks with food, this comprehensive book covers everything you need to know to enhance your appreciation and enjoyment of spirits. You'll also learn about the production techniques of some of the most popular liquors, giving you a deeper understanding of these complex and delicious drinks.

Kaffee ist einer der meistgehandelten Rohstoffe der Welt. Von Menschen, die ihn in Äthiopien oder Vietnam anbauen, über Geschäftsleute, deren Arbeitstag an der Wall Street mit einem coffee to go beginnt, bis hin zu KaffeeforscherInnen in Costa Rica – rund um den Globus prägt dieses faszinierende Genussmittel unseren Alltag. In der Sonderausstellung "Kosmos Kaffee" nähert sich das Deutsche Museum dem vielseitigen Getränk aus einer wissenschaftlichen und zugleich sinnlichen Perspektive.

Bourbon whiskey is perhaps Kentucky's most distinctive product. Despite bourbon's prominence in the social and economic life of the Bluegrass state, many myths and legends surround its origins. In Kentucky Bourbon, Henry C. Crowgey claims that distilled spirits and pioneer settlement went hand in hand; Isaac Shelby, the state's first governor, was among Kentucky's pioneer distillers. Crowgey traces the drink's history from its beginnings as a cottage industry to steam-based commercial operations in the period just before the Civil War.