This is an inspiring book. It is eminently readable - and presents wines in such a way that you can almost taste them in your mouth.
"Noble Rot" covers the dynamic changes occurring in the most famous wine region of the world - Bordeaux. It describes the frictions - sometimes pleasant, sometimes much less so - between Right Bank and Left Bank producers, between the old and the new ... and in my own personal opinion from tasting, between the historically good and contemporary outstanding.
Here you will find insights into the world of wine making, the history of Bordeaux, family relationships and corporate takeovers, and on almost every page the sheer enjoyment of a glass of wine.
If you like abbey and Trappist beers and want to brew them this title should be self recommending and you will not be disappointed. It is packed full of information some of which is quite surprising. I am pretty sure I would be worried if my fermenting beer got to 30 centigrade. Apparently this is OK if brewing a abbey/Trappist beer. Blimey.
If you are not keen on this variety of Belgian beer but want to expand your brewing horizons I would still recommend this book. It will surely make you think about your processes and maybe change them.
If you like abbey and Trappist beers and want to brew them this title should be self recommending and you will not be disappointed. It is packed full of information some of which is quite surprising. I am pretty sure I would be worried if my fermenting beer got to 30 centigrade. Apparently this is OK if brewing a abbey/Trappist beer. Blimey.
If you are not keen on this variety of Belgian beer but want to expand your brewing horizons I would still recommend this book. It will surely make you think about your processes and maybe change them.
If I had one criticism of the last couple of editions of this otherwise excellent book it was that it was not possible to tell the good beers from the not so good. Now you get everything you got in previous editions plus a rating system.
Jeff Evans is obviously a man who really loves his bottled beers and what he doesn't know doesn't seem to be worth knowing on this particular subject.
I would definitely recommend this as a stocking filler for Christmas although you'll obviously need your own copy to work out what you should be buying to drink at Christmas in the first place.
C J J Berry was a master on winemaking. I have bought and read most books on winemaking. This is the one I always turn back to. If you have to buy one book on homewinemaking this is the one! He begins my explaining the concepts and techniques of winemaking in easy to understand terms. He also explains the science behind the process but he is never confusing or condescending. I have never come across a problems which has not been solved by his troubleshooting section and his procedures are comprehensive but easy to follow. The remainder of the book takes you through a wine making year with suggestions, recipies and leaves you confident enough to experiment successfully. All recipes are in metric, imperial and US measures. He leaves you ... Read More:
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C J J Berry was a master on winemaking. I have bought and read most books on winemaking. This is the one I always turn back to. If you have to buy one book on homewinemaking this is the one! He begins my explaining the concepts and techniques of winemaking in easy to understand terms. He also explains the science behind the process but he is never confusing or condescending. I have never come across a problems which has not been solved by his troubleshooting section and his procedures are comprehensive but easy to follow. The remainder of the book takes you through a wine making year with suggestions, recipies and leaves you confident enough to experiment successfully. All recipes are in metric, imperial and US measures. He leaves you ... Read More:
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C J J Berry was a master on winemaking. I have bought and read most books on winemaking. This is the one I always turn back to. If you have to buy one book on homewinemaking this is the one! He begins my explaining the concepts and techniques of winemaking in easy to understand terms. He also explains the science behind the process but he is never confusing or condescending. I have never come across a problems which has not been solved by his troubleshooting section and his procedures are comprehensive but easy to follow. The remainder of the book takes you through a wine making year with suggestions, recipies and leaves you confident enough to experiment successfully. All recipes are in metric, imperial and US measures. He leaves you ... Read More:
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Useful and informative book but totally focussed on wine growing in America, which is a shame as I am considering growing vines in France!
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Useful and informative book but totally focussed on wine growing in America, which is a shame as I am considering growing vines in France!
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