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Throughout human history, certain drinks have done much more than just quench thirst. As Tom Standage relates with authority and charm, six of them have had a surprisingly pervasive influence on the course of history, becoming the defining drink during a pivotal historical period. A History of the World in 6 Glasses tells the story of humanity from the Stone Age to the 21st century through the lens of beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and cola.

Food & Wine editor Ray Isle does for wine what Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma did for food—showing listeners how to choose more delicious, interesting, and environmentally friendly wines without breaking the bank.

The world is enamored with Italy: its culture, art, food, and fashion, its beautiful landscapes, and famous cities-and, of course, its wine. If history can sometimes be throat-achingly dry, writer and wine expert Marc Millon serves up a delightfully fresh take on Italy's past, present, and future, best enjoyed with a glass in hand.

100 Candle Making Recipes Candle making is a wonderful and useful hobby. In this book, we’re going to focus on giving you 100 recipes to get your creative mind going no matter what your experience level. ★Find a new candle recipe to inspire you! Candles (and soaps) are my passion. I have spent countless hours at my crafting station mixing and matching recipes. I have created a list of 100 of my favorite candle-making recipes. ★Stretch your creativity! Would you think about using a Leather-scented fragrance? What about Snow-scented fragrance oil? I have come up with a recipe that uses ...

Still drinking Cabernet after that one bottle you liked five years ago? It can be overwhelming if not intimidating to branch out from your go-to grape, but everyone wants their next wine to be new and exciting. How to choose the right one? Award-winning wine critic Alice Feiring presents an all-new way to look at the world of wine. While grape variety is important, a lot can be learned about wine by looking at the source: the ground in which it grows.

Here's what you'll learn from these two books about Stained Glass Painting & Wine Glass Painting. Historical Context and Evolution: Discover the rich history and evolution of stained glass art from ancient times to modern-day techniques. Artistic Techniques and Styles: Learn various artistic techniques used in both stained glass and wine glass painting. This includes traditional methods as well as contemporary approaches, allowing you to explore different styles and find your unique artistic voice. Material Selection: Understand the different types of glass, paints, and tools required for ...

Through a Wine Glass Darkly. updated in 2024, contains fifteen tales of horror, mystery, humor, and science fiction previously published between 2016 and 2018, including the award winning short story, "Swim With The Beavers," and three stories that received honorable mention status in the Writers of The Future Contes .Also included are six drabbles originally published in the Horror Tree anthology, Trembling With Fear - Year One. A drabble is a story of exactly 100 words. One new story, "Cruising With Eddie" is included in this volume. Scary, evocative, whimsical, and funny - all at the ...

When life challenges your faith, where do you turn? A powerful story that will captivate your heart and leave you reflecting on your own beliefs and choices in life. When a tragic event shatters a married woman's life, she loses her faith in God and questions everything she has ever believed in.

After three years of sipping, spitting, and slogging her way through bushy vine leaves and cellar cobwebs, award-winning writer Natalie MacLean takes listeners behind the scenes of the international wine world, exploring its history, visiting its most evocative places, and meeting some of its most charismatic personalities. In Red, White, and Drunk All Over, Natalie travels to the ancient vineyards of Burgundy to uncover the secrets of the pinot noir, visits the labyrinthine cellars of Champagne to examine the myths and the mystique of luxury bubbly, and helps with the harvest at the vineyards of iconoclastic Californian winemaker Randall Grahm.

Any Glass with Wine in It Is a Wine Glass takes a fun, fresh non-intimidating look at the world of wine. No longer will you look away when the waiter brings the wine list or when you're asked to choose a wine at a party or club! "I'll order the wine" will be your newest command as you proudly take charge of this age-old ritual!

Get ready to find some things you never expected to find in a book about wine. Things like regrets, migrant labor, war, financial crises, and post-apartheid economics. Things, too, like following a calling, doing something even though it makes no sense, and creating the life you imagine for yourself. For the people you'll meet in these 12 chapters, wine does so much more than quench thirst. Wine is how they express themselves to the world. It's how they put food on the table for their families.

Gerald Asher, who served as Gourmet's wine editor for 30 years, has drawn together this selection of his essays, published in Gourmet and elsewhere, for the collective insight they give into why a wine should always be an expression of a place and a time. Guiding the reader through 27 diverse wine regions in France, Italy, Spain, Germany, and California, he shows how every wine worth drinking is a reflection of its terroir - in the broadest sense of that untranslatable word.

If you enjoy wine occasionally or sip to excess, Fruit in Glass is the book for you. After being in the wine industry, in different capacities, for over 15 years, I've been asked a lot of questions! So, I've taken all of those questions, put them in a book, and answered them. Fruit in Glass is there for all of your wine needs, whether you're trying to understand wine and food pairings, or are wondering why us wine professionals do the stuff we do. So, buy my book for yourself or for that wine friend that everyone of us have. Cheers!

The sequel to Bella James’ The Girl Who Cried Wolf, invites you to return to the story of Anna Winters, a young woman facing a portentous struggle through depression, disordered eating, and dependency. Terrified of emanating her violent father, Anna turns her back on all that has become most precious to her. She journeys the deep labyrinth of her soul, relentlessly shadowed by a black wolf. He is her deepest fears, the darkness within her, and the only one who can set her free.

Si tienes dudas sobre las bondades del vino para el corazón, si crees que ciertas dosis de cerveza o champán son inocuas, o si te han hecho creer que determinadas bebidas alcohólicas ejercen beneficios para la salud, este es tu podcast. En esta nueva entrega de #VegetalDeAtún, Julio Basulto amplía lo que resumió en su charla TED «¿Es sana esa "copita de vino" diaria?». Fotografía Julio Basulto: Jordi Ribot Puntí.

From your bedroom to your garden or balcony, this book will help you craft amazing projects, including lamps, vases, glasses, and planters to add beauty, functionality, and charm to your home. The reuse of objects found around your home is a great way to add some creative interior decor that’s unique and tailored to your taste. In this book, we’re going to discuss how you can create superb works of art using old glass bottles that may be lying around.