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Rich, Rare & Red: A Guide to Port by Howkins, Ben
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- EAN
- 9781846892011
- UPC
- 9781846892011
- ISBN
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- Item Length
- 21.6 cm
- Item Weight
- 0.36 kg
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Rich, Rare & Red: a Guide to Port
- Item Height
- 220mm
- Publisher
- Quiller Publishing LTD
- Topic
- Alcohol
- Item Width
- 140mm
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
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In this fourth edition of his bestselling book, Ben Howkins captures the essence of port and what it means to the people who produce it and those who drink it. Packed with a wealth of up-to-date information, including a complete list of vintages and guide to tasting, this book will appeal to lovers of wine, food and travel as well as the serious student of port. Ben Howkins offers a concise history of port and the port trade as they have developed over the last 300 years. He covers important changes in recent ownership of the major shippers and highlights the people driving change in the industry whilst protecting port's heritage. 'Ben Howkins' classic handbook Rich, Rare and Red greets the new age of port with just the guide to these changes port lovers need. We may like our port old, but we need our sources constantly refreshed.' Hugh Johnson AUTHOR: Ben Howkins was educated at Rugby and Amherst College, Massachusetts. He was awarded the Vintners' Scholarship in 1963, making him the youngest person to receive this award. His experience in Europe's vineyards, working with many leading vintners, informs his commitment to educate others in the enjoyment of wine. He is a member of the Confraria do Vinho do Porto and the Vintners' Company, co-founder of Royal Tokaji, and is wine advisor at Waddesdon, to Lord Rothschild, co-owner of Chateau Lafite Rothschild. His other titles for Quiller include Real Men Drink Port...and Ladies do too! SELLING POINTS: . Updated and expanded, this is an essential reference guide to Port . Recommended reading for the Wine and Spirit Education Trust and other certification programmes . Describes the unique features of the Douro Valley, historical production techniques and more recent innovations . Covers important changes in recent ownership of the major shippers . Includes a guide to tasting and a full list of vintages b/w illustrations
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Quiller Publishing LTD
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9781846892011
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Book Title
Rich, Rare & Red: a Guide to Port
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Alcohol
Publication Year
2014
Number of Pages
224 Pages
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220mm
Item Width
140mm
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United Kingdom
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