About Wine or Santas North Pole Cookbook

About Wine

Author: J Patrick Henderson

About Wine is a unique resource designed for those who require practical information on how to manage wine and wine sales for restaurants and the hospitality business. Unlike other texts on this subject, this text seeks first to give the reader background information on the origins of wine and how it is produced, and then builds upon this knowledge with information on the wine producing regions of the United States and the World. The numerous variations of wine produced in Europe, North America, and the Southern Hemisphere are presented. Special features of the text include detailed color diagrams and photographs, and useful appendices designed for use as a quick reference or a starting place for more research on topics of interest.

Table of Contents:

Ch. 1	What is wine?	2
Ch. 2	The vineyard - from soil to harvest	16
Ch. 3	The winery - from grapes to bottle	44
Ch. 4	Tasting wines	74
Ch. 5	France	101
Ch. 6	Italy	178
Ch. 7	Spain and Portugal	218
Ch. 8	Germany	248
Ch. 9	Other European regions and the Mediterranean	278
Ch. 10	California	293
Ch. 11	Washington and Oregon	332
Ch. 12	New York, Canada, and other North American regions	352
Ch. 13	Australia and New Zealand	369
Ch. 14	Chile and Argentina	396
Ch. 15	South Africa	416
Ch. 16	Selling and Serving wines	441
Ch. 17	Developing and managing a wine list	476
Ch. 18	Buying and cellaring wines	498
App. A	Wine law in the United States	513
App. B	American viticultural areas	518
App. C	The 1855 official classification of the Medoc	523
App. D	The 1855 official classification of Sauternes and Barsac	525
App. E	The 1959 official classification of Graves	526
App. F	The revised official classification of Saint-Emilion, 1996	527
App. G	Pomerol (not classified)	529
App. H	Germany communes	530
App. I	Wine organizations and publications	531
App. J	Wine tasting sheet	532

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Santa's North Pole Cookbook: Classic Christmas Recipes from Saint Nicholas Himself

Author: Jeff Guinn

In this one-of-a-kind Christmas cookbook, Saint Nicholas himself invites readers to pull up their chairs to his dining table at the North Pole and enjoy a bounty of his most cherished holiday recipes. Featuring classic American holiday dishes as well as mouthwatering Christmas fare from all over the world-Santa's favorite finds from his extensive travels-Santa's North Pole Cookbook offers an abundance of holiday meals that are as delicious as they are rich in Christmas tradition.

With more than seventy classic Christmas recipes from German Christmas Goose with Cabbage and Potato Dumplings and Santa's Favorite Rosemary Turkey to Christopsomo (the traditional Greek holiday bread that children decorate with dough designs before baking) and English Christmas Plum Pudding, Santa's North Pole Cookbook is a must-have for anyone who delights in preparing delectable, yet easy-to-make holiday food for their family. Santa also tells the fascinating lore of the celebration of the winter solstice and the festivities of Christmas, sharing with readers the wonderful stories about how and where he personally encountered these toothsome delicacies in his yuletide travels.

Full of appetizers, side dishes, main courses, beverages-and, of course, desserts!-Santa's North Pole Cookbook guides readers in creating special holiday meals for their loved ones at Christmastime.

Judith Sutton - Library Journal

Guinn is the author of "The Christmas Chronicles" series, which includes The Autobiography of Santa Clausand How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas. Written in Santa's voice, this cookbook includes 70 recipes for all courses of a holiday meal. The recipes represent a wide range of cuisines, from Egyptian Christmas Cookies to Leonardo's Fra Diavolo. Headnotes offer culinary history and Santa stories, and notes from "Lars," the North Pole chef, include tips and techniques. For libraries where Guinn's other Santa books are popular.