Wild Olive or Science of Vine and Wine in France 1750 1990

Wild Olive

Author: Basil King

Illustrated by Lucius Hitchcock.

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Science of Vine and Wine in France, 1750-1990

Author: Harry W Paul

This book examines the role of science in the civilization of wine in modern France by examining viticulture, the science of the wine itself, and oenology, the study of winemaking. Together they can boast of at least two major triumphs: the creation of the post-phylloxera vines that repopulated the late-nineteenth-century vineyards devastated by the disease; and the understanding of the complex structure of wine that eventually resulted in the development of the widespread wine models of Bordeaux, Burgundy, and Champagne. For those interested in agriculture, oenologists and historians of France, this is the first analysis of the scientific battle over how to save the French vineyards and the first account of the growth of oenological science in France since Chaptal and Pasteur.

Table of Contents:

	List of Tables and Figures
	Acknowledgments
	Map of France
	Introduction	1
1	Death and Resurrection in the Phylloxeric Vineyard	9
2	Scientific Programs for the Spread of the Grafted Vine	44
3	Direct-Production Hybrids: Quality Wines?	65
4	The Fall of the Hybrid Empire and the Vinifera Victory	99
5	Jean-Antoine Chaptal	123
6	Louis Pasteur	155
7	Champagne: The Science of Bubbles	197
8	Burgundy: The Limits of Empirical Science	230
9	Languedoc-Roussillon: Innovations in Traditional Oenology	260
10	The Pasteurian Oenology of Ulysse Gayon	275
11	The Ionic Gospel of the New Oenology	288
12	The Institute of Oenology	327
	Conclusion: Mopping-up Operations or Contemporary Oenology as Normal Science	335
	Select Bibliography	349
	Index	353

Bread or Simply Sicilian

Bread (Quamut)

Author: Quamut

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Everything you need to know about bread, including:

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Simply Sicilian: Family Recipes

Author: Carol Cappelline Schult

Having been raised in a Sicilian immigrant home, Carol Schulte's Simply Sicilian features simple and easy to prepare Sicilian dishes passed down generation after generation. There is everything from antipasto, homemade breads, pizza, pasta and vegetables with earthy simplicity. The author has collected recipes, both old and new, from family records and her own recollections. She combines cooking, customs, tradition and includes travel experiences to bring the reader closer to understanding the true Sicilian spirit.

Country Recipes and Other Interesting Stuff or Chefs Salad

Country Recipes and Other Interesting Stuff

Author: Bob Holt

A book of Country Recipes chocked full of humorous stories make for many relaxed and fun-filled hours of reading.

When the Lord made pork chops, he said that they would be, bar none, Bob Holt's most favorite meat forever. Being brought up in the Presbyterian Church, and instilled with a belief in "predestination," I believe it was foreordained that pork chops would be it for me.

From the beginning, back in the years of World War II, pork was the main staple during my first year of life on the family farm. You're right, I don't remember it, but it must have been imprinted on my hard drive.

After Momma introduced me to pork fat (hog lard), Justin Wilson brought wine into my life, and I've been on a roll ever since.

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Chef's Salad

Author: Bill Jones

From award-winning cookbook author Bill Jones comes a book that proves salads aren't just bowls of lettuce topped with bottled dressings. Bill Jones combines his experience as a chef and a grower of gourmet greens and herbs to inspire cooks with the confidence to choose fresh produce, oils, and vinegars for a sublime salad. Chef's Salad demonstrates how to transform lettuce and dressing into a dish fit for a main course. This unique cookbook also offers scrumptious pasta and potato salads, hand-held salads and wraps such as Pita Stuffed with Tomatoes, Bocconcini and Balsamic Dressing. These simple yet innovative recipes will turn your salad bowl into a playground of global flavors.

Awards:

• World Gourmand Best Single Subject Book (English Language):
  
  2004 - Chef's Salad (winner)
  

Table of Contents:

	Acknowledgements	7
	Foreword	9
	A Salad Primer	11
	Vinaigrettes and Creamy Dressings	31
	Green Salads	45
	Mixed Green Salads	57
	Vegetable Salads	69
	Pasta & Noodle Salads	81
	Bean & Grain Salads	93
	Chilled Seafood Salads	105
	Warm Salads	117
	Potato & Root Salads	129
	Hand-Held Salads	141
	Index	153
	About the Author	160