Adventures in Drinking: The Wine Century Club Palate Pres … the often-rich local and regional history intrinsic to the grape and its terroir. The Wine Century Club defines a few more ground rules: First, blends count, although for edification purposes I must say that it helps to try single-variety wines.

Wine arsonist sentenced to 27 years by Sacramento federal judge – Sacramento Bee

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Wine arsonist sentenced to 27 years by Sacramento federal judge Sacramento Bee The wine Anderson stored there for his clients was a small part of the inventory. The structure was destroyed at a loss conservatively estimated to be $200 million to $250 million, the most costly single disaster in the history of the American wine … Bon vivant arsonist gets 27 years for wine blazeSan Francisco Chronicle Wineries continue to struggle after arson five years agoKTVU San Francisco all 79 news articles »

New Wine: The Spiritual Roots Of The Twelve Step Miracle
This compelling retrospective brings together the cultural currents of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, vividly showing the influences of Carl Jung, the Oxford Group, Emmet Fox, old-time and modern religion, and more. A revealing portrait of A.A.’s distillation of a “new wine of the spirit.”

Customer Review: Excellent background to the current 12 step way of life
If you’re at all interested in how the “phenomenon” of 12 step programs came into being, this book is a must. There are no new ideas on ths planet – only ones that were already there and that change and grow over time. People are using this way of life for every addiction there is. Give it a try.

Customer Review: New Wine?? Advocating alcohol?
signed onto the 12 Step bandwagon for almost 15 years. I thought that I could benefit from its “spiritual principles”. I was also lonely and shy and couldn’t ask out a date, and going to meetings for so many years I thought filled that void.

But the truth remains that Bill Wilson, as documented in AA literature Pass It On, took LSD 20 years into recovery for 3 years, and “advocated it enthusiastically!” Huh??? The AA guru advocating LSD? Think about the ramifications. It is so absurd it is beyond logic. And AA Services minimalizes it because LSD was in its early stages. Also, to add additional insult to my intelligence, Wilson “found God” while on Bella Donna, a hallicinogen commonly used at the time to dry out drunks. So AA’s proverbial GOD, started out on hallucinogenics. and subsequently advocated hallucinogenics 20 years later. And Wilson is voted TIME most 100 influential persons of 20th century.

Frank Buchman, founder of OxFord Group was on the cover to TIME April 20, 1936 (Hitler’s Bday) and referred to Himmler as a “marvelous lad”. Because of Buchman’s comments and cult mentality, the group conveniently changed its name to Moral Reamrmament during WW II. Dr. Bob and Lois were both staunch OxFord members. Wilson was far too much of an alley cat for the OxFord elite, AA assigned people to Wilson’s side to protect vulnerable female newcomers from him and Wilson eventually had a secretary on his payroll to appease lifestyle.

The first 6 of 12 Steps originated with OxFord. You can deduce that AA’s spiritual endeavors began with a Nazi sympathizer. This is the roots of AA.

AA began to dwindle until the Saturday Evening Post article which put a positive “spin” and AA took on a life of its own. The Cult began to grow.

AA cares nothing about your useless membership and claims that it barely gets by every year. A 6 billion dollar health industry is where the $ is at an the 12 Steps are alive and well. generating income. The health care keeps AA foundation going, and leads you to believe that AA is financially vulnerable. It’s propoganda.
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Joanne Weir’s More Cooking in the Wine Country: 100 New Recipes for Living and Entertaining
“In this sun-drenched valley, everything grows, something is always in season, and the habits of living are relaxed and celebratory.” That’s why Joanne Weir–the celebrated food writer, cooking teacher, chef, and popular television cooking show host–names California’s wine country as the place where the things that matter most to her about cooking happen. “It’s easy to live the rich life here: eating fresh foods right out of the garden and orchard, savoring artisanal cheeses and breads, drinking vintage wines. When I’m here, I feel as though I’m living in a state of grace,” she writes. Joanne Weir’s More Cooking in the Wine Country gives readers all the recipes, advice, and inspiration to bring that state of grace into their own kitchens–no matter where they live.

Just as she did in her celebrated first book on this topic, Weir Cooking: Recipes from the Wine Country, Weir relies heavily on the lusty and vivid flavors and simple cooking methods of the countries of the Mediterranean. The more than 150 recipes in this volume celebrate the bounty of the wine country. From Crostini with Smoked Trout and Lemon Zest to Caramelized Coconut Budino, Weir provides recipes for every course that are at once interesting in their inventiveness and comforting in their familiarity.

In keeping with the “California cuisine” mantra of using fresh, seasonal, and locally grown ingredients, Weir celebrates the seasons with ever-changing offerings. Autumn inspires a salad of Endive with Gorgonzola, Caramelized Onions, and Fig Jam that expertly balances bitter, salty, sour, and sweet. A sprightly Spring Soup of Favas, Sugar Snap Peas, and Asparagus is bright with the crisp, new flavors of spring. Stone Fruit Summer Salad highlights the most succulent produce of the season. And Beef Braised with Zinfandel and Winter Vegetables makes the most of the root vegetables and hearty herbs available this time of year.

The wine-pairing suggestions that accompany each recipe are extremely helpful, tips for how to handle such challenges as peeling fava beans or making perfect risotto are welcome, and the luscious photographs of many of the dishes are inspiring. –Robin Donovan

Customer Review: Outstanding chef
I thoroughly enjoy all of Joanne Weir’s books. She is very knowledgeable about Meditterrean cooking. Her recipes are original, come together very well and many of instructions for making in advance. I place her right up there with Patricia WElls.

Customer Review: Sounds good, but who knows.
I enjoyed watching the cooking show with Joanne Weir, and was very glad to find a used copy of her book. But…. if you live in an area of the country where gourmet items or fresh herbs and other ingredients are scarce you may never be able to duplicate many of the recipes without substitutions. This is a disappointment, and of course not the fault of the book.

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Concepts in Wine Chemistry
First published in 1997, CONCEPTS IN WINE CHEMISTRY was the first text and reference book in decades to explain the basic science behind the chemistry of wine. This new edition is now fully revised and updated to meet the field’s most recent developments and give the chemistry backbone to the broader science of winemaking. The chapters are logically organized from the musts and juice composition through each step of the winemaking process: fermentation, phenolics, oxidation, oak products, sulfur dioxide, cellar process and wine defects. Also included is a chapter on the history of wine chemistry and ancient winemaking practices, and a thorough index and chapter outlines.

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Home Wine Cellar

Customer Review: The home wine cellar
A perfect book with lots of ideas how to construct and finish a wine cellar. Good pictures and layout. Excelent carpentry.

Customer Review: the best book on the subject
The negative reviews here mystify me. This is a wonderfully illustrated book, that covers the details – such as the requirements for exterior walls – that other books miss.

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Good-value wines perfect for post-holiday budgets
Belt-tightening time. Problem is, it’s hard. The fine bottles you may have enjoyed recently raised the bar. Simple wines that satisfied in November can fizzle in January. It’s all relative. The same phenomenon lies behind a cardinal rule of wine

Michael Broadbent’s Pocket Vintage Wine Companion

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Altrusa uncorks wine tasting fundraiser
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The Wine Lover’s Healthy Weight Loss Plan

Now there’s a heart-healthy weight loss program that lets you enjoy the benefits of your cherished Chardonnay

For some time the media has been abuzz with news of the health benefits of wine, but until now there has been no authoritative source for those interested in making wine part of a healthy diet. Coauthored by a noted cardiologist and an award-winning chef, The Wine Lover’s Healthy Weight Loss Plan shows how you can easily shed unwanted pounds, while maximizing the health benefits of your favorite wines.

Sample recipes include:

• Scampi with Chipotle-Orange Sauce, paired with a 2004 Marquis-Philips “Holly’s Blend,” Verdelho, McLaren Vale, Australia
• Roast Duck with Lavender-Lemon Honey Sauce, paired with a Bergstrom Winery 2004 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

Customer Review: Not just for wine lovers
In my business, I receive a lot of requests for endorsements, but accept only those I deem the best. And I jumped on this request immediately. It could not be more appropriate for my audience.

I agree with the reviewer from Seattle who described this as a great reference book – both for its informed health information and its storehouse of healthy gourmet recipes (no those are NOT compatible).

Not just for wine lovers? No, this is a great source book for those wondering whether wine can be beneficial to their health. The answer is yes it is beneficial, if consumed daily and in moderation. And that’s good news for all of us.

Dave Chambers, Wine Merchant
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Customer Review: Informational and realistic
Being an active and health conscious individual, I was looking for a realistic weight loss plan that would suit my urban lifestyle. After reading the “Wine Lovers…” I’ve found what I was looking for. This book provides a food and wine education surrounding the lifestyle choices of those in the Mediterranean. The “Wine Lovers…” author(s) are passionate, well-informed, and educated. Their enthusiasm for food and wine spills gracefully onto the pages of this book. The “Wine Lovers…” also boasts quality recipes far above the standard for diet books. It’s like having a gourmet cookbook inside a diet book! I urge anyone who is looking for a lifestyle change, trying to lose weight, or who simply desires the richness and fulfillment of wine to consider this book for purchase.

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The Bonus Years Diet: 7 Miracle Foods Including Chocolate, Red Wine, and Nuts That Can Add 6.4 Yearson Average to Your Life
Arigorous analysis of dramatic studies on therapeutic power of nutrition has led Dr. Oscar H. Franco and a team of acclaimed researchers to determine that substituting certain foods in place of the leading medical “cocktail” for preventing cardiovascular disease yields identical benefits. As reported in the British Medical Journal, they concluded that daily consumption of seven specific foods could result, on average, in an increase in total life expectancy of 6.6 years for men and 4.8 years for women.

Dr. Ralph Felder, a physician and a master-trained chef, has now taken these groundbreaking studies out of the laboratory and put them into the kitchen. Using his inspired yet easy-toprepare recipes and creative menu plans, along with a few simple lifestyle guidelines, anyone can add healthy years to his or her life, enjoy-with few restrictions-a wide range of delicious and satisfying foods, and lose weight safely and easily, while indulging in goodies like chocolate and nuts.

Customer Review: A Contribution to Culture
THE BONUS YEARS DIET: A CONTRIBUTION TO CULTURE
Ralph Felder’s diet book is a lifetime labor of love. Felder, a practicing physician and scientist who holds M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford, and is the author of a book on magnetic resonance imaging, is exceedingly qualified to address the science of health. He handles the interaction between chemistry and health, and the aesthetics of cooking and eating, with an affection that will win your heart. There is enough science here to keep you informed, yet not so much as to lose the thread of health and its by-product, happiness. There are enough recipes to open four successful restaurants serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. The meticulous attention given to flavor, variety, appearance, and budget (both of time and of money), make The Bonus Years a milestone in human culture.
The idea of Bonus Years is that people want to live longer, and stay healthy when they do; and that diet is the crucial component that can make that (statistically) possible. The book has an easy-to-read, open style that invites you in. Felder’s information comes from controlled studies; and he includes a list of references for anyone interested in learning the chemistry and epidemiology at first-hand. The strategy is that certain medicines, aspirin, folic acid, statin, and blood-pressure medicines, which reduce the risk of heart disease and debilitating high blood pressure, can be obtained more pleasantly by eating the right foods. These are red wine, dark chocolate, fruits and vegetables, fish, garlic and nuts. These, combined with such irresistibles as sirloin steak, olive oil, honey, turkey, whole-wheat pasta, and many others, offer about as pleasant a way of staying healthy as can be imagined. If one of the core foods doesn’t appeal to you, you can omit it without much penalty. The statistically demonstrable extra six years of life gives The Bonus Years Diet a scientific foundation that is unique. The recipes are inspired. Even if you don’t believe in diets, you should read The Bonus Years Diet to see the place in human culture of the humane interaction between science, cooking, health, and eating. –Bill Abler

Customer Review: bonus years diet
My daughter bought this book for me after reading about it in Oprah magazine. Dosing food like doctors dose pills. A great idea. Dr. Felder gives us menus for an entire month and that makes it so easy to follow this diet. The recipes are great. He is a chef and knows his stuff! My husband loves chocolate so his new favorite dessert is the chocolate risotto pudding. I love the stuffed french toast. I just saw Dr. Felder on tv and as he says “this is a diet we cal live with.”

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The Hungarian cookbook;: The pleasures of Hungarian food and wine
“Our appetite for this interesting cuisine, a melding of Germanic, Slavic, Tartar, and Turkish influences, has been whetted by [this] excellent new work.”–New York Times

Customer Review: Hungarian Cooking
Excellent cookbook,interesting addtional information. Recepies close to mum’s. A bit of a shame that it contained no creative photographs but that was known at the time of purchase. The real value is in the authentic recepies.

Customer Review: The Hungarian Cookbook
I bought my first copy of this book over thirty years ago, and even then had to special order it. In the last couple of years I have bought four more copies for family and friends as many of the recipes are identical to those of my mother-in-law whose family was from Croatia. Any one whose family originated in the Slavic area of Europe, including Austria, may find some family favorites in this wonderful, entertaining and reliable book.

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Dreaming of Tuscany: Where to Find the Best There Is: Perfect Hilltowns; Splendid Palazzos; Rustic Farmhouses; Glorious Gardens; Authentic Cuisine; Great Wines; Intriguing Shops;
No country inspires as much fascination as Italy, and no region in Italy inspires as much adoration as Tuscany—for its interior design, art and architecture, fashion, artisans and crafts, food and wine. In Dreaming of Tuscany you’ll experience the essence of a place that dreams are made of, ensuring you’ll get the most out of your experience. Sharing her recommendations of favorite insider places and word-of-mouth gems, best-selling lifestyle author Barbara Milo Ohrbach acts as a guide to food markets, exquisite shops, overflowing antiques markets, not to mention cooking courses, outdoor painting classes, ancient palazzos and small museums. And you can live like a Tuscan once you return home, with this book providing sources for everything from luscious bed linens to peppery olive oil. Dreaming of Tuscany is illustrated with three hundred sumptuous images by photographer Simon Upton. Don’t dream of visiting Tuscany without first reading this book.

Customer Review: Discovering Tuscany
This is a lovely “coffee table” book.

I found the information to be extremely general – book does not contain information that cannot be obtained in any take along travel guide such as Foders, Blue Guide, Cadogan, Rough Guide, etc. In addition, this book is NOT a good reference for individuals who travel on a budget. Most accommodations & ristorantes fall into the 4 star range; expensive.

This book is the perfect book for the pretentious American tourist.

Customer Review: Dreaming of Tuscany
As a frequent traveler to Tuscany, I find this book one of the best. It reflects the romantic and unique part of the world known as Tuscany. Wonderful coffee table book, resource for Tuscany and reading for rainy days.

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Libyan chemical weapons stockpiles intact, say inspectors – The Guardian
Libya’s stockpiles of mustard gas and chemicals used to make weapons are intact and were not stolen during the uprising that toppled Muammar Gaddafi, weapons inspectors have said. The Hague-based Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said destruction of the materials would

Matt Kramer’s New California Wine

Customer Review: California Wine Simplified.
By far, the most complete and easily read book of its type. It puts all of the recent changes in the California AVA’s in perspective.

Customer Review: I’ve read it, I’ve used it, I drank it (well, not really)
I have already nipped into this book several times, especially before trips to nearby Santa Barbara wine country, and Kramer has never steered me wrong yet. Based on his recommendations, I experienced some great wines at Foley and Longoria – not really a GUIDE BOOK per se, no fancy graphics or easy to turn to index pages, but Kramer does have his own wine guide for this. I highly recommend for wino-folks living right here on the left coast.

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