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Ben Howkins - Rich, Rare & Red, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

Rich, Rare & Red

A Guide to Port

Av Ben Howkins

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Beskrivning
An essential reference guide to port, this book is recommended reading for the Wine & Spirit Education Trust and other certification programmes. It describes the unique features of the Douro Valley, the cycle of work in the vineyards, historical production techniques and more recent innovations, and the role of the wine lodges where port matures before being shipped to its worldwide markets.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 while protecting port's heritage.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2014-10-23
  • Mått: 139 x 222 x 19 mm
  • Vikt: 408 g
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 224
  • Upplaga: 4
  • Förlag: Quiller Publishing Ltd
  • ISBN: 9781846892011
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Ben Howkins 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, cofounder of Royal Tokaji, and is wine advisor at Waddesdon, to Lord Rothschild, coowner of Chateau Lafite Rothschild. He is the author of "Real Men Drink Port and Ladies Do Too!"

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This is the fourth edition of Ben Howkins' book, which was first published in 1982. It covers port - an historical perspective, vineyards and vines, port maturation, the leading port producers, port styles, vintage port, visiting the region, Oporto, world markets and fifty shades of port.

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