Whether seeking a Château Pétrus, a Château d’Yquem, or just a decent bottle of the local vin de pays, anyone intrigued or enchanted by wine and its varied delights will find A Wine Miscellany the perfect accompaniment. Refreshingly light on the palate, it’s neither pompous nor patronizing but something else altogether–a fascinating and joyful jaunt through the world of vineyards, vinification, and glorious vintages. Arranged and compiled as a true miscellany should be, with a deft sprinkling of facts and comments, observations and insights, A Wine Miscellany is that rarest of books–a perfect gift for the wine connoisseur and, for the newcomer to wine, an entertaining and informative introduction to the charm and marvel of all things vino. Almost every aspect of the history, culture, business, and lore of wine makes a showing within these pages, as do some great stories never before encountered in the usual wine books. So, whether your passion is Claret, Burgundy, or Champagne, Old World or New, and whether you’re intrigued by the famous Mouton-Rothschild labels designed by leading artists or curious about the wines favored by (among others) Lord Byron, Shakespeare’s Falstaff, or the influential wine writer Robert Parker, A Wine Miscellany is this season’s finest vintage, and a pleasure to be savored for years to come.

A Wine Miscellany: A Jaunt Through the Whimsical World of Wine

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Harding, Graham

Beverages & Wine

Clarkson/Potter

For the seasoned oenophile or the novice wine lover, this keepsake journal is perfect for recording tasting notes and cataloging prized wine labels. Entertaining facts and curious wine miscellany are featured throughout the album, providing a thoughtful accompaniment to wine tastings. An excellent way to rate new wines and remember old favorites, this album is filled with interesting wine facts from Graham Harding's A Wine Miscellany. The heavy, album-bound pages provide ample space for recording tasting notes and impressions, as well as space for pasting in memorable wine labels. An ideal gift for Father's Day or birthdays, this multipurpose keepsake is an entertaining resource and record book for anyone who appreciates wine.

Life Is Wine Journal: An Album for Oenophiles

Potter Style

Champagne in Britain, 1800-1914: How the British Transformed a French Luxury (Food in Modern History: Traditions and Innovations)

From its introduction to British society in the mid-17th century champagne has been a wine of elite celebration and hedonism. Champagne in Britain, 1800-1914 is the first book for over a century to study this iconic drink in Britain. Following the British wine market from 1800 to 1914, Harding shows how champagne was consumed by, branded for and marketed to British society. Not only did the champagne market form the foundations of the luxury market we know today, this book shows how it was integral to a number of 19th century social concerns such as the 'temperate turn', anxieties over adulteration and the increasingly prosperous British middle class. Using archival sources from major French producers such as Moët & Chandon, Veuve Clicquot and Pommery & Greno alongside records from British distributors, newspapers, magazines and wine literature, Champagne in Britain shows how champagne became embedded in the habits of Victorian society. Illustrating the social and marketing dynamics that centered on champagne's luxury status, it reveals the importance of fashion as a driver of choice, the power of the label and the illusion of scarcity. It shows how, through the reach of imperial Britain, the British taste for Champagne spread across the globe and became a marker for status and celebration.

Business & Money

Biography & History

Bloomsbury Academic

Winner of the 2022 OIV AWARD 2022 in the History category From its introduction to British society in the mid-17th century champagne has been a wine of elite celebration and hedonism. Champagne in Britain, 1800-1914 is the first book for over a century to study this iconic drink in Britain. Following the British wine market from 1800 to 1914, Harding shows how champagne was consumed by, branded for and marketed to British society. Not only did the champagne market form the foundations of the luxury market we know today, this book shows how it was integral to a number of 19th century social concerns such as the 'temperate turn', anxieties over adulteration and the increasingly prosperous British middle class. Using archival sources from major French producers such as Moët & Chandon, Veuve Clicquot and Pommery & Greno alongside records from British distributors, newspapers, magazines and wine literature, Champagne in Britain shows how champagne became embedded in the habits of Victorian society. Illustrating the social and marketing dynamics that centered on champagne's luxury status, it reveals the importance of fashion as a driver of choice, the power of the label and the illusion of scarcity. It shows how, through the reach of imperial Britain, the British taste for Champagne spread across the globe and became a marker for status and celebration.

A Wine Miscellany

Marketing activity involves taking something simple and obvious and packaging it to go. This is a skill which all good bluffers quickly learn.

Bluff Your Way in Marketing (The Bluffer's Guides)

Walton, Paul

Ravette Pub Ltd

Bluff Your Way in Marketing (Bluffer's Guides)

Perceived demandIn lay terms the marketing concept means that you stand a better chance of flogging something if you understand whether and why someone wants it in the first place. PresentationThe whole area of successful presentation is bluff. Expensive courses on presentation put it slightly differently, but that's what they mean. DecentralizationAs young marketing trainees discoverlife is not pure Kostler and there are many companies where marketing is neither the center of the universe nor the center of the organizational wheel.” In fact there are many companies where the motorcycle couriers are more integrated” than the marketing department. Marketing plansJust as all politicians have to face election from time to time, marketeers have to get through marketing plans. In fact these activities are very similarboth involve rehashing the past and over-promising the future.

The Bluffer's Guide To Marketing

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

Oval Books

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A Wine Miscellany: A Jaunt Through the Whimsical World of Wine

Life Is Wine Journal: An Album for Oenophiles

Champagne in Britain, 1800-1914: How the British Transformed a French Luxury (Food in Modern History: Traditions and Innovations)

Champagne in Britain, 1800-1914: How the British Transformed a French Luxury (Food in Modern History: Traditions and Innovations)

A Wine Miscellany

Bluff Your Way in Marketing (The Bluffer's Guides)

Bluff Your Way in Marketing (Bluffer's Guides)

The Bluffer's Guide To Marketing