Food & drink: alcoholic beverages

Grapes & Wines

“An exhilarating wine book… No serious wine lover’s library is complete without it” Wine Spectator

The History of Wine in 100 Bottles

For thousands of years, from its origins in ancient Mesopotamia to its current status as a global industry, the history of wine has been directly related to major social, cultural, religious and economic changes.

Good Housekeeping Chicken Tonight!

Get clucking over this amazing collection of chicken dishes that are perfect for your friends and family. Chicken Tonight is packed with delicious meals and inventive ideas that can be made with minimal fuss, any day of the week.

Let Me Tell You About Beer

Beer is the world’s favourite drink, yet too often it’s shrouded in mystery, myth and complex-sounding terminology. This no-nonsense guide cuts straight through all of this, with simple advice on how to seek out and enjoy the immense range of flavours on offer, in Melissa’s trademark chatty style.

Let Me Tell You About Wine

You don’t need to know all about wine regions or how wine is made to choose wine with confidence. If you like the sound of intense, blackcurranty reds or aromatic whites, this book will tell you how to find these flavours in the wines you buy, regardless of whether the wine is labelled by grape variety or by country.

The Joy of Pubs

Following on in the same vain of The Joy of Sheds, The Joy of Pubs is an intoxicating publication detailing

Home Brew

Make your own wine, beer, ale, cider or cordials at home Information on ingredients, techniques and the all-essential brewing kit

Let Me Tell You About Whisky

Whisky is the world’s favourite spirit and is enjoying booming sales, especially in the USA and Asia, yet too often

Oz Clarke My Top Wines for 2013

Oz Clarke, Britain’s favourite wine writer and broadcaster, is absolutely in tune with what wine drinkers want today – flavour,

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