Books on Wine – Giveaway
June 4, 2024 by JennyEnter our worldwide giveaway to win a set of beautiful books devoted to wine: Wine and the White House: A History, Second Edition by Frederick J. Ryan, Jr. and The Great Atlas of Italian Wines by Allesandro Avataneo and Vittorio Manganelli.
Winner of twelve national and international awards, Wine and the White House is a comprehensive journey through the history of White House hospitality that explores every president’s experience of wine. Whether you’re a devotee of presidential history, a lover of wine, or both, this gorgeous book is sure to prove informative and entertaining.
The fully illustrated pages also feature memorable presidential toasts, menus from historic White House gatherings, a catalog of vintages served, and spectacular photography of the White House glassware collection. This new edition has been expanded to include entertaining during the Biden presidency.
Early presidents recognized the important function wine played in entertaining at the White House. While some appreciated and enjoyed wine, others considered it merely a ceremonial necessity. Still others campaigned to outlaw wine and banned it from the White House; their successors celebrated its return. More recently, all presidents, regardless of whether they enjoyed wine themselves, have used the White House as a venue to showcase the fine wines produced in the United States.
While I love to cook with wine, I’m not a “wine” person but I do love all things to do with history and the White House. This is a gorgeous book and I have spent hours traveling through the past, studying the photos of Presidents and other dignitaries as well as the stunning glassware used. There are profiles of the wine makers and copies of menus and toasts given – it is just a wonderful book to drink up (pun intended).
The Great Atlas of Italian Wines is a journey through Italy and the wine that is produced there. It tells of and illustrates the main denominations, region by region, with a description of the most widespread international grape varieties and the most important native Italian grape varieties. Maps combined with infographics describe the organoleptic characteristics of the wines of each area in a clear and immediate way.
Unique in terms of its narrative and scientific content and suitable for experts and curious people alike, the Great Atlas is an indispensable tool for wine lovers, a mine of well-organized information to keep on hand at all times. It is useful for travelling, studying, choosing a wine at a restaurant or wine bar, or creating your own wine cellar. The 1500 best producers are geolocated in the detailed maps, with a list of the 3000 wines most representative of Italian excellence, regardless of the vintage, resulting from years of cross-checks on the data from the main national and international guides and magazines from the sector.
The volume is completed with the stories of 300 wines that mark the past, present, and future of Italian wine, with wonderful reproductions of their labels.
Special thanks to the publisher for a copy of each of these titles in our promotion. Entry options include answering the following question in the comments section of this blog post.
Are you a connoisseur of wine or do you prefer to just cook with wine?
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