Beverage Dynamics

Beverage Dynamics Nov-Dec 2015

Beverage Dynamics is the largest national business magazine devoted exclusively to the needs of off-premise beverage alcohol retailers, from single liquor stores to big box chains, through coverage of the latest trends in wine, beer and spirits.

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Retail EDUCATION 8 Beverage Dynamics • November/December 2015 www.beveragedynamics.com BUILD YOUR LIBRARY FOR THE HOLIDAYS AND LONGER BY HARRIET LEMBECK WITH THESE BOOKS you can increase your knowledge and helpfulness to your customers. Be a resource, which brings in repeat business! MW CORNER THE OXFORD COMPANION TO WINE, FOURTH EDITION Jancis Robinson, Julia Harding Oxford Companions, $65.00, 912 pages (hard cover) Two years, plus a lifetime in the making, this completely revised edition lists, up front, 300 completely new entries (in case you doubted that you need this now) totalling 4,000 entries, spread over a million words. No detail goes un-scrutinized, clichés are exploded, and the list of over 180 contributors is a Who's Who of wine industry greats. Besides hard copy, it is available as an e-book, and also may be found on Jancis' 'Purple Pages' member-only section of her website. Membership is only a little more than the book's cost, so it's a no-brainer not to go that route. When you need something quickly, this enormous book is completely searchable on line. WINES OF FRANCE, A GUIDE TO 500 LEADING VINEYARDS Benjamin Lewin MW Vendange Press, $45, 670 pages (hard cover) Here is a comprehensive listing of the most important French vineyards. The fi rst 375 pages review 10 regions, along with a look at the current state of, and challenges to, France's wine country. The balance of the book has detailed profi les of the best producers, especially of you want to visit, or carry their wines in your store. Illustrations are gorgeous, and make you want to start packing. THE ORIGINAL GRAND CRUS OF BURGUNDY Charles Curtis MW Wine Alpha, $19.99, 257 pages(soft cover, including two Appendices, Bibliography and detailed index) A scholarly study here, where Charles Curtis has researched treatises on Bur- gundy vineyards from 1855 and earlier, and discussed reconciling with today's AOCs. These treatises from authors like Dr. Jules Lavalle, Dr. Denis Morelot and André Jullien were written in French, which Curtis had to translate. If you've been hazy about lieu-dits, climats, and crus, they are clarifi ed here. This book journeys through Burgundy, commune by commune, and inspires you to research your own purchases more thoughtfully. ANSWERS TO WINE QUESTIONS FROM REAL PEOPLE, 2ND EDITION Roger C. Bohmrich MW Kindle, $4.99 (with apps for other devices) This is not trivia, and this book covers a great range of topics. With this in your tablet, you can answer questions quickly and smartly. Bohmrich covers topics like knowing which wines will be sweet or dry, and how one can tell; how wine is made at all; how to describe a wine; the signifi cance of ratings; wine and health; wine storage; wine service and reasons for decanting; wines of the US and the world, and lots more. When consumers seem shy about asking, you can jump in with answers. STORIES FROM OTHER REGIONS WINE, MOON AND STARS, A SOUTH OF FRANCE EXPERIENCE Gérard Bertrand Abrams, Books, $18.95, 202 pages, soft cover (includes Bibliography and Photo Gallery) Gerard Bertrand is a winemaker and a philosopher, connected to the soils of Languedoc-Roussillon, which he re- spects with biodynamic farming. He discusses wine tasting in the context of history and culture. A pyramid-shaped drawing shows layers of increasing wine qual- ity along with increasing prices, and another pyramid diagrams Pleasure, Taste, Emotion and Message. The 'Quantum Wine' chapter is based on quantum physics and the energy of matter. Reading about his estates will help you explain their terroirs if you carry them. GRAPES OF THE HUDSON VALLEY AND OTHER COOL CLIMATE REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA J. Stephen Cassicles, with a Foreword by Kevin Zraly and a Preface by Eric Miller Flint Mine Press,$29.99, 272 pages (large format, soft cover) Saying that there are no pure grapes, Steve Cassicles explains the signifi cance of hy- brids to the cooler worlds of northeastern US, the Midwest, the Pacifi c Northwest and Canada. Discussions of grape variet-

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