Published on November 5th, 2010 in
Wine Art
I hate those who remember what it was at the feast.
Lucian of Samosata
In our institute was a very cool guy, one of the most talented students, architects, went on to become an artist. Erudite, witty, inventive, a great orator, the soul of the company. On the one feature – he was chasing the state “to drink like crazy.” If a student revelry took place without “consequences” – he was just bored of it to remember. Conversely, if it is anything about her he could not remember – it roused in him a keen interest – he was running on all parties to binge and figured out what he had done yesterday in the frenzy. He was important to know what he, as himself has no control over. What he “really”. That is in reasonable condition it is “not really”, and the unconscious – is the “true it is.”
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Papa Kitty Johnson, whose book we recently announced.
Hugh Johnson / Hugh Johnson –
One of the most famous authors and experts in the field of wine. If the Third Reich collected by him as Stirlitz dossier, we would have somewhere like this:
Age: 68 years
Education: Cambridge
Profession of Education: Teacher of English Language and Literature.
Interests: travel around the world, writing about wine.
Which shishi: Johnson for many years was director of Chateau Latour ( Chateau Latour ). He – co-owner of the plant Tokaj wines and has a company that sells glasses. Plus, of course, the best-selling author on a wine theme.
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Published on March 12th, 2010 in
Wine Art
Tavern scene in the paintings of Adrian van Ostade
The Dutch are somewhat similar to the Japanese. Also occupy the land by the sea, like flowers, working like crazy, constantly learning. They invented the stock market, newspapers, and gin. I taught Peter to build ships, to swear in Dutch, smoking his pipe and drinking punch. – Yes, that’s interesting: the phenomenal performance in this nation go hand in hand with the outbursts of indiscriminate drinking (here the parallel ends with the Japanese).
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Wines of Spain by Jan Read
wines of Spain
Wineries, regions and vintages are reviewed in this rather useful pocket guide written by veteran wine journalist Jan Read. He is probably the most experienced contemporary writer on Spanish wines and lives, breathes, tastes – and naturally – consumes them. The guide has been published at an ideal time, as Spain is leaving behind its past image as a country with a reputation for inexpensive and moderately priced wines, which left much to be desired, into a modern European winemaking country.
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Recipes from a Winery Chef
By Mary Evely
Published by Simi Winery
P. O. Box 698, Healdsburg CA 95448
Tel: 707 433 6981 Fax: 707 433 6253
Edited, designed and manufactured in the USA by Favorite Recipes Press
2451 Atrium Way, Nashville TN 37214
In her foreword to ‘The Vintner’s Table Cookbook’, Zelma Lang, Winemaker and President of Simi, pays tribute to the years of dedicated work which Simi Chef Mary Evely has put to good use in this out-of-the-ordinary cookbook. The observation that ‘The serious study of how wines pair best with different foods has, for the most part, been undertaken either haphazardly or intuitively.’ will find a sympathetic chord in the hearts of many wine lovers.
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