Business of Winemaking

Business of Winemaking
Author: Jeffrey L. Lamy
Publisher: Board and Bench Publishing
Total Pages: 377
Release: 2015-12-01
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1935879650

The Business of Winemaking places all facets of the wine business in perspective for investors, owners, and anyone else who is interested in how the wine business operates. Abundantly illustrated and written in a readily understandable style, the book addresses the technical rudiments of viticulture and enology and all of its related business actions: market analysis, vineyard and winery design, construction and equipment costs, regulatory and legislative issues, accounting and recordkeeping, financial analysis, tax considerations, typical salaries by geographical area, the minimum economic size of vineyards, the business plan, financing, product pricing, advertising, and sustainable farming and immigrant labor. This book features comprehensive case studies from 20 winery sites from coast to coast, making it an ideal resource for anyone wanting to better understand the inner workings of a successfully run winery.

Tasting Beer, 2nd Edition

Tasting Beer, 2nd Edition
Author: Randy Mosher
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 377
Release: 2017-04-04
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1612127789

This completely updated second edition of the best-selling beer resource features the most current information on beer styles, flavor profiles, sensory evaluation guidelines, craft beer trends, food and beer pairings, and draft beer systems. You’ll learn to identify the scents, colors, flavors, mouth-feel, and vocabulary of the major beer styles — including ales, lagers, weissbeirs, and Belgian beers — and develop a more nuanced understanding of your favorite brews with in-depth sections on recent developments in the science of taste. Spirited drinkers will also enjoy the new section on beer cocktails that round out this comprehensive volume.

Insiders' Guide® to California's Wine Country

Insiders' Guide® to California's Wine Country
Author: Jean Doppenberg
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2009-04-14
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 076276855X

The essential source for in-depth travel and relocation information to Napa and Sonoma Counties. Written by a local (and true insider), Insiders' Guide to California's Wine Countryoffers personal guidance to two major wine regions and their environs. Fully revised and updated, this guide contains five maps of the wine country.

The Exporter's Handbook to the U.S. Wine Market

The Exporter's Handbook to the U.S. Wine Market
Author: Deborah Gray, RN
Publisher: Board and Bench Publishing
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2015
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1935879537

Attempting to export wine to the U.S. has long been fraught with difficulty, especially for the smaller producers. The U.S. wine industry, complicated by confusing regulations and intense internal brand competition, is also the land of opportunity and home to an adventurous and egalitarian wine consuming population. But without an understanding of how to effectively enter this complex market, the exporter often founders and retreats in frustration. This book provides a guide to approaching and attracting an importer, differentiating terms and regulations which must be understood to prosper, and avenues to achieving and sustaining attainable sales and distribution goals.

Wine Sales and Distribution

Wine Sales and Distribution
Author: Paul Wagner
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2024-04-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1538185164

This expanded second edition includes new technologies and market changes post-COVID, this comprehensive book covers every element of consultative wine sales, from understanding the market and the customer to providing excellent customer service. It covers the principles, strategies, and practices employed by top-notch wine professionals.

The Wine Bible

The Wine Bible
Author: Karen MacNeil
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Total Pages: 2408
Release: 2015-10-13
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 0761187154

No one can describe a wine like Karen MacNeil. Comprehensive, entertaining, authoritative, and endlessly interesting, The Wine Bible is a lively course from an expert teacher, grounding the reader deeply in the fundamentals—vine-yards and varietals, climate and terroir, the nine attributes of a wine’s greatness—while layering on tips, informative asides, anecdotes, definitions, photographs, maps, labels, and recommended bottles. Discover how to taste with focus and build a wine-tasting memory. The reason behind Champagne’s bubbles. Italy, the place the ancient Greeks called the land of wine. An oak barrel’s effect on flavor. Sherry, the world’s most misunderstood and underappreciated wine. How to match wine with food—and mood. Plus everything else you need to know to buy, store, serve, and enjoy the world’s most captivating beverage.