Cognac: The Seductive Saga of the World's Most Coveted Spirit

图书标准信息

• 作者 Kyle Jarrard 著
• 出版社 John Wiley
• 出版时间 2005-02
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780471459446
• 定价 284.70元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 256页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

"Richinhistoryandadmirablescholarship....It′safinegrandechampagneofabook,tobesavoredoverandover."–PatriciaWells,authorofTheProvenceCookbookCalledthe"brandyofthegods"byVictorHugo,Cognacisauniversalsymbolofrefinementandquality.Inthefirstcomprehensivehistoryofthiscelebrateddrink,KyleJarrardchartsCognac′sbirthinthe1500sanditstransformationintotheworld′smostcovetedbrandy.Alongtheway,herevealshowCognacdistillersweatheredvineyarddie–offs,theGermanoccupation,andotherchallengesovertheyears–andoffersafascinatingbehind–the–sceneslookatHennessy,Remy–Martin,Courvoisier,Martell,andotherlegendarybrands.ForanyCognaclover,thisfascinatingbookwillmaketheperfectgift.KyleJarrard(Paris,France)isasenioreditorattheInternationalHeraldTribuneandauthorofthehighlyacclaimednovelsOverThereandRollingtheBones.

【作者简介】

KYLEJARRARDisasenioreditorattheInternationalHeraldTribuneandtheauthoroftwohighlypraisednovels,OverThereandRollingtheBones.Hisworkhasappearedinnumerousliterarypublications,includingNorthAmericanReviewandMississippiReview.JarrardhaslivedinFranceformorethantwentyyears—nowinParisbutfirstinCognaccountrywithhiswife,whosefamilyrootsrundeepthere—andhaswrittenextensivelyaboutFranceandspecificallyabouttheCognacindustryandregion.

【目录】

Introduction.TheGrapesAreComing.MuchAdoaboutSaltandWine.TheDifficultBirthofanEau-de-Vie.MayhemontheCharente.RisingHouses,RisingFortunes.ADistillateTurnsGolden.PhylloxeraandTheTexasCure.TheGermanWhoSavedCognac.GloryYears,withFeathers.TaleofaBigHouse,TaleofaLittleHouse.TheLastoftheMohicans.FromtheNurserytotheGlass.AgendasforTomorrow.TheSpiritFlowsOn.Acknowledgements.Sources.PictureCredits.Index.