Friday, January 23, 2009

All about Wine Cellars or Puttin on the Peachtree

All about Wine Cellars

Author: Howard G Goldberg

As more people come to appreciate the wisdom of buying wine by the case, they’re contemplating the installation of a home wine cellar to store and protect their vinous investments, whether they live in a one-bedroom apartment or a house with room to spare. This concise, helpful book by respected New York Times wine writer Howard G. Goldberg offers basic guidance on planning, organizing, and maintaining a wine collection, with tips on how to choose the right storage system, create the proper climatic environment, and keep track of what’s there and when it’s ready to drink. Goldberg also presents a fascinating history of wine collecting, with wonderfully entertaining stories of some famous cellars.



Table of Contents:
Upstairs, Downstairs5
A Beloved Word10
The Nitty-Gritty14
Jeffersonian Vinocracy16
Making a Cellar18
Working with a Major Supplier25
A Crucial Distinction30
Let There Be Little Light34
A Small History Lesson41
Organizing Your Cellar44
The Way It Is, Mostly46
The Best and the Biggest50
A Cellar Away from Home52

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Puttin' on the Peachtree

Author: Junior League of Dekalb County

We invite people into our homes to mark special occasions or to share warm companionship of time and food together. Whatever our reasons, food shared with friends must be our best. Every meal can be cause for Puttin' on the Peachtree. Inducted into the McIlhenny Hall of Fame, an award given for book sales that exceed 100,000 copies.



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