This is a great find for a winemaker, home-brewing enthusiast or wine/spirits/ale/beer aficionado. One chapter mentions that merely 20 years prior to his writing, did the public scoff at the possibility of beer in cans. And the author ponders what the future will hold...possibly square plastic jugs of spirits? He theorizes they would be safer and easier to ship. I guess he didn't envision wine in a plastic sack with a spout !! LOVELY condition for this vintage beauty. 508 pages Glossy-plastic coated , paper dustjacket. Fully illustrated with charts, maps and photos. I imagine this book sat on someone's bookshelf , unused, for the last 48 years! "Contents The wines of France, Italy, Germany, HUngary, Spain, Portugal, Madeira, the US and elsewhere, including aromatized wines distilled spirits, brandies, whiskeys, rums, gins, liquers, beers and ales, cocktails and other mixed drinks, the culinary uses of wine, menu and wine list making, bar operation, beverage service, purchasing and merchandising." "...phonetic pronunciations of all foreign names...technical explanation of vinous fermentation, standards of cask and bottle sizes,...glossary of terms..." A great book for a glimpse into the bygone 1964 modern/space age era's concoctions. " What's your poison?", ISBN13: B001P93IWW ISBN10: B001P93IWW Material Type: hardcoverThis is a great find for a winemaker, home-brewing enthusiast or wine/spirits/ale/beer aficionado. One chapter mentions that merely 20 years prior to his writing, did the public scoff at the possibility of beer in cans. And the author ponders what the future will hold...possibly square plastic jugs of spirits? He theorizes they would be safer and easier to ship. I guess he didn't envision wine in a plastic sack with a spout !! LOVELY condition for this vintage beauty. 508 pages Glossy-plastic coated , paper dustjacket. Fully illustrated with charts, maps and photos. I imagine this book sat on someone's bookshelf , unused, for the last 48 years! "Contents The wines of France, Italy, Germany, HUngary, Spain, Portugal, Madeira, the US and elsewhere, including aromatized wines distilled spirits, brandies, whiskeys, rums, gins, liquers, beers and ales, cocktails and other mixed drinks, the culinary uses of wine, menu and wine list making, bar operation, beverage service, purchasing and merchandising." "...phonetic pronunciations of all foreign names...technical explanation of vinous fermentation, standards of cask and bottle sizes,...glossary of terms..." A great book for a glimpse into the bygone 1964 modern/space age era's concoctions. " What's your poison?", ISBN13: B001P93IWW ISBN10: B001P93IWW Material Type: hardcover , ISBN13: B001P93IWW ISBN10: B001P93IWW Material Type: hardcover

Harold J. Grossman