ABSOLUTE CORKERS by Ned Halley ( 9781845298531 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

Item Details

Title:

ABSOLUTE CORKERS
A WINE BUFF'S BEDSIDE BOOK OF ANECDOTES AND FUNNY STORIES

By:

Ned Halley

Format:

Paperback

List price:

£10.99

Our price:

£9.89

Discount:

10% off

You save:

£1.10

ISBN 10:

1845298535

ISBN 13:

9781845298531

Availability:

Usually dispatched within 3-5 days.

Delivery rates

Stock:

Currently 1item in stock

Publisher:

LITTLE, BROWN BOOK GROUP

Pub. date:

30 October, 2008

Pages:

208

Description:

A wonderfully humorous collection of the lies and legends of the wine world.

Synopsis:

Is it naff to take a bottle of wine to a dinner party? Are red wine and cheese really a match? Should you stick to the house plonk in restaurants? What's so funny about wine? Is it the fact that we take it so seriously? Ned Halley's affectionately irreverent wine jaunt unearths some of the quaint histories and dark secrets of many of the world's most famous wines. Instead of lordly suggestions for the cellar, here is vulgar advice on investing in wine for profit. Wine and health also comes under the spotlight: is it good for us or bad for us? And then there's wine criticism: are writers who tell you what to drink, and what not to drink, simply insane? There's a look, too, at wine marketing: are the biggest-selling brands as good as the hype?

Illustrations:

Line drawing throughout

Publication:

Imprint:

Constable

Returns:

Non-returnable

Some other items by this author:

ANNA KARENINA (HB)

AS YOU LIKE IT (HB)

BEST FAIRY TALES (HB)

BEST PLAYS (HB)