Absolute Corkers
A Wine Buff's Bedside Book of Anecdotes and Funny Stories
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
24 September 2009
Summary
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.Win…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781845298531 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1845298535 |
| Author: | Ned Halley |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Constable |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 24 September 2009 |
| Weight: | 182g |
| Dimensions: | 135mm x 200mm x 13mm |
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A lively romp through the world of wine.– The Times
A lively romp through the world of wine. - The Times
Read it while enjoying a glass of red. - Living France MagazineAbout The Author
Ned Halley
Ned Halley is the Family Circle magazine wine correspondent and is also the wine writer for the Press Association. He has written more than 30 books, many on wine, but also best-selling children’s titles and a number of guides to Britain. Born and educated in Scotland, he now lives in Somerset with his wife and two children.
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