Wine in Peace and War
Author: Evelyn Waugh
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Published: 1947
Total Pages: 88
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Author: Evelyn Waugh
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Published: 1947
Total Pages: 88
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Mike Veseth
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2011-06-16
Total Pages: 265
ISBN-13: 0742568210
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWriting with wit and verve, Mike Veseth (a.k.a. the Wine Economist) tells the compelling story of the war between the market trends that are redrawing the world wine map and the terroirists who resist them. Wine and the wine business are at a critical crossroad today, transformed by three powerful forces. Veseth begins with the first force, globalization, which is shifting the center of the wine world as global wine markets provide enthusiasts with a rich but overwhelming array of choices. Two Buck Chuck, the second force, symbolizes the rise of branded products like the famous Charles Shaw wines sold in Trader Joe's stores. Branded corporate wines simplify the worldwide wine market and give buyers the confidence they need to make choices, but they also threaten to dumb down wine, sacrificing terroir to achieve marketable McWine reliability. Will globalization and Two Buck Chuck destroy the essence of wine? Perhaps, but not without a fight, Veseth argues. He counts on "the revenge of the terroirists" to save wine's soul. But it won't be easy as wine expands to exotic new markets such as China and the very idea of terroir is attacked by both critics and global climate change. Veseth has "grape expectations" that globalization, Two Buck Chuck, and the revenge of the terroirists will uncork a favorable future for wine in an engaging tour-de-force that will appeal to all lovers of wine, whether it be boxed, bagged, or bottled.
Author: Alfred Noyes
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2015-06-17
Total Pages: 120
ISBN-13: 9781330142950
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExcerpt from The Wine-Press: A Tale of War (To those who believe that Peace is the corrupter of nations) I Peace? When have we prayed for peace? Over us bums a star Bright, beautiful, red for strife! Yours are only the drum and the fife And the golden braid and the surface of life. Ours is the white-hot war. II Peace? When have we prayed for peace? Ours are the weapons of men. Time changes the face of the world. Your swords are rust I Your flags are furled And ours are the unseen legions hurled Up to the heights again. III Peace? When have we prayed for peace? Is there no wrong to right? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Donald Kladstrup
Publisher: Crown
Published: 2002-06-18
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 0767913256
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe remarkable untold story of France’s courageous, clever vinters who protected and rescued the country’s most treasured commodity from German plunder during World War II. "To be a Frenchman means to fight for your country and its wine." –Claude Terrail, owner, Restaurant La Tour d’Argent In 1940, France fell to the Nazis and almost immediately the German army began a campaign of pillaging one of the assets the French hold most dear: their wine. Like others in the French Resistance, winemakers mobilized to oppose their occupiers, but the tale of their extraordinary efforts has remained largely unknown–until now. This is the thrilling and harrowing story of the French wine producers who undertook ingenious, daring measures to save their cherished crops and bottles as the Germans closed in on them. Wine and War illuminates a compelling, little-known chapter of history, and stands as a tribute to extraordinary individuals who waged a battle that, in a very real way, saved the spirit of France.
Author: Alfred Noyes
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2017-09-12
Total Pages: 120
ISBN-13: 9781528452199
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExcerpt from The Wine-Press: A Tale of War Peace When have we prayed for peace? Over us burns a star Bright, beautiful, red for strife! Yours are only the drum and the fife And the golden braid and the surface of life. Ours is the White-hot war. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Alfred Noyes
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Published: 1913
Total Pages: 76
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: L. M. Elliott
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2009-08-25
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13: 0061920207
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMarch 1945 World War II may be ending, but for nineteen-year-old pilot Henry Forester the conflict still rages. Shot down behind enemy lines in France, Henry endured a dangerous trek to freedom, relying on the heroism of civilians and Resistance fighters to stay alive. But back home in Virginia, Henry is still reliving air battles with Hitler's Luftwaffe and his torture by the Gestapo. Mostly, Henry can't stop worrying about the safety of those who helped him escape—especially one French boy, Pierre, who, because of Henry, may have lost everything. When Henry returns to France to find Pierre, he is stunned by the brutal after-math of combat: starvation, cities shattered by Allied bombing, and the shocking return of concentration camp survivors. Amid the rubble of war, Henry must begin a daring search for a lost boy—plus a fight to regain his own internal peace and the trust of the girl he loves. L. M. Elliott's sequel to Under a War-Torn Sky is an astonishing account of surviving the fallout from war.
Author: Howard Vincent O'Brien
Publisher:
Published: 1926
Total Pages: 344
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Donald Kagan
Publisher: Anchor
Published: 1996-01-01
Total Pages: 625
ISBN-13: 0385423756
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA brilliant and vitally important history of why states go to war, by the acclaimed, award-winning author of The Peloponnesian War. War has been a fact of life for centuries. By lucidly revealing the common threads that connect the ancient confrontations between Athens and Sparta and between Rome and Carthage with the two calamitous World Wars of the twentieth century, renowned historian Donald Kagan reveals new and surprising insights into the nature of war and peace. Vivid, incisive, and accessible, Kagan's powerful narrative warns against complacency and urgently reminds us of the importance of preparedness in times of peace.
Author: Donald & Petie Kladstrup
Publisher: Hachette UK
Published: 2011-09-01
Total Pages: 275
ISBN-13: 144471757X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the vineyards, wine caves, and cellars of France as war and occupation came to the country winemakers acted heroically not only to save the best wines but to defend their way of life. These are the true stories of vignerons who sheltered Jewish refugees in their cellars and of winemakers who risked their lives to aid the resistance. They made chemicals in secret laboratories to fuel the resistance and fled from the Gestapo when arrests became imminent. There were treacheries too, as some of the nation's winemakers supported the Vichy regime or the Germans themselves and collaborated. Donald Kladstrup is a retired American network correspondent. He and his wife Petie have accumulated these fascinating stories, told with the pace and action that will fascinate fiction and non-fiction readers alike.