Thirsty Work

Author:   Matt Skinner ,  Jamie Oliver ,  Jamie Oliver
Publisher:   Octopus Publishing Group
Edition:   illustrated edition
ISBN:  

9781845330828


Pages:   176
Publication Date:   15 September 2005
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained


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Serious but unpretentious, inspiring and fun, Thirsty Work celebrates wine and all that goes into making it and all who are involved in sharing it. Based on the way he teaches the subject of wine to his students at Fifteen, Matt Skinner breaks down all the information you need to feel confident when choosing and drinking wine. All the key topics in wine are covered - from how to taste to the key grapes; where and how wine is made to the range of styles - and his 24 hour faces of wine working around the clock, feature all the people who are involved in bringing wine to your table. In everyday terms, Skinner presents his subject on a unique and personal level.

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Author:   Matt Skinner ,  Jamie Oliver ,  Jamie Oliver
Publisher:   Octopus Publishing Group
Imprint:   Mitchell Beazley
Edition:   illustrated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 20.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 26.00cm
Weight:   0.875kg
ISBN:  

9781845330828


ISBN 10:   184533082
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   15 September 2005
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

6 Foreword by Jamie Oliver; 8 Introduction; 12 Basics; What to know; Grapes; History; Product; 32 Toolbox; What you need; How to taste; Language; 52 Fruit; White and Red; White grapes; Red grapes; 86 Farm; Growing grapes; Soil & climate; The Harvest; Organics & biodynamics; 102 Production; Making wine; In the winery; How to make white wine; How to make red wine; How to make fizzy wine; How to make sweet wine; 128 Atlas; Where it happens; Up north; Down south; 168 Thirsty Words; 172 Index & Cheers

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London's funkiest sommelier The Guardian; One of London's top sommeliers Square Meal; Matt is an accomplished wine writer, educator, and Head Sommelier at Jamie Oliver's Fifteen, on a mission to open a tradition bound world to new generations Fresh Partners; Wine is a bit like music or art. What you and I like might be two completely different things, but at the end of the day neither one of us is right, we just have different tastes. And, in a strange kind of way that's what makes the world go round. Matt Skinner


Author Information

Matt Skinner hails from Melbourne, Australia where in 2002, he was invited by Jamie Oliver to head-up wine at Fifteen and teach the subject to it's students. Over the years, Matt has put pen to paper for publications such as Wine X, Decanter, Wine, GQ, and Delicious. He continues to report on wine for Australian Radio Broadcaster, 3RRR and is wine editor of jamieoliver.com - the worlds most visited non-commercial food website. Matt lives, works, and plays in London. Chris Terry used to work on location on building sites, nowadays he is most often found photographing celebrities such as Jamie Oliver, Sir Alex Ferguson, Alanis Morisette, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, and Emma Bunton. His unmissable photographs feature in The Times and The Sunday Times, You, Elle, Delicious, and on BBC and Channel 4 television.

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