This is an indispensable book for every wine lover from some of the world's greatest experts. Where do wine grapes come from & how are they related to each other? What is the historical background of each grape variety? Where are they grown? What sort of wines do they make & most importantly what do they taste like? Using the most cutting-edge DNA analysis & detailing almost 1 400 distinct grape varieties as well as myriad correct (and highlighting almost as many incorrect) synonyms this particularly beautiful book

Includes:: revelatory grape family trees & a rich variety of illustrations from Viala & Vermorel's seminal ampelography with century-old illustrations. Combining Jancis Robinson's world view nose for good writing & good wines with Julia Harding's expertise & attention to detail plus Dr Vouillamoz's unique level of scholarship Wine Grapes" offers essential & original information in greater depth & breadth than has ever been available before. A book for wine students wine experts & wine lovers everywhere."

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The perfect gift for Mothers Day
- 60 brilliant ALL NEW cartoons from Andy Riley celebrating the special one. Affectionate witty
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A powerful & moving chronicle of the different ways in which members of a small Trinidadian community Bonasse hold on to their identity as they find themselves caught up in change & corruption. Bolo is a champion stick fighter tall good looking & the fastest strongest & bravest of al the young men in Bonasse. When time & time again he sees his people humiliated by American troops his instincts as a leader prevail. But the stand he makes takes on bizarre & tragic forms. Introduction by Marjorie Thorpe. ...

Helene is a troubled young girl. Neglected by her self-absorbed mother & her adored but distant father she longs for love & for freedom. As first the Great War & then the Russian Revolution rage in the background she grows from a lonely melancholy child to an angry young woman intent on destruction. The Wine of Solitude is a powerful tale of an unhappy family in difficult times & a woman prepared to wreak a shattering revenge. ...

Anyone with an interest in wine will know that there&8217;s nothing better than enjoying a glass in stunning surroundings with ...

This is the book for the winemaker who likes the ease & convenience of making wine from concentrates. Particularly invaluable to the town- & city-dweller who enjoys wine but lacks the facilities to make it from grapes & other fruits the recipes are formulated from concentrates which are readily available to make 1-2 gallon batches of wine. Peter Duncans vast experience & knowledge of the way wine can be made with concentrates is all here in these pages
- this is the book that every winemaker who uses them will want to keep for ready reference.
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Winfield & Jolowicz is a leading textbook on the law of tort & a definitive all embracing guide to the subject. Though centred firmly on English law Winfield & Jolowicz continues to follow significant developments in other major Commonwealth countries & where appropriate European systems of tort law. ...

In this fast paced narrative ex-SAS surgeon Richard Villar provides 'a very personal insight into the difficulties dangers & occasional virtual impossibility of providing medical aid to disaster areas & war zones. He shares his remarkable experiences in the aftermath of three major earthquakes
- Kashmir (2005) Java (2006) & Haiti (2010)
- as well as in the Libyan civil war (2011). Readers are given a no-holds-barred introduction to a world which the vast majority will have only scant knowledge of. The author describes what happens on the ground before a full aid programme swings into action. Arriving in a stricken area with the infrastructure destroyed his small dedicated team can take nothing for granted; water power shelter & the rule of law are likely to be non-existent & disease & shortages of food & water ever present. They meet challenges that the rest of us can only imagine & are under intense pressure to help comfort & sustain overwhelming numbers of trauma struck men women & children whose worlds have been turned upside down. Winged Scalpel is not only a riveting read but highly instructional & informative. From his own point of view the author's experiences prove that 'you can take a man out of the SAS but you cannot take the SAS out of the man'.

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There is no bitter snarl nor self-pity in this classic novel about the air war of 1914-1918 based very largely on the authors experiences. Combat loneliness fatigue fear comradeship women excitement--all are built into a vigorous & authentic structure by one of the most valiant pilots of the then Royal Flying Corps. ...

Winged Warriors is an open & honest account of one mans perceptions & fears his actions & mistakes from a career that spanned four decades. The author spent fourteen years overseas & at the height of the Cold War served on two Tornado tactical nuclear squadrons in West Germany only fifteen minutes from responding in full measure to an anticipated Soviet onslaught. Earlier he had flown reconnaissance aircraft on NATOs vulnerable southern flank. He was decorated for gallantry in 1980 & appointed OBE in 1995. Later as the senior RAF adviser in Kuwait he witnessed the air war against Iraq in 1998. Winged Warriors touches on many aspects of military service but it is not about war or war-fighting; it is about real people & their highs & lows ordinary people who found themselves in extraordinary circumstances. & it is about the training & tragedy that affected a generation of aircrew many of whom gave their lives in preserving peace. It is those crews who stand out in Winged Warriors: true warriors in every sense of the word blessed with an irrepressible sense of humour regardless of circumstance a humour that was typically British & very typically RAF. Paul Mc Donald is a retired RAF group captain & a former fast-jet pilot & flying instructor. In his youth he was an Air Cadet & he is a current Air Cadet Gliding Instructor. ...