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  • The Wines of Portugal

    by Richard Mayson ...
    In the more than four decades since it first piqued Richard Mayson’s interest, Portuguese wine has changed almost immeasurably. In the late 1970s the country was recovering from revolution and the authoritarian regime that preceded it. Wine production was limited to a small number of large cooperatives and merchant firms, who mostly created uninspiring blends. Today Portugal produces lower volumes ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Port and the Douro

    by Richard Mayson ...
    Series series The Classic Wine Library
    Richard Mayson’s award-winning Port and the Douro, first published in 1999, has become a classic over the last 25 years. In this comprehensively updated fifth edition he reminds us why Port is a drink that continues to fascinate wine-lovers and win new fans. The book begins with a history of Port, from the beginnings of viticulture in Roman times to the present day. The grape varieties, vineyards ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Madeira

    The islands and their wines

    by Richard Mayson ...
    Series series The Classic Wine Library
    Madeira is unique among wines. While heat and air cause most wines to deteriorate, they are instrumental in the ageing of Madeira, producing distinctive and enthralling wines. Decades (in some cases over a century) of ageing result in a wine that is virtually indestructible and which remains stable for many months, even years, once opened – a great advantage with an expensive old wine. More than ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Classic Wine Library reader

    A taste of the world's best wine writing

    Edited by Rebecca Clare ...
    Series series The Classic Wine Library
    The Classic Wine Library is home to some of the world’s most trusted expert writing on wine. This anthology gathers together selected essays from nearly 30 titles, published over the last 10 years. The chapters cover topics essential to understanding the wines of a range of regions, including their history, wine growing, winemaking and signature wines. The wide range of subjects include: • The ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Mountain Wines of Portugal

    by Richard Mayson ...
    Series series The Classic Wine Library
    This short ebook comprises a guide to the mountainous wine-producing regions of Portugal, including the Douro, Trás-os-Montes, Távora-Varosa, Dão, Lafões and Beira Interior. Richard Mayson explores this northern part of Portugal, taking in the Douro’s less famous unfortified wines and the recently revived fine red wines of Dão, and visiting some of the most remote, beautiful and challenging wine ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • The Wines of Portugal

    by Richard Mayson ...
    Series series The Classic Wine Library
    Richard Mayson first visited Portugal as a child, nearly fifty years ago. He immediately fell in love with the country, living there and revisiting it many times over the ensuing half century. During those years Portugal has changed greatly, as have its wines. The cooperatives and wine merchants of the 1970s produced patriotically Portuguese blended wines with little sense of place. Dão, Bairrada ... Read more

    $11.99 USD