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Notes on a cellar-book /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Saintsbury, George, 1845-1933
Other Authors: Pinney, Thomas
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2008.
Subjects:
Wine and wine making.
Liquors.
Menus.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: George Saintsbury and Notes on a Cellar-Book 1
  • Note to Third Edition 36
  • I Origins 43
  • II Sherry and Madeira 53
  • III Port 64
  • IV Claret and Burgundy 77
  • V Champagne and Other French White Wines 90
  • VI Hock, Moselle and the Rest 99
  • VII Spirits-Hollands and Whisky 114
  • VIII Spirits-Brandy, Rum and Gin, with Some Exotic Things 125
  • IX Liqueurs 136
  • X Beer, Cider, Etc. 148
  • XI "Mixed Liquors" 156
  • XII Bottles and Glasses 164
  • XIII Cellar Arrangements 173
  • Conclusio ad Diversos: (With a Few Barmecide Invitations) 181
  • Appendix Other Writings on Wine and Spirits by Saintsbury
  • A Sentimental Cellar, The Yellow Book, April 1894 207
  • The Bounties of Bacchus, Athenaeum 21 November 1919 213
  • "White," A Scrap Book, 1922 219
  • "Obrian," A Scrap Book, 1922 221
  • Le Temps Jadis: Wallet II, A Second Scrap Book, 1923 223
  • The Order of Drinks, A Second Scrap Book, 1923 229
  • The Qualities of Wine, Morning Post, 22 May 1923 234
  • The Cellar, The Book of the Queen's Dolls' House, 1924 238
  • Le Temps Jadis; Wallet V., 90's and Later, A Last Scrap Book, 1924 246.