High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles The Hunter Mariners were an Australian rugby league club based in the Hunter Valley regions largest city, Newcastle. Hunter was formed in mid 1995 and was later disbanded at the end of 1997. The club was formed because of the Super League war, which was the rivalry between the traditional Australian Rugby League competition and the new media driven Super League competition. The team competed in the inaugural and only Super League season in 1997, as well as that years World Club Challenge. The Mariners faced much adversity in the Newcastle region because of the Australian Rugby Leagues Newcastle Knights team being already well established in the region. The club played its home games at Topper Stadium and missed out on the finals of the 1997 Super League season, but made the grand final of the World Club challenge. The team was overshadowed by the Newcastle Knights who won the ARL competition and were admitted into the 1998 re united competition. The Mariners were disbanded after being left out of the new competition because they believed that the Hunter region could not support two entities. Author: Miller, Frederic P./ Vandome, Agnes F./ McBrewster, John Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 132 Publication Date: 2010/08/02 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.01 x 0.30 inches
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Palatinate (German: Pfalz) is a German winegrowing region (Weinbaugebiet) in the area of Bad Durkheim, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, and Landau in RhinelandPalatinate. Before 1993, it was known as Rhine Palatinate (Rheinpfalz). With 23,461 hectares (57,970 acres) under cultivation in 2008, the region is the second largest wine region in Germany after Rheinhessen. There are about 6,800 vintners producing around 2.5 million hectolitres of wine annually Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Tennoe, Mariam T./ Henssonow, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 140 Publication Date: 2010/08/13 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.33 inches
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Portuguese wine is the result of traditions introduced to the region by ancient civilizations, such as the Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Greeks, and mostly the Romans. Portugal started to export its wines to Rome during the Roman Empire. Modern exports developed with trade to England after the Methuen Treaty in 1703. From this commerce a wide variety of wines started to be grown in Portugal. And, in 1758, the first wineproducing region of the world, the Regio Demarcada do Douro was created under the orientation of Marquis of Pombal, in the Douro Valley. Portugal has two wine producing regions protected by UNESCO as World Heritage: the Douro Valley Wine Region (Douro Vinhateiro) and Pico Island Wine Region (Ilha do Pico Vinhateira). Portugal has a large variety of native breeds, producing a very wide variety of different wines with distinctive personality. Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Timpledon, Miriam T./ Marseken, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 104 Publication Date: 2010/07/08 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.01 x 0.24 inches
Italian wine is wine produced in Italy, a country which is home to some of the oldest wineproducing regions in the world. Etruscans and Greek settlers produced wine in the country long before the Romans started developing their own vineyards in the 2nd century BC. Roman grapegrowing and winemaking was prolific and wellorganized, pioneering largescale production and storage techniques like barrelmaking and bottling. Two thousand years later, Italy remains one of the worlds foremost producers, responsible for approximately onefifth of world wine production in 2005. Wine is a popular drink in Italy. Grapes are grown in almost every part of Italy, with more than 1 million vineyards under cultivation. In some places the vines are trained along low supports. In others they climb as slender saplings. Most winemaking in Italy is done in modern wineries. However, villagers who make wine for their own use sometimes still tread the grapes with their bare feet, until the juice is squeezed out. They believe this ancient method still makes the best wine. Author: Miller, Frederic P./ Vandome, Agnes F./ McBrewster, John Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 144 Publication Date: 2009/11/25 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.01 x 0.33 inches
this is a description for the Wine book. This book was created and put into distribution by a team of dedicated editors using open source and proprietary publishing tools. One of the advantages to the way we publish books is that our content is up to date and written by dedicated subject matter experts from all over the world. By adding a layer of screening and curatorial attention to this material, we are able to offer a book that is relevant, informative and unique. Author: Davis, Mitchell Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 96 Publication Date: 2010/11/08 Language: English Dimensions: 7.44 x 9.69 x 0.20 inches
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Sparkling wine is a wine with significant levels of carbon dioxide in it making it fizzy. The carbon dioxide may result from natural fermentation, (either in a bottle, as with the methode champenoise, or in a large tank designed to withstand the pressures involved (as in the Charmat process) or as a result of carbon dioxide injection. The classic example of a sparkling wine is Champagne, but many other examples are produced in other countries and regions, such as Espumante in Portugal, Cava in Spain, Asti in Italy (the generic Italian term for sparkling wine being Spumante) and Cap Classique in South Africa. In some parts of the world, the words champagne or spumante are used as a synonym for sparkling wine, although laws in Europe and other countries reserve the word Champagne for a specific type from the Champagne region of France. Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Timpledon, Miriam T./ Marseken, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 128 Publication Date: 2010/07/10 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.30 inches
this is a description for the Wine book. This book was created and put into distribution by a team of dedicated editors using open source and proprietary publishing tools. One of the advantages to the way we publish books is that our content is up to date and written by dedicated subject matter experts from all over the world. By adding a layer of screening and curatorial attention to this material, we are able to offer a book that is relevant, informative and unique. Author: Davis, Mitchell Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 96 Publication Date: 2010/11/08 Language: English Dimensions: 7.44 x 9.69 x 0.20 inches
A general overview of French wine and its history. Includes detailed chapters on the many wine regions of France like Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Provence and many others.Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. Author: Reese, Jenny Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 120 Publication Date: 2010/10/12 Language: English Dimensions: 9.69 x 7.44 x 0.25 inches
Offers instructions for preparing a wide range of Hungarian dishes, including soups, garnishes, snacks, fish, poultry, meat, vegetables, salads, desserts, and cakes Author: Derecskey, Susan/ Derecskey, Charles G. Subtitle: The Pleasures of Hungarian Food and Wine Publication Date: 1987/10/01 Number of Pages: 258 Binding Type: Paperback Language: English Depth: 0.75 Width: 6.25 Height: 9.25
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Palatinate (German: Pfalz) is a German winegrowing region (Weinbaugebiet) in the area of Bad Durkheim, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, and Landau in RhinelandPalatinate. Before 1993, it was known as Rhine Palatinate (Rheinpfalz). With 23,461 hectares (57,970 acres) under cultivation in 2008, the region is the second largest wine region in Germany after Rheinhessen. There are about 6,800 vintners producing around 2.5 million hectolitres of wine annually Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Tennoe, Mariam T./ Henssonow, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 140 Publication Date: 2010/08/13 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.33 inches
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Washington wine is wine produced from grape varieties grown in the U.S. state of Washington. Washington ranks second in the United States in the production of wine, behind only California. By 2006, the state had over 31,000 acres (130 km2) of vineyards, a harvest of 120,000 short tons (109,000 t) of grapes, and exports going to over 40 countries around the world from the 600 wineries located in the state. While there are some viticultural activities in the cooler, wetter western half of the state, the majority (99) of wine grape production takes place in the desertlike eastern half. Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Tennoe, Mariam T./ Henssonow, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 116 Publication Date: 2011/02/27 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.02 x 0.28 inches
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Mosel is one of 13 German wine regions for quality wines (QbA and Pradikatswein), and takes its name from the Moselle River. Before 1 August 2007 the region was called MoselSaarRuwer, but changed to a name that was considered more consumerfriendly. The wine region is Germanys third largest in terms of production but is the leading region in terms of international prestige. The region covers the valleys of the rivers Moselle, Saar, and Ruwer near Koblenz and Trier in the federal state of RhinelandPalatinate. The area is known for the steep slopes of the regions vineyards overlooking the river. At 65 degrees incline, the steepest recorded vineyard in the world is the Calmont vineyard located on the Mosel and belonging to the village of Bremm, and therefore referred to as Bremmer Calmont. The Mosel is mainly famous for its wines made from the Riesling grape, but Elbling and MullerThurgau also contributes to the production. Because of the northerly location of Mosel, the Riesling wines are often light, low in alcohol, crisp and high in acidity, and often exhibit flowery rather than fruity aromas. Author: Miller, Frederic P./ Vandome, Agnes F./ McBrewster, John Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 80 Publication Date: 2010/12/15 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.19 inches
