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Cognac : the seductive saga of the world's most coveted spirit / Kyle Jarrard.

By: Jarrard, Kyle, 1955-.
Publisher: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2005Description: x, 244 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0471459445.Subject(s): BrandyDDC classification: 641.253
Contents:
Introduction.- The grapes are coming.- Much ado about salt and wine.- The difficult birth of an eau-de-vie.- Mayhem on the charente.- Rising houses, rising fortunes.- A distillate turns golden.- Phylloxera and the texas cure.- The german who saved cognac.- Glory years, with feathers.- Tale of a big house.- Tale of a little house.- The last of the Mohicans.- From the nursery to the glass.- Agendas for tomorrow.- The spirit flows on.- Acknowledgments.- Sources.- Picture credits.- Index.
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Main Collection Taylor's Library-TU

Floor 4, Shelf 20 , Side 2, TierNo 1, BayNo 1

 641.253 JAR (Browse shelf) 1 Available SCAFS,70006,02,GR 5000025333

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction.- The grapes are coming.- Much ado about salt and wine.- The difficult birth of an eau-de-vie.- Mayhem on the charente.- Rising houses, rising fortunes.- A distillate turns golden.- Phylloxera and the texas cure.- The german who saved cognac.- Glory years, with feathers.- Tale of a big house.- Tale of a little house.- The last of the Mohicans.- From the nursery to the glass.- Agendas for tomorrow.- The spirit flows on.- Acknowledgments.- Sources.- Picture credits.- Index.