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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This vintage book contains the material of a lecture on the subject of distillation. From the knowledge of the Ancients to the refined processes of modern industry, this text provides a fantastic overview of the art of distillation. It offers interesting historical information on the development and influence of distillation techniques, and explores the theory and science behind the practice. This fantastic volume is highly recommended for tho...

Historians will enjoy this insight into the history of alcohol written by an expert in the field. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.

Historians will enjoy this insight into the history of alcohol written by an expert in the field. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.

An expert in the field writes an essay about digestifs, in particular port, sherry, madeira and marsala. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.

An expert in the field presents a study into red, white and rosé wines. Including information about wines around the world and output tables for European vineyards. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.

This vintage book contains a concise guide to aperitifs and wines, and includes information on how to choose an aperitif, storage, fermentation and production, serving, etiquette, and many other related aspects. Comprehensive yet accessible, this volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in wine, and would make for a worthy addition to any collection. Contents include: "Sherry", "Manzanilla", "Amontillado", "Vino de Pasto", "Sher...

Essential for the defence against all kinds of stress, small stress proteins also play major roles in the physiology, development and differentiation of human cells. In spite of their beneficial roles, small stress proteins can also be deleterious for the organism, notably in some cancer pathologies where they can, through their anti-apoptotic properties, favour tumour development and interfere with the cytotoxic activity of anti-cancer drugs....

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This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...

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Essential for the defence against all kinds of stress, small stress proteins also play major roles in the physiology, development and differentiation of human cells. In spite of their beneficial roles, small stress proteins can also be deleterious for the organism, notably in some cancer pathologies where they can, through their anti-apoptotic properties, favour tumour development and interfere with the cytotoxic activity of anti-cancer drugs....

Excerpt from Wine and Spirits: The Connoisseur's Textbook The amount and the quality of work which we are able to do, as well as the extent and degree of enjoyment which we derive from life, depend to a considerable extent upon the quantity and quality of our food and drink. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an im...

Excerpt from The History of the Wine Trade in England, Vol. 1 Whilst the consumption of wine in England has been steadily decreasing of late years, lunacy has rapidly increased, and a host of new nervous disorders and diseases of the digestive organs have made their appearance in these, our temperate times. These facts alone, far more than lengthy argu ments and learned treatises on the merits of wine, ought to convince every man whose plain...

Excerpt from The Blood of the Grape: The Wine Trade Text Book These are instances of "Liquor Traffic, " an opprobrious term which censorious and sanctimonious hypocrites are so anxious to apply to our honourable trade, wilfully ignoring that the difference between the two is as wide as between the boon that is a bright fire in the grate and the curse that are the fierce flames devouring the main staircase of a house. You have nothing to do a...

Excerpt from Wine: And the Wine Trade The Accumulated store of knowledge which we have inherited from past generations is altogether beyond the power of assimilation of any single human brain. Yet what is already known to us is not sufficient to still our craving for more knowledge: on the contrary, our generation shall hand down to the next immensely greater treasures than it received. We can never know enough: we may often know too much, bu...

Excerpt from History of the Champagne Trade in EnglandHow Champagne vines grow, how the grapes are pressed, the wine made, bottled, etc., are questions which have been purposely ignored, not only because they have been exhaustively treated in other works, but also because most wine merchants are familiar with all such technicalities.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.f...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

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