A brief account of the wines and wine districts of the world. Very basic stuff.
Publisher: Coram (Publishers) Ltd.
Edition: 1956
Pages: 111
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The Noble Grapes and the Great Wines of France by André L. Simon (1957)
The title says it all. This is a large format and very well made book and makes a nice shelf partner to The History of Champagne by the same author.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., New York
Edition: 1957
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By Request: An Autobiography by André L. Simon (1957)
A very interesting autobiography of perhaps the most prolific wine author of all time.
Published in 1957. A second volume was published under the title “In the Twighlight” in 1969.
Publisher: The Wine and Food Society, London
Edition: 1957
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A Dictionary of Wines, Spirits and Liqueurs by André L. Simon (1958)
This is exactly what the title implies: 167 pages of definitions of terminology and types of alcoholic drinks.
Publisher: Herbert Jenkins, London
Edition: 1961
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Advice on Wine, Food and Other Matters by Hilaire Belloc (1960)
Hillaire Belloc (1870-1953) was a soldier in the French artillery who went on to become President of the Oxford Union, a travel writer, historian, poet, Member of Parliament, yachtsman, and was accused of being an anti-Semitic Nazi despite the fact that many of his writings condemned fascism and German anti-Semitism.
This book was based on a letter he wrote in 1935 to a friend on the occasion of her marriage somewhat patronisingly entitled “advice on wine, food and other matters”.
An interesting oddity.
Publisher: Harvill Press, London
Edition: 1960
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The Compleat Imbiber 2 by Cyril Ray (1958)
A series of short stories and articles related to wine.
This is one of a series of at least 14 volumes. After reading this one I did not feel inclined to purchase the other 13 but those who enjoy fiction might have a different opinion.
Publisher: Putnam & Co. Ltd., London
Edition: 1958
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God’s Men and Wine by William Younger (1966)
Published by the Wine and Food Society in 1966. The first chapter is titled “Vintage on the Douro” and later chapters explore the world of Port drinking in the 19th century.
An interesting read.
Publisher: Wine and Food Society
Edition: 1968
Pages: 516
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Wines and Spirits of the World by A. H. Gold (1968)
Very similar in style to Wines of the World (1967) by André L. Simon.
Contains a chapter on Port and Portuguese Wine written by George Robertson of Croft & Co.
Publisher: Virtue Books Ltd
Edition: 1968
Pages: 708
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Compact Wine Guide by Luke Byard (1969)
Luke Byard is the pen name of John Mahoney, former Secretary to the Wine and Spirit Association of Great Britain.
This book does what it says on the tin.
Publisher: Wine & Spirit Publications Ltd., London
Edition: 1969
Pages: 381
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In the Twilight by André L. Simon (1969)
The sequel to Simon’s first autobiography “By Request“, published twelve years earlier.
An interesting bookend to the career of the most prolific wine author of the 20th century.
Publisher: Michael Joseph, London
Edition: 1969
Pages: 182
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