The Dictionary of Drink; Graham & Susan Edwards,Sutton Publishing Ltd;
1977 is a revision of The Language of Drink first published in1988. It
is a paperback of 1440 rather large pages with fairly small print. It
is in typical dictionary style, and most topics are quite concise. It
has 57,000 A-Z entries. It includes wines of most of the major, and
some of the minor, vineyards of the world. It includes spirits, over
4000 cocktails, coffee, tea, milk and over 1500 mineral waters.

Of course one can find a few bones to pick in something this massive.
I could only spot check a few things. The entry for Eszencia makes
clear that it is made from the free run juice of botrytised grapes.
However the entry for Tokaji Essencia says to see Tokaji Aszu
Essencia, which is listed as an alternate spelling of Tokaji Aszu
Eszencia. Tokaji Aszu Eszencia. is rightly described as being made
from botrytis attaced grapes. However this long path of definitions
would imply that Tokaji Essencia is not made from free run juice. This
entry should have sent you directly to Eszencia rather than a trip
around the world to finally land you at the somewhat wrong definition.
However I did not find a lot of serious errors in the short time I
spent looking for them.

There are vintage years listed for each port house going back well
into the 1800s. Also vintage years are listed for most Champagne
houses. If you know just one word in the name of a not-too-well known
wine, this book may allow you to find exactly what it is. For example,
there are vineyards in Germany in the M-S-R, Nahe, and Rheinhessen
regions named Falkenberg. However Falkenbergquelle is a natural spring
mineral water from Lohne in Germany, with a chemical analysis of the
mineral content given.

A few random entries follow. Iksir is Turkish for elixir/liqueur.
Imsdal is a sparkling natural spring mineral water from Kilden i
Imsdalen, Norway. Laat-Oes is S African for late harvested. Spagnol is
a rare white grape grown in Provence. Sozzled Swine is an ale brewed
by the Ring 'O' Bells Brewery in Cornwall. Zacinka is a red wine
produced in eastern Serbia. Ziem Vineyards at Fairplay, Maryland, in
the USA and produces hybrid wines.

I found this book in the US at Amazon.com at a very reasonable price,
especially considering how large it is.

cwdjrxyz wrote on Wed, 9 Jan 2008 00:09:35 -0800 (PST):


C>>>>The Dictionary of Drink; Graham & Susan Edwards,Sutton
Publishing Ltd;
1977 is a revision of The Language of Drink first published
in1988. It
is a paperback of 1440 rather large pages with fairly small
print. It
is in typical dictionary style, and most topics are quite
concise. It
has 57,000 A-Z entries. It includes wines of most of the major,
and
some of the minor, vineyards of the world. It includes spirits,
over
C>>>>4000 cocktails, coffee, tea, milk and over 1500 mineral
waters.

Is this the same book as is listed by Amazon as "The Dictionary
of Drink" by Graham Edwards (no Susan)? Or is it
THE DICTIONARY OF DRINK: AN A-Z GUIDE TO EVERY TYPE OF BEVERAGE
by SUE EDWARDS & GRAHAM EDWARDS ?

The prices of either are reasonable for non-mass market
paperbacks.



James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On Jan 9, 10:23 am, "James Silverton" >
wrote:
> cwdjrxyz wrote on Wed, 9 Jan 2008 00:09:35 -0800 (PST):
>
> C>>>>The Dictionary of Drink; Graham & Susan Edwards,Sutton
> Publishing Ltd;
> 1977 is a revision of The Language of Drink first published
> in1988. It
> is a paperback of 1440 rather large pages with fairly small
> print. It
> is in typical dictionary style, and most topics are quite
> concise. It
> has 57,000 A-Z entries. It includes wines of most of the major,
> and
> some of the minor, vineyards of the world. It includes spirits,
> over
> C>>>>4000 cocktails, coffee, tea, milk and over 1500 mineral
> waters.
>
> Is this the same book as is listed by Amazon as "The Dictionary
> of Drink" by Graham Edwards (no Susan)?

Yes. It seems Amazon's description of this neglected Susan. If you
enlarge the image of the front cover next to the description you will
find that it indeed is by Graham & Susan Edwards. This book was
published in 2007.

Or is it
> THE DICTIONARY OF DRINK: AN A-Z GUIDE TO EVERY TYPE OF BEVERAGE
> by SUE EDWARDS & GRAHAM EDWARDS ?

No. That is an earlier hard cover book published in 1996 that is less
complete and somewhat dated. There is no image of the book cover by
the description.

> The prices of either are reasonable for non-mass market
> paperbacks.
>
> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland
>
> E-mail, with obvious alterations:
> not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not