The Complete Guide to WineThis handy library of full-color illustrated general reference guidebooks is becoming the short cut library of choice on a wide variety of topics. Certain categories are ideally suited for the handbook format, and here are authoritative identification guides to the most popular and useful subjects. Cheese and wine aficionados, pet lovers, motorcyclists, beer brewers and cigar smokers will delight in these attractive, definitive encyclopedias. |
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