The Hospitality Manager's Guide to Wines, Beers, and Spirits
Designed with the Hospitality Management and Culinary Arts student in mind, the Hospitality Manager's Guide to Wines, Beers, and Spirits explores a subject important to all who will be involved in the hospitality industry. Illustrated with numerous photographs, drawings and charts, and written in a lively and engaging style, this book is a comprehensive introduction to the history, science, and varieties of alcoholic beverages.
Key Features:
Includes an anecdotal history of alcoholic beverages and their cultural influences
Comprehensive coverage of important alcoholic beverages all in one book
Provides a unique organization of wine coverage by the type of grape
Discusses the importance and variations of wine labels and bottle shapes
Excellent introduction to the how's and why's of food and beverage pairing
Easily understood chapter on the biochemical process of fermentation
Addresses important cost control functions for beverage operations
Illustrates marketing strategies for successful business operations Provides an overview of profit management techniques for beverage operations
Complete and current coverage of alcohol safety and responsible service
By Albert W.A. Schmid
Photographs by Jim Smith
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