A robust resource to take you from first sip to fully stocked wine cellar! With this guide, you can go from only knowing
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English Pages xi, 291 pages: illustrations Year 2010
Table of contents :
A brief history of wine --
Categories of wine: more than red, white, and pink --
Great wine begins in the vineyard --
A primer on red grape varieties --
A primer on white grape varieties --
Wine regions of the "old world" --
Wine regions of the "new world" --
New frontiers in the wine world --
Wine regions of the United States --
Tasting wine like a pro --
Wine and food --
The cost of wine: what goes into the bottle --
The power of packaging --
Strategies for buying wine --
Enjoying wine at home --
Wine at restaurants: you're in charge --
All things bubbly --
Dessert wines and fortified wines --
Wine and health --
The world of wine tourism --
Wine and the Internet --
Careers in wine --
Making wine at home.