Wine: From Grape to GlassAbbeville Press, 2006 - 256 pagine The ultimate guidebook for wine lovers who want to understand how their favorite wines are grown, how they are produced, and how best to savor them. Wine expert Jens Priewe has revised his acclaimed guidebook to wine, providing his readers with the most up-to-date information on this topic. Tailor-made for the contemporary wine consumer who drinks what he or she likes, this vividly illustrated text discusses not only awe-inspiring vintages, but also unknown wines from countries only recently included on the wine maps of the world. Priewe provides a key to the complex language of wine and illuminates the science ofwine making while honoring the art behind its creation. Half the book is devoted to the wine-making process itself; the other half examines the best wines of the world, country by country, and guides the reader to an understanding of the intricacies of wine tasting and appreciation. Illustrated with more than 1,000 color images, including computer graphics that explain the invisible processes of wine making; satellite maps and aerial photos of the world's most important wine regions; and photographs of individual vineyards by the world's best wine photographers,Wine: From Grape to Glass will quench the thirst for knowledge experienced by a true wine lover when uncorking a bottle of fine wine. |
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Pagina 175
... produce good everyday wines , are also worth mentioning . It is important to not forget the few but fine Grauburgunder and Weissburgunder , in which the region's proximity to Baden is apparent . The majority of the wines produced in the ...
... produce good everyday wines , are also worth mentioning . It is important to not forget the few but fine Grauburgunder and Weissburgunder , in which the region's proximity to Baden is apparent . The majority of the wines produced in the ...
Pagina 201
... producing this wine in quite respectable qualities . Rutherglen This area is known for heavy , sweet liqueur wines highly valued by connoisseurs . They are produced from overripe , healthy muscat or muscadell grapes ( here called tokay ) ...
... producing this wine in quite respectable qualities . Rutherglen This area is known for heavy , sweet liqueur wines highly valued by connoisseurs . They are produced from overripe , healthy muscat or muscadell grapes ( here called tokay ) ...
Pagina 209
... produced ordinary table . wines have been abandoned . At the same time , the core wine - growing region experi- enced a veritable boom in the 1990s . New estates were established in the hope of being able to produce good to very good ...
... produced ordinary table . wines have been abandoned . At the same time , the core wine - growing region experi- enced a veritable boom in the 1990s . New estates were established in the hope of being able to produce good to very good ...
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