Wine For DummiesJohn Wiley & Sons, 28 ago 2012 - 432 pagine The #1 wine book—now updated! The art of winemaking may be a time-honored tradition dating back thousands of years, but today, wine is trendier and hotter than ever. Now, wine experts and authors Ed McCarthy and Mary Ewing-Mulligan have revised their popular Wine For Dummies to deliver an updated, down-to-earth look at what's in, what's out, and what's new in wine. Wine enthusiasts and novices, raise your glasses! The #1 wine book has been updated! If you're a connoisseur, Wine For Dummies will get you up to speed on what's in and help you take your hobby to the next level. If you're new to the world of wine, it will clue you in on what you've been missing and show you how to get started. It begins with the basic types of wine, how wines are made, and more. Then it gets down to specifics, like navigating restaurant wine lists, deciphering wine labels, dislodging stubborn corks, and so much more.
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Table of Contents | |
Icons Used in This Book | |
Wine 101 | |
Other Ways of Categorizing | |
Vinegrowing | |
Even More Winemaking Terms | |
Wine and You Up Close and Personal | |
Supermarkets | |
Chiles Rapid Wine | |
Sparkling wine and | |
Buying and Serving Bubbly | |
Sauternes and the Nobly Rotten | |
Letting baby grow | |
Buying fine | |
Rating Wine Quality | |
The Part of Tens | |
Other Sparkling Wines | |
Online merchants | |
Wine | |
Table wine | |
Discovering the New World of Wine | |
The Rise of New Zealand | |
Which Vintage Should I Buy? | |
How Do I Know When to Drink | |
Ten Wine Myths Demystified | |
Appendixes | |