Wine Spectator's Pocket Guide to Wine
by Shanken, Marvin R.Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1999-08-01
Publisher(s): Running Pr Book Pub
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Summary
An introduction to tasting, appreciating, storing, buying, and serving wine, featuring 50 color photos and illustrations and a Glossary of oenological terms.
Table of Contents
| The ABC's of Wine Tasting | p. 6 |
| Set and Setting | |
| Looking at Wine | |
| Smelling Wine | |
| Tasting Wine | |
| The Language of Wine Tasting | |
| Getting the Most from Wine | p. 20 |
| Temperature | |
| To Decant or Not to Decant? | |
| Glassware | |
| Storing Wine | |
| Wine Buying Strategies | p. 23 |
| Basics | |
| Judging a Wine by Its Label | |
| Varietal Characteristics | p. 28 |
| The Flavor Profiles of the Major Wine Grapes, with Pronunciation Tips | |
| Where Wine Comes From | p. 34 |
| Australia | |
| Chile | |
| France | |
| Germany | |
| Italy | |
| Portugal | |
| Spain | |
| U.S.A. | |
| Matching Wine with Food | p. 54 |
| Basics | |
| A Spectrum of Wines | |
| Glossary | p. 58 |
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