Exploring Wine

The Culinary Institute of America's Complete Guide to Wines of the World

Steven Kolpan, Brian H. Smith, Michael A. Weiss (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

832 Seiten

2001 | 2nd Revised edition
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-0-471-35295-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Written by expert instructors at the Culinary Institute of America, this revised and updated second edition covers key aspects of the subject, wine production, wine appreciation, wine purchasing and storage, and major characteristics of wines of the world.

Autor

STEVEN KOLPAN (born in New York City), BRIAN H. SMITH (London), and MICHAEL A. WEISS (Montreal) are the leading wine educators at The Culinary Institute of America. They have traveled to virtually every wine-producing region in the world, and have trained more than 30,000 students to understand and appreciate wine. The authors are active participants and organizers of professional and consumer food and wine events, write for several wine and food publications, and lecture and teach extensively in educational programs, seminars, and conferences throughout the United States and other wine-producing nations. Founded in 1946, the CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA is an independent, not-for-profit college offering bachelor's and associate degrees in culinary arts and baking and pastry arts. Courses for foodservice professionals are offered at the college's main campus in Hyde Park, New York, and at its additional campus for continuing education, The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone, in St. Helena, California.

Inhalt

Wine making and wine tasting: wine grapes; how wine is made; how to taste wine. Wines of the New World: North America; California; the southern hemisphere. Wines of the Old World; France; Italy; Spain; Portugal; Germany; Central and Eastern Europe; the Eastern Mediterranean. Wine, food, and health: wine and food; wine and health. Wine service and storage: wine service; purchasing and storage; wine lists; Appendices: conversion tables; how to read a wine label; American appellations; vintage charts.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 31.10.2001
• Zusatzinfo: lists, tables, charts, glossary, bibliography, index
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 226 x 284 mm
• Gewicht: 2473 g
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Essen / Trinken ► Getränke
• ISBN-10: 0-471-35295-0 / 0471352950
• ISBN-13: 978-0-471-35295-2 / 9780471352952
• Zustand: Neuware