Adventures with Old Vines

A Beginner's Guide to Being a Wine Connoisseur

Richard L. Chilton Jr. (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

296 Seiten

2017
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-5381-0613-6 (ISBN)

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This book provides a clear and knowledgeable overview of wine for beginning connoisseurs. In addition, it offers detailed snapshots of key vineyards and vintages that will be an excellent reference for collectors and wine lovers alike.

Adventures with Old Vines offers an engaging and knowledgeable guide to demystify wine for novice enthusiasts. Richard Chilton provides detailed information about buying and storing wine, how to read a wine list, the role of the sommelier, wine fraud, how wine is really made, and how weather patterns can influence the quality of a vintage. A vineyard owner and lifelong wine lover, the author encourages readers to discover wine by tasting, taking notes, and tasting again.

The book also includes a richly illustrated, full-color reference section on a select group of vineyards from all over the world, describing their history, winemaking philosophy, terroir, and top vintages—what Chilton calls benchmark wines. The characteristics of these memorable wines provide the essential starting point to understand what to look for when evaluating any wine. Equipped with this easy-to-read reference, readers will have all the tools they need to begin their own wine journey.

Richard L. Chilton Jr. co-owns an award-winning winery, Hourglass Vineyard, in Napa Valley. He is the founder of Chilton Investment Company, a trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and a trustee of the Classic American Homes Preservation Trust, all three located in New York City. Mr. Chilton has been a member of the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin, a Burgundy wine society, for thirty years.

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 Getting Started and Buying Wine
Chapter 2 Storing Wines: Establishing a Cellar
Chapter 3 The Art of Tasting: How to Appreciate Wine
Chapter 4 Collecting versus Connoisseurship
Chapter 5 How to Read a Wine List
Chapter 6 The History and Role of the Sommelier
Chapter 7 Vines, Grapes, and Climate . . . After All, It’s Just Farming
Chapter 8 From the Grape to the Bottle: How Is Wine Really Made?
Chapter 9 The Benchmark Wines . . . Let the Journey Begin
Vineyard Profiles
Notes
Credits
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	31.01.2018
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	158 x 237 mm
Gewicht	653 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Essen / Trinken ► Getränke
	Technik
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
ISBN-10	1-5381-0613-2 / 1538106132
ISBN-13	978-1-5381-0613-6 / 9781538106136
Zustand	Neuware