Wine Basics

A Quick and Easy Guide

Dewey Markham (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

208 Seiten

1993
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-0-471-58258-8 (ISBN)

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a quick, basic guide for everyone who wants to know just enough about wine to enjoy it . "Dewey Markhama s book reinforces the simple pleasures a bottle of wine brings at the table with good food, good friends and family. He takes the mystery, which often alienates new wine drinkers, out of wine, while retaining the romance that makes wine unique." ----Robert Mondavi from the Foreword In this light--hearted and intelligent reference, wine authority Dewey Markham gives you, faster than you ever thought possible, the confidence and knowledge to really enjoy choosing and drinking wine. Youa ll learn how to apply the principles and information in this book to any wine you may encounter, no matter where it is made.
Through a series of quick takes, Markham shows you: aeo How to deal with wine lists and waiters aeo How to get the best value when buying wine in a store aeo How to decipher the ten standard items of information on every wine label aeo A simple method for judging the quality of any wine aeo How to store and serve wine aeo How wine is made and packaged Wine Basics also uses easy--to--understand charts to illustrate the range of tastes in white and red wines and includes a comprehensive but user--friendly vocabulary to describe these tastes.

DEWEY MARKHAM, Jr., created the wine studies program for the famed LaVarenne cooking school in Paris and was formerly Associate Director of the Swiss Wine Information Council. He teaches courses at the Culinary Institute of America and is currently researching a major work on Bordeaux.

Why Drink Wine?. The Taste of White Wine. The Taste of Red Wine. The Smell of Wine. The Look of Wine. How Wine Is Made----The Basics. How Wine Is Made----The Manufacturera s Options. Pink, Sweet, and Bubbly. How Wine Is Packaged. The Wine Label. Vintage, and What It Means. How to Buy Wine in a Store. Storing Wine. Serving Wine. How to Buy Wine in a Restaurant. Wine and Food. Where Do You Go from Here?. Selected Bibliography. Appendices. Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	26.3.1993
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	135 x 214 mm
Gewicht	272 g
Themenwelt	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Handwerk
ISBN-10	0-471-58258-1 / 0471582581
ISBN-13	978-0-471-58258-8 / 9780471582588
Zustand	Neuware