The everything guide to wine
Subtitle: all you need to know about buying, storing, serving, and enjoying the world's most remarkable wines
By: Peter Alig
Series: Everything series; Everything series
Publisher: Adams Media
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Avon, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
ISBN-13: 9781440507489
Subjects: Wine and wine making
Description: A robust resource to take you from first sip to fully stocked wine cellar! Complete with a pronunciation guide and glossary of terms, this book will turn you into a true wine connoisseur--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: A brief history of wine; title: Categories of wine: more than red, white, and pink; title: Great wine begins in the vineyard; title: A primer on red grape varieties; title: A primer on white grape varieties; title: Wine regions of the "old world"; title: Wine regions of the "new world"; title: New frontiers in the wine world; title: Wine regions of the United States; title: Tasting wine like a pro; title: Wine and food; title: The cost of wine: what goes into the bottle; title: The power of packaging; title: Strategies for buying wine; title: Enjoying wine at home; title: Wine at restaurants: you're in charge; title: All things bubbly; title: Dessert wines and fortified wines; title: Wine and health; title: The world of wine tourism; title: Wine and the Internet; title: Careers in wine; title: Making wine at home.