| Edition |
3rd edition. |
| Description |
viii, 728 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 26 cm |
| Note |
"Fully revised and updated"--Cover. |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- Mastering Wine. What makes great wine great? -- What makes wine, wine? The building blocks -- Where it all begins -- How wine is made -- Getting to know the grapes -- Sensual geography : Tasting wine like a professional -- Marrying well : Wine and food -- The ten questions all wine drinkers ask -- In the Beginning...Wine in the Ancient World -- France. Bordeaux -- Champagne -- Burgundy -- Beaujolais -- The Rhône -- The Loire -- Alsace -- Languedoc-Roussillon -- Provence -- Jura and Savoie -- Armagnac & Cognac -- Italy. Piedmont -- The Veneto -- Friuli Venezia Giulia -- Tuscany -- Sicily -- Other important wine regions. Trentino-Alto Adige / Südtirol ; Lombardy ; Liguria ; Emilia-Romagna ; Umbria ; Abruzzo ; Sardinia ; The Southern Peninsula -- Spain. Rioja -- Ribera del Duero -- Jerez -- Penedès -- Rías Baixas -- Priorat -- Other important wine regions. The Basque Region ; Bierzo ; Calatayud and Campo de Borja ; Castilla-La Mancha ; Jumilla ; Ribiera Sacra ; Rueda ; Toro ; Valdeorras -- Portugal. Port -- Madeira -- Portuguese table wines -- Germany. The Mosel -- The Rheingau -- The Pfalz -- Other important wine regions. Ahr ; Baden ; Franken ; Mittelrhein ; Nahe ; Rheinhessen -- Austria. Lower Austria -- Burgenland -- Styria -- Vienna -- Switzerland -- Hungary -- Slovenia -- Croatia -- Greece -- Georgia -- Israel -- Great Britain -- The United States. California. Napa Valley ; Sonoma County ; The South Central Coast ; California's other important wine regions. Mendocino ; Lake County ; The Sierra Foothills ; Carneros ; Lodi ; Livermore Valley ; Santa Cruz Mountains ; Monterey ; Santa Lucia Highlands ; Chalone, Mt. Harlan & Carmel Valley ; Paso Robles ; York Mountain ; Edna Valley & Arroyo Grande -- Washington State -- Oregon -- New York State -- Other important wine states. Colorado ; Idaho ; Michigan ; Missouri ; New Jersey ; New Mexico ; Pennsylvania ; Texas ; Virginia -- Canada -- Mexico -- Chile -- Argentina -- South America rising. The wines of Brazil, Uruguay, and Peru -- Australia -- New Zealand -- South Africa -- Asia, China -- India -- Japan -- Glossaries. The Wine Bible word dictionary -- The Wine Bible grape glossary -- Appendices. The Châteaux ranked in the 1855 classification of Bordeaux -- Italy's DOCGs -- Index -- Photo credits. |
| Summary |
"Comprehensive, authoritative, entertaining, and endlessly fascinating, 'The Wine Bible' is a lively tour from an expert teacher, grounding you deeply in all the fundamentals -- vineyards and grapes, climate and soil -- while layering on passionate asides, tips, anecdotes, definitions, illustrations, maps, labels, and more than 400 full-color photographs. This completely updated third edition offers whole new chapters on Great Britain, Croatia, and Israel. Plus a new history called 'In the Beginning...Wine in the Ancient World'. There are all new Great Wines recommendations for each country and region. The chapters on France, Italy, Australia, South America, and the United States are fully expanded. An extensive grape glossary includes 400-plus varieties, and a vast and engaging 'Mastering Wine' section incorporates the latest science on taste and smell. Nothing enhances the experience of wine like knowledge. And 'The Wine Bible', which has inspired a generation of sommeliers and enthusiasts alike, is more than just a guide. It's everything you need to know to buy and enjoy the world's most captivating beverage."--taken from back cover. |
| Subject |
Wine and wine making.
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Wine districts.
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Terroir.
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Grapes -- Varieties.
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Wine tasting.
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Wine and wine making. (OCoLC)fst01175907
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| ISBN |
9781523510108 (hardcover) |
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1523510102 (hardcover) |
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9781523510092 (paperback) |
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1523510099 (paperback) |
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