| Description |
xxiv, 403 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Series |
--For dummies |
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--For dummies.
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Foreword. -- Introduction. -- Part I: Getting Started with Wine. -- Chapter 1: Wine 101. -- Chapter 2: These Taste Buds Are for You. -- Chapter 3: Pinot Envy and Other Secrets about Grape Varieties. -- Chapter 4: Is It a Grape? Is It a Place? -- Chapter 5: Behind the Scenes of Winemaking. -- Part II: Close Encounters of the Wine Kind. -- Chapter 6: Navigating a Wine Shop. -- Chapter 7: Navigating a Restaurant Wine List. -- Chapter 8: Everything You Need to Know about Serving and Using Wine. -- Chapter 9: Judging a Wine by Its Label. -- Part III: Around the World of Wine. -- Chapter 10: Doing France. -- Chapter 11: Italy, the Heartland of Vino. -- Chapter 12: Elsewhere in Europe. -- Chapter 13: The Brave New World of Wine. -- Chapter 14: America, America. -- Chapter 15: Bubbling Beauties. -- Chapter 16: Wine Roads Less Traveled: Fortified and Dessert Wines. -- Part IV: When Youve Caught the Bug. -- Chapter 17: Inside rs Guide to Wine Buying. -- Chapter 18: You Never Graduate from Wine School. -- Chapter 19: Describing and Rating Wine. -- Chapter 20: Marrying Wine with Food. -- Chapter 21: To Have and To Hold ? or To Sell. -- Part V: The Part of Tens. -- Chapter 22: Answers to Ten Common Questions about Wine. -- Chapter 23: Ten Wine Myths Demystified. -- Part VI: Appendixes. -- Appendix A: Pronunciation Guide to Wine Terms. -- Appendix B: Glossary of Wine Terms. -- Appendix C: Vintage Wine Chart: 1982?2001. -- Index |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Subject |
Wine and wine making.
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| Author |
Ewing-Mulligan, Mary.
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| LC no. |
2003105676 |
| ISBN |
0764525441 |
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