| Description |
112 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm |
| Contents |
Contents note continued: Essential Hardware -- Glasses -- The packaging -- Cork, synthetic or screwcap? -- Extracting the cork -- Opening a bottle of fizz -- Other Kinds of Wine -- Sparkling -- Fortified -- Sweet -- ̀Wholemeal' -- Top ten tips -- How to Handle Wine -- Why temperature matters -- How to chill and warm wine -- When to open the bottle--and whether to decant -- Wine leftovers -- Which wines need time? -- How long to keep wine -- How to store wine -- Remember that Grape -- Grape names -- a shortcut to wine knowledge -- Most Common White Wine Grapes -- Chardonnay -- Sauvignon Blanc -- Riesling -- Pinot Gris/Grigio -- Most Common Red Wine Grapes -- Cabernet Sauvignon -- Merlot -- Pinot Noir -- Syrah/Shiraz -- Tempranillo -- Nebbiolo -- Sangiovese -- The ten most planted grape varieties -- Wine Regions You Need to Know About -- A Cheat Sheet -- France -- Bordeaux -- Burgundy -- Beaujolais/Maconnais -- Champagne -- Northern Rhone -- Southern Rhone -- Loire -- Alsace -- |
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Contents note continued: Languedoc-Roussillon -- Jura -- Italy -- Piemonte -- Trentino-Alto Adige -- Friuli -- Veneto -- Tuscany -- Marche -- Campania -- Puglia -- Sardinia -- Sicily -- Spain -- Galicia and Bierzo -- Rioja -- Ribera del Duero, Rueda and Toro -- Catalunya -- Andalucia -- USA -- California -- Oregon -- Washington -- Rest of the World -- Portugal -- Germany -- Austria -- Northern Europe -- Central and Eastern Europe and beyond -- Eastern Mediterranean -- Canada -- South America -- Argentina -- Chile -- South Africa -- Australia -- New Zealand -- Asia -- New World v. Old World -- Wine Jargon |
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Machine generated contents note: Some Simple Explanations -- What is wine? -- How is wine made? -- Red, white or rose? -- What's in a name? -- Choosing The Right Bottle -- How to choose wine from a retailer -- Be adventurous -- How to choose from a restaurant wine list -- Ten ways to pick the right bottle -- Bottles and Labels -- Clues from the bottle -- Bottle sizes -- Clues from the label -- How strong is my wine? -- Average alcoholic strengths -- How to Taste -- Common tasting terms -- ̀Supertasters' -- Matching Wine and Food -- Matching food to specific wines -- Matching wines to specific foods -- Restaurant rituals -- Matching Wine to the Occasion -- Crowd pleasers -- Bottles to knock socks off -- Bottles as gifts -- My favourite champagne growers -- Twenty heart-stopping (and bank-breaking) wines -- What your choices say about you -- How Much Should I Pay? -- Some under-priced wines -- Some overpriced wines -- Wines I would pay over the odds for -- Ten common wine myths -- |
| Summary |
From the world's most respected wine critic, the essential guide to wine in 100 pages. Wine is now one of the most popular drinks in the world. Many wine drinkers wish they knew more about it without having to understand every detail or go on a wine course. In The 24-Hour Wine Expert, Jancis Robinson shares her expertise with authority, wit and approachability. From the difference between red and white, to the shape of bottles and their labels, descriptions of taste, colour and smell, to pairing wine with food and the price-quality correlation, Robinson helps us make the most of this mysteriously delicious drink |
| Notes |
"Inspired by 'Wine expert in a weekend' by Hubrecht Duijker." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Audience |
Adult |
| Subject |
Wine and wine making -- Popular works.
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Wine and wine making.
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| ISBN |
9780141981819 |
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