Wine Tasting by Beverley Blanning
Is this the right book for me? Wine Tasting will help you to discover wines you enjoy, and to feel confident about your choices in every situation. It will give you a step-by-step guide to wine appreciation and explain the facts you need to find wines that suit your taste. It covers all the major grape varieties and wine-making styles, and offers plenty of practical information about how to buy, store and serve wine, whatever your personal preference. Wine Tasting includes: Part one: where to begin Chapter 1: Getting started Chapter 2: How to taste wine Part two: the flavours of wine Chapter 3: Grape varieties Chapter 4: Climate and place Chapter 5: The winemaker Chapter 6: Understanding your own taste Part three: Wines of the world Chapter 7: How to identify wine styles Chapter 8: Wine regions: Europe Chapter 9: Wine regions: the new world Part four: Buying, serving and storing wine Chapter 10: Wine with food Chapter 11: Serving wine Chapter 12: Understanding wine labels Chapter 13: Buying wine Chapter 14: Storing wine
"a no-nonsense, no-waffle style.. good value" * Jane MacQuitty, The Times *
'a great value, all-encompassing book.' * Decanter *
'For anyone who wants to feel more confident about buying wines.' * Harpers Wine & Spirit *
'A clear and well written guide' * 'New Bordeaux' - Jane Anson's blog *
'a great value, all-encompassing book.' * Decanter *
'For anyone who wants to feel more confident about buying wines.' * Harpers Wine & Spirit *
'A clear and well written guide' * 'New Bordeaux' - Jane Anson's blog *
"once I started reading it I realised what what an excellent book it is."
"I found Choosing the Right Wine to be an easy and enjoyable read for such a factual book, and while the book can be dipped into for the topics that interest you, it is also suitable for reading from cover to cover"
Beverley Blanning is a freelance journalist, and regular feature writer and taster for Decanter magazine. She is an award winning Master of Wine and has contributed as an expert to a number of newspapers, magazines and radio programmes, in addition to educating about wine through consumer tastings, corporate events and Christie's Wine Course.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781444103748 |
| ISBN 10 | 1444103741 |
| Title | Wine Tasting |
| Author | Beverley Blanning |
| Series | Ty Home Reference |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Murray Press |
| Year published | 2010-09-24 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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