Wine All-in-One For Dummies. (2009)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ed McCarthy, Mary Ewing-Mulligan, Maryann Egan.
• Authors: McCarthy, Ed; Ewing-Mulligan, Mary; Egan, Maryann
• Contents: Introduction 1 Book I: Understanding Wine 7 Chapter 1: From Vine to Bottle: The Hows and Wines 9 Chapter 2: Getting Familiar with Wine Tastes and Names 25 Chapter 3: Buying Wine 41 Chapter 4: Getting the Cork Out (And All That Comes After): Serving Wine 57 Chapter 5: For Slurps and Gurgles: Tasting and Describing Wine 73 Chapter 6: Pairing Food and Wine 87 Chapter 7: Ordering Wine When You’re Dining Out 93 Chapter 8: The Urge to Own: Collecting Wine 105 Book II: France: A Wine Superstar 119 Chapter 1: French Wine Today 121 Chapter 2: Exploring Bordeaux’s Range 137 Chapter 3: Burgundy, Queen of France 163 Chapter 4: Beaujolais, the Fun Red 185 Chapter 5: Robust Rhône Reds and Unique Whites 193 Chapter 6: Champagne: The World’s Greatest Sparkling Wine 213 Chapter 7: Other Wine Regions of France 231 Book III: Italy: Small but Mighty 259 Chapter 1: The Big Picture of Italian Wine 261 Chapter 2: Perusing Piedmont’s Wines 275 Chapter 3: Finding Sparkling Wines and More in North-Central Italy 303 Chapter 4: Northeastern Italy: Where Whites Rule 317 Chapter 5: Tuscany: Checking Out Chianti and Other Tuscan Reds 341 Chapter 6: Getting Acquainted with Central Italy’s Wines 361 Chapter 7: Southern Italy: “The Land of Wine” 379 Chapter 8: Sicily and Sardinia: Focusing on Quality 397 Book IV: California and Elsewhere in North America 411 Chapter 1: Introducing California Wines 413 Chapter 2: California’s Major Wine Regions: An Overview 421 Chapter 3: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Sparkling Wines 443 Chapter 4: California’s Standout Red Wines 461 Chapter 5: Major Wine Regions in the Rest of North America 495 Book V: Australia and New Zealand: Powerhouses of the Southern Hemisphere 507 Chapter 1: Australian and New Zealand Wines: A Success Story 509 Chapter 2: New South Wales: Home to Established Wineries and Upstarts 515 Chapter 3: Taking In the Diverse Range of Wines from Victoria and Tasmania 527 Chapter 4: The Wine Regions of South and South West Australia 549 Chapter 5: New Zealand’s Islands and Their Wines 573 Book VI: And More Wine Regions! 585 Chapter 1: Intriguing Wines from Old Spain 587 Chapter 2: Portugal: Port Wine and Beyond 601 Chapter 3: Finding Little-Known Treasures in Greece 611 Chapter 4: A Sampling of Wines from Germany, Austria, and Hungary 615 Chapter 5: From South America to South Africa: Rounding Out the Top Wine Nations 625 Index 635
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: For Dummies
• Publication Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource (704 pages)
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780470555422
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