Description
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 complete guide to choosing and really enjoying wine, covering everything from tasting to buying, storing and entertaining with wines that you, your friends and your family will all love.
About the Author
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.
Reviews
"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 *
"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"
Book Information
ISBN 9781444103748
Author Beverley Blanning
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint Teach Yourself
Publisher John Murray Press
Weight(grams) 262g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 131mm * 17mm
