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Know It All Wine: The 50 Essential Topics, Each Explained in Under a Minute by
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9781577151760
- Book Title
- Know It All Wine : the 50 Essential Topics, Each Explained in under a Minute
- Book Series
- Know It All Ser.
- Publisher
- Book Sales, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2018
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.4 in
- Genre
- Cooking
- Topic
- Beverages / Alcoholic / Wine, Beverages / Alcoholic / Bartending
- Item Weight
- 14.9 Oz
- Item Width
- 7 in
- Number of Pages
- 160 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Book Sales, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1577151763
ISBN-13
9781577151760
eBay Product ID (ePID)
240127543
Product Key Features
Book Title
Know It All Wine : the 50 Essential Topics, Each Explained in under a Minute
Number of Pages
160 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Beverages / Alcoholic / Wine, Beverages / Alcoholic / Bartending
Publication Year
2018
Genre
Cooking
Book Series
Know It All Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
14.9 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Series Volume Number
12
Volume Number
Volume 12
Table Of Content
CONTENTS 6 Foreword 8 Introduction 12 The Vineyard 14 GLOSSARY 16 Terroir 18 The Vigneron 20 Training & Pruning 22 Profile: Henri Jayer 24 Phylloxera 26 Organic & Biodynamic Viticulture 28 The Winery 30 GLOSSARY 32 Fermentation 34 Sulphur Dioxide 36 Making White Wine 38 Making Red Wine 40 Making Champagne 42 Sweet Wines 44 Fortified Wines 46 Élevage 48 Closures 50 Profile: Michel Rolland 52 Classic Grapes & Wines 54 GLOSSARY 56 Chardonnay & Le Montrachet 58 Riesling & Scharzhofberger 60 Sauvignon Blanc & Pouilly Fumé 62 Cabernet Sauvignon & Ch'teau Latour 64 Pinot Noir & La Romanée-Conti 66 Syrah/Shiraz & Hermitage 68 Profile: Carole P. Meredith 70 Tempranillo & Ribera Del Duero 72 Nebbiolo & Barolo 74 Regional Grapes & Wine Styles 76 History 78 GLOSSARY 80 Wine's Spiritual Beginnings 82 Medieval Monks 84 Bordeaux's Rise to Prominence 86 Why Champagne Sparkles 88 A Century of Crises 90 The Start of Appellations 92 The Judgment of Paris 94 Profile: Robert Mondavi 96 Iconic Regions 98 GLOSSARY 100 Bordeaux 102 Burgundy 104 Tuscany 106 Napa Valley 108 Rioja 110 Stellenbosch 112 Marlborough 114 Barossa Valley 116 Mendoza 118 Profile: Miguel A. Torres 120 Emerging Economies 122 The Business of Wine 124 GLOSSARY 126 Producers 128 Agents, Brokers & Wine Merchants 130 Retailers 132 Sommeliers 134 Wine Writers, Journalists & Critics 136 Wine Investment 138 Profile: Robert M. Parker, Jr 140 Enjoyment of Wine 142 GLOSSARY 144 Ageing Wine 146 How to Taste 148 Wine & Food 150 Profile: Baron Phillipe De Rothschild 152 Wine & Health 154 Resources 156 Notes on Contributors 158 Index 160 Acknowledgements
Synopsis
Surrounded by mystique, the world of wine can be intimidating for the novice. What's the difference between bouquet and nose? Is Rioja a wine or a region? Are you prepared to answer any of those questions at a dinner party? Know-It-All Wine demystifies the subject, decanting the knowledge you need in palatable sips. Compiled by wine experts, it's organized in a sequence of well-thought-out chapters, taking you from terroir to the technicalities of winemaking, introducing you to the important grapes and iconic regions, offering an overview of the business of wine and how it works, and concluding with a section on the enjoyment of wine. Every entry has been edited into a neat and effective 300 words and an image, it will leave you plenty of time to put your new-found expertise into practice. The Know It All series takes a revolutionary approach to learning about the subjects you really feel you should understand but have never gotten around to studying. Each book selects a popular topic and dissects it into the 50 most significant ideas at its heart. Each idea, no matter how complex, is explained in 300 words and one picture, all digestible in under a minute., Wine can be a daunting field to dive into, Know It All Wine breaks this complicated subject down into easy-to-understand chunks of information., Surrounded by mystique, the world of wine can be intimidating for the novice. What's the difference between bouquet and nose? Is Rioja a wine or a region? Are you prepared to answer any of those questions at a dinner party? Know-It-All Wine demystifies the subject, decanting the knowledge you need in palatable sips. Compiled by wine experts, it's organized in a sequence of well-thought-out chapters, taking you from terroir to the technicalities of winemaking, introducing you to the important grapes and iconic regions, offering an overview of the business of wine and how it works, and concluding with a section on the enjoyment of wine. Every entry has been edited into a neat and effective 300 words and an image, it will leave you plenty of time to put your new-found expertise into practice.
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