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"THE MOST COMPLETE WINE BOOK EVER. A must for anyone who loves wine, whether they are a pro or an amateur. Thorough, authoritative, and entertaining." (Robert Mondavi, founder and chairman emeritus of the Robert Mondavi Family of Wines"
Workman Publishing Company
September 2001
904 pages ISBN: 1563054345 Trade Size
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Non-Fiction
The Wine Bible is like a lively course from an expert
teacher, grounded deeply in the fundamentals and enriched
with passionate opinions, asides, tips, anecdotes,
definitions, glossaries, illustrations, maps, charts, and
wine labels-everything, in fact, but the actual wine
itself. Beginning with the basics of mastering wine-how to
taste with focus and build a wine-tasting memory,
understanding the subtle interplay of variety, vineyard,
and vintner to demystifying the issue of vintages-it covers
the essentials: the emotion and intrigue of Burgundy.
Rhine's untamed reds. The flinty pleasures of sauvignon
blanc and surprising delicacy of Spain's Riojas. Bordeaux,
the largest fine wine vineyard on the globe and epitome of
terroir. Fourteen Sonoma wines to know. The importance of
finish. Tuscany, kingom of variable microclimates. The
precise and food-friendly wines of Germany. The narrow 30-
mile stretch of ambition, experimentation, and surpassing
quality called Napa. Why the "punt," or indentation in a
wine bottle. Australia, where cutting-edge technology meets
easy, outgoing, unpretentious character. Plus Austria, New
Zealand, South Africa, Portugal, and more. Eight years in the writing, Karen MacNeil's The Wine Bible
takes any reader, at any level of interest and
sophistication, and offers the one thing guaranteed to
increase his or her pleasure in wine-knowledge. It's
illustrated throughout with maps, photographs, charts, wine
labes, and has hundreds of boxes featuring historical
tidbits, fun wine facts, and wine destinations while
traveling.
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