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Wine For Dummies

McCarthy, Ed, Ewing-Mulligan, Mary

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"Wine enthusiasts and novices, raise your glasses! The #1 wine book has been extensively updated! If you’re a connoisseur, Wine For Dummies, Fourth Edition will get you up to speed on what’s in and show you how to take your hobby to the next level. If you’re new to the world of wine, it will clue you in on what you’ve been missing and show you how to get started. It begins with the basic types of wine, how wines are made, and more. Then it gets down to specifics:

How to handle snooty wine clerks, navigate restaurant wine lists, decipher cryptic wine labels, and dislodge stubborn corks
How to sniff and taste wine
How to store and pour wine and pair it with food
Four white wine styles: fresh, unoaked; earthy; aromatic; rich, oaky
Four red wine styles: soft, fruity, and relatively light-bodied; mild-mannered, medium-bodied; spicy; powerful, full-bodied, and tannic
What’s happening in the “Old World” of wine, including France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, and Greece
What’s how (and what’s not) in the New World of Wine, including Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina, and South Africa
U.S. wines from California, Oregon, Washington, and New York
Bubbling beauties and medieval sweets: champagne, sparkling wines, sherry, port, and other exotic dessert wines

Authors Ed McCarthy, CWE, who is a regular contributor to Wine Enthusiast and The Wine Journal and Mary Ewing-Mulligan, MW, who owns the International Wine Center in New York, have co-authored six wine books in the For Dummies series. In an easy-to-understand, unpretentious style that’s as refreshing as a glass of Chardonnay on a summer day, they provide practical information to help you enjoy wine, including:

Real Deal symbols that alert you to good wines that are low in price compared to other wines of similar type, style, or quality
A Vintage Wine Chart with specifics on numerous wines
Info on ordering wine from out of state, collecting wine, and more

Wine For Dummies, Fourth Edition is not just a great resource and reference, it’s a good read. It’s full-bodied, yet light…rich, yet crisp…robust, yet refreshing…. "

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Title of ebook: Wine For Dummies
ISBN: 9780470107799
Publisher: For Dummies
Internet download file size: 5872 kb
Pages: 432
Released online for download: 09-18-2006
Author of eBook: McCarthy, Ed
Author of eBook: Ewing-Mulligan, Mary

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Wine For Dummies

Chapter One

Wine 101

In This Chapter

* What wine is

* Million-dollar words like fermentation and sulfites

* What red wine has that white wine doesn't

* Why color matters

* Differences between table wine, sparkling wine, and fortified wine

We know plenty of people who enjoy drinking wine but don't know much about it. (Been there, done that ourselves.) Knowing a lot of information about wine definitely isn't a prerequisite to enjoying it. But familiarity with certain aspects of wine can make choosing wines a lot easier, enhance your enjoyment of wine, and increase your comfort level. You can learn as much or as little as you like. The journey begins here.

How Wine Happens

Wine is, essentially, nothing but liquid, fermented fruit. The recipe for turning fruit into wine goe ... read full excerpt from Wine For Dummies ebook