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California Wine For Dummies
By: Ed McCarthy , Mary Ewing-MulliganeBook Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Imprint: For Dummies
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Discover the nuances of California wines and increase your drinking pleasure
Want to be a California wine connoisseur? This friendly guide gives you the knowledge you need to appreciate these fine wines, showing you how to taste them, select a good bottle, pair wine with food, and much more. You'll see why certain wine regions are renowned and how to further enrich your wine-drinking experience.
California wine 101 — understand the range of California wines, what makes them unique, and what a varietal wine is
Review the regions — explore the major wine regions of California and what makes each one special, from the soil to the climate
Open the bottle — become fluent in the Big Six: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, and Zinfandel
Go beyond the basics — appreciate Pinot Grigio, Viognier, Syrah, sparkling wines, and more
Round out your wine experience — pair and share wines, learn about the proper glassware and serving temperatures, and prepare for a winery visit
Open the book and find:
An overview of California wine today
Wine recommendations for all budgets
Explanations of wine label language
A map of wine regions
Tips for aging and collecting California wines
Winery tasting etiquette
The ins and outs of recent vintages
Top wine country travel destinations
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| Title of eBook: California Wine For Dummies | |
| Release Date: 03-25-2009 | |
| Publisher: For Dummies |
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California Wine For Dummies
Chapter One
Introducing California Wines
In This Chapter
* The gamut of California's wine production
* California wine's international status
* Why the region is ideal for producing wines
* California's colorful wine history
All 50 U.S. states make wine - mainly from grapes but in some cases from berries, pineapple, or other fruits. Equality and democracy end there. California stands apart from the whole rest of the pack for the quantity of wine it produces, the international reputation of those wines, and the degree to which wine has permeated the local culture. To say that in the U.S., wine is California wine is not a huge exaggeration.
If you want to begin finding out about wine, the wines of California are a good place to start. If you're already a wine lover, chances are that California's wines still hold a few surprises worth discovering. To get you started, we paint the big picture of California wine in this chapter.
Covering All the Bases in Wine Production
Wine, of course, is not just wine. The shades of quality, price, color, sweetness, dryness, and flavor among wines are so many that you can consider wine a whole world of beverages rather than a single product. Can a single U.S. state possibly embody this whole world of wine? California can and does.
Whatever your notion of wine is - even if that changes with the seasons, the foods you're preparing, or how much you like the people you'll be dining with - California has that base covered. We would be the last people to suggest that you forever-after drink the wines of only one state or wine region, because
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