Bibliograph

Wine for dummies, by Ed McCarthy and Mary Ewing-Mulligan

Type

Label

Wine for dummies, by Ed McCarthy and Mary Ewing-Mulligan

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Wine for dummies

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

76700277

Responsibility statement

by Ed McCarthy and Mary Ewing-Mulligan

Series statement

--For dummies

Summary

Discusses wine vintages and provides advice on how to sample various types of wines, how to judge it by its label, the art of selecting the right wine, how to serve and store it, and how to distinguish good wine from bad

Table Of Contents

Wine 101 -- These taste buds are for you -- Pino envy and other secrets about grape varieties -- Wine names and label lingo -- Behind the scenes of winemaking -- Navigating a wine shop -- Confronting a restaurant wine list -- The insider's track to serving and using wine -- Doing France -- Italy, the heartland of vino -- Spain, Portugal, Germany, and beyond -- The Southern Hemisphere arises -- America, America -- Champagne and other sparklers -- Wine roads less traveled: fortified and dessert wines -- Buying and collecting wine -- Continuing education for wine lovers -- Describing and rating wine -- Marrying wine with food -- Answers to ten common questions about wine -- Ten wine myths demystified -- Pronunciation guide to wine terms -- Glossary of wine terms -- Vintage wine chart: 1985-2004

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