The world encyclopedia of wine

Walton, Stuart

The world encyclopedia of wine Stuart Walton. - London : Hermes House, 1996 - 256 pages : illustrations 30 cm.

Wine.

Includes index.

12 major grape varieties: their aromas, flavors and characters beautiful color illustrations: vivid photography and over 30 hand-painted maps. brief tasting notes on each grape variety guides to the top vintages how to be bold when matching wine with food practicalities of keeping and serving wine • five principal elements to look for when tasting a wine recommended producers to look for techniques and trends of wine making There has never been so much good wine about as there is today. The World Encyclopedia of Wine is written for those who already enjoy drinking wine, but find themselves wanting a deeper knowledge of where it is made, what goes into it, what to eat with it and why it tastes as it does. This comprehensive and up-to-the-minute new reference is filled with detailed information, practical guidance and enthusiastic descriptions of the world of wine: globetrotting tour of the world'€™s wine regions, from Bordeaux to Rioja, from The Lebanon to California, from South Africa's Cape to Australia'€™s Barossa Valley

9781843090885


Wine and wine making
Wine and wine making.

TP 546 / .W173 1996