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008			080124s2007 nyuab 001 0 eng d
020			_a9780756631642
050			_aTP 546 _b.St48 2007
100			_aStevenson, Tom. _957710
245		4	_aThe Sotheby's wine encyclopedia / _cTom Sevenson.
260			_aNew York, N.Y. : _bDK, _c2007
300			_a664 p. : _bcol. ill., col. maps _c28 cm.
500			_aIncludes index.
500			_aThe classic reference to the wines of the world--Cover.
520			_aArranged geographically with nearly 100 maps, profiles on top producers, and valuableAuthor's Choice for each region, the book covers the wines of Europe (from Great Britain and Switzerland to Southeast Europe, Greece, and Levant), as well as wines from North and south Africa, North and South America, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia.) Provides: 1. a guide to wine and food ( pairing foisgras with Champagne or Suterne, for example, and Claret or Cabernet Sauvignon with beef), 2. A guide to wine flavors( making sense of descriptions such as fig, gooseberry, violet, and hay), 3. a list of good vinatages, 4. a glossary of tasting and technical terms, distinguishing "cheesy" and "chewy" from "creamy" and "cooked".The book is enhanced by beautiful pictures of vineyards, wine labels, with the demonstration of Stevenson on the art of wine tasting, examining and nosing to spitting out.
650			_aWine and wine making _947067
650			_aWine and wine making _2sears _947067
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