This is an essential and dynamic reference for wine lovers as well as seasoned professionals.

This compelling volume also penetrates the mystique surrounding wine, freeing you to explore with confidence.

Exploring Wine begins by focusing on the basics: grape growing and wine making, an ideal starting point-and compass- for your journey.

This is followed by, learning how to fine-tune your senses to develop your own approach to the pleasures of wine as the authors explain what to look for in a glass-appearance, aroma and bouquet, and of course taste.

Contents

1. FUNDAMENTALS: WINE MAKING AND WINE TASTING
   1. Grape Growing and Grape Types
   2. How Wine Is Made
   3. How to Taste Wine

2. WINES OF THE NEW WORLD
   4. North America
   5. California
   6. Southern Hemisphere

3. WINES OF THE OLD WORLD
   7. France
   8. Italy
   9. Spain
   10. Portugal
   11. Germany
   12. Central and Eastern Europe
   13. Eastern Mediterranean

4. WINE, FOOD, AND HEALTH
   14. Wine and Food
   15. Wine and Health

5. WINE SERVICE AND STORAGE
   16. Wine Service
   17. Purchasing and Storage
   18. Wine Lists

Appendices

1. Conversion Tables
2. How to Read a Wine Label
3. American Appellations
4. Vintage Charts

Glossary
Index

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