Exploring Wine

Name: Exploring Wine
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ISBN: 9780471770633

ISBN-10: 0471770639

ISBN-13: 9780471770633

Edition: 3rd 2010 (Revised)

Authors: Steven Kolpan, Brian H. Smith, Michael A. Weiss, The Culinary Institute of America (CIA)

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In its previous editions, Exploring Wine has been called "a large jewel and a classic," "one of the most intelligent, most easily understood books on the subject of winegrowing," and "a must-have resource for the weekend novice drinker and the everyday tasting professional." This new edition includes even more practical, comprehensive information on wine regions, growing, purchasing, tasting, and pairing. Based on advice from professors and other wine professionals who use the second edition of Exploring Wine, we have included more balanced coverage of the various winegrowing regions, more tasting notes on international wines, a pronunciation guide for foreign words, and more basic,…

Book details

List price: $70.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Limited
Publication date: 9/17/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 800
Size: 8.70" wide x 11.00" long x 2.10" tall
Weight: 6.688
Language: English

STEVEN KOLPAN is a professor in wine studies at The Culinary Institute of America. He is the author of several books, including Exploring Wine and WineWise, winner of the James Beard Foundation Award for Best Beverage Book of 2009. In 2007, he was chosen as Wine Educator of the Year by the European Wine Council. Mr. Kolpan is the wine columnist for Salon.com and The Valley Table and has written more than 100 wine articles for many magazines, newspapers, and websites.



Foreword


Acknowledgments



Fundamentals: Growing Grapes, Making Wine, And Tasting Wine



The Right Stuff: Grape Growing and Grape Types



How Wine is Made



Tasting Wine



Wines Of The New World



United States: California



Beyond California: Wines of North America



The Southern Hemisphere



Wines Of The Old World



France



Italy



Spain



Portugal



Germany, Austria, and Switzerland



Wines of Eastern Europe



The Eastern Mediterranean and Asia



Wine, Food, And Health



Wine and Food



Wine and Health



Wine Service And Storage



Wine Service



Purchasing and Storage



Wine Lists



Conversions



How to Read a Label



American Appellations



Vintage Charts


Glossary


Bibliography


Index