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Educating Peter Educating Peter

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ISBN-10: 0743286782

ISBN-13: 9780743286787

Edition: N/A

Authors: Lettie Teague

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Lettie Teague knows wine. She has been the wine editor atFood & Winemagazine for almost a decade. The only question she is asked more than "Can you recommend a great wine for under $10?" -- great cheap white: Argiolas Costamolino Vermentino from Sardinia; great cheap red: Alamos Malbec from Argentina -- is "What is the best way to learn about wine?" After many years of fielding these questions, Lettie was determined to debunk the myth that learning about wine is hard. She decided to find just one wine idiot and teach him a few fundamentals -- how to order off a restaurant wine list without fear, approach a wine merchant with confidence, and perhaps even score a few points off a wine snob.…    
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Book details

List price: $17.99
Publisher: Scribner
Publication date: 9/9/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.44" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.506
Language: English

Acknowledgments
Introduction
How to TasteAge and Temperature
The Basic Six Grapes and BeyondPeter's Tasting Vocabulary
What Makes a Wine Great?
Bottle Colors, Shapes, and Sizes
How Wine Is Made
Winemaking Old World Wine France Bordeaux
Burgundy
Alsace
The Loire Valley
The Rh�ne Valley
Champagne Italy
Spain
Portugal
Germany
Austria
Hungary New World Wine Argentina
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Chile
New York State
Oregon and Washington State
California Sonoma
More That Is Not Napa Peter Faces His Fears, or Four Days in the Napa Valley
The Night the Eagle Landed Peter at Large in the Wine World, or Peter Goes Public Peter at the Zachys Wine Auction
Peter in a Restaurant, or a Guide to Pairing Wine with Food
Peter Dines with the Collector
Peter Goes Shopping, or What to Do in a Wineshop Five Favorite Retail Wine Sources The Final ExamThe Final Word: Peter