Sniff, Swirl, and Slurp : How to Get Pleasure Out of Every Glass of Wine

by Allen, Max

• ISBN13: 9781840005134
• ISBN10: 1840005130
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-05-09
• Publisher: Octopus Pub Group

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(2)
How the book works; a manifesto for wine-drinking enjoyment
Tools of the Trade	8	(4)
The things you need to get more pleasure out of every glass of wine
It's All About Flavour	12	(10)
Why different grape varieties taste the way they do
Taste the Earth	22	(10)
Why grapes from different places make different styles of wine
Sugar, Sugar	32	(8)
None or heaps? The amount of sugar has a huge effect on wine style
Firewater	40	(8)
Without alcohol, wine would just be grape juice; but how much is enough?
Getting Wood	48	(8)
What happens when wine is aged in oak barrels
Fiddling Around	56	(8)
Why some wines are blends of different grape varieties
Old Versus New	64	(10)
The difference between modern and traditional wines
Tall, Dark, & Handsome	74	(10)
Big, butch wines for big, butch boys and girls
Posh Wines	84	(8)
If you've paid more for it, does that mean it's going to be better?
Party Wines	92	(8)
Wines to match your mood and your mates
Froth & Bubble	100	(8)
The business of fizz, or what it takes to make good bubbly
Pensioned Off	108	(8)
What happens to wine as it gets older
Altered States	116	(10)
The world's more unusual or esoteric wines
Wines Your Granny Drinks	126	(8)
Why nobody drinks fortified wines anymore
Going Back to Your Roots	134	(8)
Organic wines and the environmental side of the business
Index	142