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9780942053296

The Ultimate Wine Book Everything You Need to Know About Wine Appreciation, Wine with Food, and the Latest Health Findings

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  • ISBN13:

    9780942053296

  • ISBN10:

    094205329X

  • Edition: Revised
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-09-01
  • Publisher: DiscoverGuides
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Summary

A complete consumer's handbook to appreciating wine, from buying and serving it, to cooking with it and understanding its health benefits. This guide is packed with useful information and candid humor.

Table of Contents

PART I: THIS CIVILIZED BEVERAGE
Wine: What it is and where it came from
12(17)
Kinds of wines: What's behind those labels
29(29)
Finding vines: Visiting America's winelands
58(34)
Appreciating wines: What if I don't like it?
92(20)
PART II: THIS HEALTHY BEVERAGE
Wine and health: A very old idea whose time has come
112(6)
Les Paradoxe Francais: Goose liver pate and longevity, too?
118(3)
A California Curve? What the American surveys tell us
121(10)
Special: Ten keys to healthy living
130(1)
A medical View: Hearts and other parts
131(18)
The right measure: Wine use without abuse
149(7)
PART III: WINE AND YOUR DIET
Matching food and wine; wine as a food; wine and cooking
156(8)
La Mediteranee: The diet for life
164(12)
Afterthoughts: A glossary of wine terms; additional reading
176

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