The Complete Guide to Wine

by Walton, Stuart

• ISBN13: 9780754800248
• ISBN10: 0754800245
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-02-01
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

This handy library of full-color illustrated general reference guidebooks is becoming the short cut library of choice on a wide variety of topics. Certain categories are ideally suited for the handbook format, and here are authoritative identification guides to the most popular and useful subjects. Cheese and wine aficionados, pet lovers, motorcyclists, beer brewers and cigar smokers will delight in these attractive, definitive encyclopedias.

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(4)
TECHNICAL BASICS	10	(14)
Principles of Tasting	10	(2)
Storing and Serving	12	(4)
Glasses	16	(2)
Drinking Wine with Food	18	(4)
Labelling	22	(2)
GRAPE VARIETIES	24	(70)
Chardonnay	28	(10)
Cabernet Sauvignon	38	(12)
Sauvignon Blanc	50	(6)
Pinot Noir	56	(6)
Semillon	62	(4)
Syrah	66	(4)
Riesling	70	(6)
Merlot	76	(4)
Chenin Blanc	80	(4)
Grenache	84	(4)
Gewurztraminer	88	(4)
Gamay	92	(2)
FRANCE	94	(54)
Bordeaux - Red	98	(6)
Bordeaux - Dry White	104	(2)
Bordeaux - Sweet White	106	(2)
Loire	108	(4)
Champagne	112	(6)
Alsace	118	(4)
Burgundy	122	(8)
Beaujolais	130	(2)
Rhone	132	(4)
Provence and Corsica	136	(2)
Languedoc-Roussillon	138	(3)
Gascony and The Southwest	141	(3)
Jura, Savoie and Bugey	144	(2)
Vin de Pays	146	(2)
EUROPE, AFRICA AND THE EAST	148	(52)
Italy	152	(10)
Spain	162	(10)
Portugal	172	(8)
Germany	180	(6)
United Kingdom	186	(2)
Central Europe	188	(4)
Eastern Europe	192	(6)
Middle East, North Africa and the Far East	198	(2)
AMERICAS AND REST OF THE WORLD	200	(52)
United States	204	(10)
Canada	214	(2)
South and Central America	216	(8)
South Africa	224	(8)
Australia	232	(14)
New Zealand	246	(6)
Conclusion	252	(1)
Index	253