Jancis Robinson's Wine Guide A Guide to the World of Wine

by Robinson, Jancis

• ISBN13: 9780789208835
• ISBN10: 0789208830
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-04-01
• Publisher: Abbeville Press

Summary

The enormous variety of wines available today can be baffling even to an experienced buyer. Anyone who enters a wine store is immediately confronted by rows and rows of racks filled with a myriad of choices. Where do you begin when all you want is a reasonably priced quality wine to serve with dinner? Jancis Robinson can make anyone an expert, or at least an informed buyer, in short order.In this comprehensive guide to the wine-producing countries of the world, she captures the flavor of each region's wines and presents her personal recommendations on the best names from around the world, with thirty-two completely new pages covering the latest developments in South America, South Africa, and Eastern Europe. Robinson also describes the distinctive characteristics of hundreds of different grape varieties and studies the traditional and innovative methods employed in the creation of great wines. A fully updated vintage guide makes selection even easier.Dedicated to ensuring that you get the most out of every glass, Jancis Robinson's Wine Course explains how to taste and store wine, what to serve on special occasions at home, and how to order the best value from a restaurant wine list. Full of infectious enthusiasm and heaps of personal tips, this book will soon have you reaching for the corkscrew.

Table of Contents

Introduction	8	(3)
Getting the Most Out of Wine	11	(48)
The True Sense of Taste	12	(2)
How to Taste Wine	14	(2)
Tasting Terms	16	(2)
Becoming a Wine Taster	18	(2)
The Mechanics of Serving Wine	20	(9)
Serving the Right Bottle	29	(5)
Wine and Food	34	(4)
Wine and Health	38	(1)
Whether to Store Wine	39	(3)
How to Store Wine	42	(3)
Clues from the Package	45	(5)
Deciphering the Label	50	(2)
How to Buy the Right Bottle	52	(2)
Choosing Wine in a Restaurant	54	(2)
Some Special Wines	56	(3)
How Wine is Made	59	(36)
The Importance of Place	60	(2)
Does the Answer Lie in the Soil?	62	(2)
Growing Vines	64	(3)
The Wine Plant and its Fruit	67	(1)
The Vineyard Year	68	(4)
A Bluffer's Guide to Winemaking Jargon	72	(2)
The Winemaking Process	74	(10)
How Sparking Wines are Made	84	(3)
How Sweet Wines are Made	87	(4)
Oak -- Ingredient X	91	(4)
Wine Grape Varieties	95	(60)
The Vine Family	96	(4)
White Wine Varieties	100	(30)
Red Wine Varieties	130	(25)
The World of Wine	155	(191)
France	156	(2)
Bordeaux	158	(7)
Burgundy	165	(1)
Cote d'Or	166	(3)
Chablis	169	(1)
Cote Chalonnaise	170	(1)
Maconnais and Beaujolais	171	(1)
Champagne	172	(5)
Alsace	177	(3)
Loire	180	(5)
Rhone	185	(8)
Provence and Corsica	193	(1)
South West France	194	(4)
Languedoc	198	(3)
Roussillon	201	(1)
Vins de Pays	202	(3)
Rest of France	205	(1)
Italy	206	(2)
North West Italy	208	(4)
North East Italy	212	(6)
Tuscany	218	(6)
Rest of Central Italy	224	(4)
Southern Italy and Islands	228	(4)
Spain	232	(3)
North West Spain	235	(2)
Ribero del Duero	237	(3)
Rioja	240	(2)
North East Spain	242	(3)
Rest of Spain	245	(2)
Sherry	247	(3)
Portugal	250	(6)
Port	256	(1)
Madeira	257	(3)
Germany	260	(8)
Austria	268	(2)
Switzerland	270	(2)
Central & Eastern Europe	272	(6)
Mediterranean Countries	278	(3)
USA	281	(1)
California	282	(11)
Washington	293	(3)
Oregon	296	(2)
Rest of North America	298	(1)
Canada	299	(1)
Chile	300	(4)
Argentina	304	(3)
Rest of Latin America	307	(1)
Australia	308	(4)
South Australia	312	(6)
Victoria	318	(2)
New South Wales	320	(2)
Western Australia	322	(2)
Tasmania	324	(1)
New Zealand	325	(5)
South Africa	330	(6)
Other Countries	336	(1)
Vintage Guide	337	(5)
Where to Buy Wine	342	(2)
How to Find Out More	344	(1)
Picture Credits	345	(1)
Index	346