Jancis Robinson's Wine Course - Couverture rigide

Robinson, Jancis

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 056337098X ISBN 13 : 9780563370987

Editeur : BBC Books, 1995

Synopsis

Aiming to help readers to find choosing wines an easier and enjoyable activity, this book is divided into four sections: winemaking and handling wine; how wine is made; the major grape varieties; and the world of wine. It covers topics such as tasting, choosing wine to suit specific occasions, buying, vintage wines, grape varieties and their growing regions, the vineyard calendar, fermenting and transporting wine, and how wines are made from a range of individual grape varieties. The final section of the book discusses the specific flavours, characteristics and ethos of the wine-growing regions of France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and other countries.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Award-winning wine writer Jancis Robinson has completely revised and updated her best-selling guide to the world of wine, to create the ultimate wine handbook for the twenty-first century. Jancis begins by drawing on her wealth of knowledge and experience to help you choose the right bottle from the huge range available today. She shows you how to decipher wine labels and gives tips on tasting and serving wine as well as offering suggestions for storage and matching wine with food. To make selection even easier Jancis describes the distinctive characteristics of hundreds of different grape varieties so that you can learn to recognize them and decide which qualities you prefer. In the second part of the book Jancis offers a comprehensive guide to the wine-producing countries of the world and has included 32 new pages to bring you up-to-date with the latest developments in a number of different areas such as Italy, Spain and North and South America. Jancis captures the flavour of each regions wines and gives her own recommendations for the best names to look out for. Complete with fully updated vintage guides and advice on where to buy wine both in high street shops and specialist merchants, Jancis Robinsons Wine Course is guaranteed to enhance the enjoyment of anyone who enjoys wine and will ensure that you get the most out of every glass you drink.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: BBC Books
• Date d'édition: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 056337098X
• ISBN 13: 9780563370987
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Universal Pictures Customer Contact Team; Info@universal-pictures.de; ; Christoph-Probst-Weg 26; Hamburg; 20251; Allemagne