"Evening Standard" 101 Things You Need to Know about Wine - Couverture souple

Jefford, Andrew

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0671022024 ISBN 13 : 9780671022020

Editeur : Simon & Schuster Ltd, 1998

Synopsis

An informative guide to wine written by the drink correspondent for the London "Evening Standard". It is divided into six sections: the vineyard, growing wine, making wine, ageing wine, buying and tasting wine.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book is all about enjoying wine and enjoying learning about it. It is written in a fun and very accessible style and is comprised of six main sections: the vineyard: growing wine, the winery: making wine, the cellar: ageing wine, the shop: buying wine, the glass: tasting wine and the table: serving wine. All the "things you need to know" are comprised of the headings within each of these sections and some of this essential knowledge includes information on why wines love darkness and how ageing and cellaring works, why screwcaps are just as good as corks and may sometimes even be preferable, what the best shapes of glasses are, how to serve wine properly at the table and which unusual combinations of wine and food work well.
There are also helpful taste profiles of various grapes as well as descriptions of the tastes of various regions which will help you to wow your guests at the table. Did you know that Cabernet Sauvignon generally tastes like blackcurrants and pencils or that Sangiovese reminds one of coffee and apples? Alsace wines are generally plump and heady, wines from Southern France taste of earth and herbs and New Zealand wines are green and leafy. You'll be talking and thinking like a wine expert in no time. There are useful charts and an index to help you as well.
Evening Standard Books, unlike many other guidebooks, are written by experts who enjoy the wide exposure and profile of being columnists in the Evening Standard newsapaper. The books are reviewed and advertised alongside features or columns in the newspaper which is excellent for publicity. They are also gaining the reputation as the most up-to-date and authoritative guides to London.

Biographie de l'auteur

Andrew Jefford has been the drinks correspondent of the Evening Standard since March 1992. He is a regular contributor to The Food Programme on BBC Radio Four. In 1994 he won The Bunch Award for Wine Journalism and in 1995 he was named Glenfiddich Drink Writer of the Year and Whisky Writer of the Year. He writes fiction and poetry for the Spectator and the Independent.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0671022024
• ISBN 13: 9780671022020
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible