Wine Made Easy: How to Taste*Wine Styles*Wine & Health*Understanding Labels*Wine & Food - Couverture souple

Atkins, Susy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1845332474 ISBN 13 : 9781845332471

Editeur : Mitchell Beazley, 2007

Synopsis

Written by an award-winning expert who appears on numerous popular television shows, this guide offers a fresh approach for new enthusiasts who want to know more about buying, serving, and enjoying fine wine. Snappy and straightforward language accompanies 50 color photographs that make it easy to learn the basics, from the characteristics of major grape varieties to reading labels. There are also tips on avoiding expensive mistakes at the wine shop, proper wine storage, and what to expect at a wine tasting. Winemaking techniques and fascinating historical background are provided for red and white wines, champagnes and other sparklers, ports and fortified wines. Pairing wine with food is made simple with easy-to-read charts that show at a glance which wines will work-and won't-with various soups and starters, main courses, and desserts.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Susy Atkins is lead guest expert on Richard and Judy's Wine Club, appears regularly on TV and radio, and was named Wine Communicator of the Year in 2004. She is wine editor for delicious magazine and a senior contributor to the Which? Wine Guide. She has written for many national newspapers and magazines and is a regular contributor to BBC Good Food, Wine International, and Which? magazine. She is co-author of Drink! Never Mind the Peanuts which won the Glenfiddich Drink Book of the Year 2002, and is author of the bestselling Girls' Guide to Wine (over 36,000 copies sold), and Wine. She is She lives in Exeter.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Mitchell Beazley
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1845332474
• ISBN 13: 9781845332471
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible