America's most popular wine appreciation guide for the novice to the expert. A concise, no-nonsense style makes sense out of other confusing wine information. The secrets of knowledgeable wine buyers and vintners, an expose of wine fakery and the "great restaurant swindle" are revealed. He provides an unraveling of labels and rituals and how to apply the methods of expert wine tasters to identify good wine values. Adams, the award winning reporter turned wine researcher/ winery ombudsman is called "the father of the new American wine industry."
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The Commonsense Book of Wine-In terms that make sense and are fun to read, one of America's leading authorities tells how to enjoy wines most at least expense. This entertaining and accurate book reveals wine shoppers' and vintners' secrets, exposes wine snobs and the Great Restaurant Swindle, and explains vintages, mysterious labels, serving ritual and wine cookery.
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dry soft red, label term meaning, dry pink, wine types, dry red, vintage dates, alcoholic strength, viticultural area, wine names, grape varieties, wine prices, secondary fermentation, table wine, alcoholic content Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Old World, Ruby Cabernet, White Riesling, Second World War, Emerald Riesling, French Colombard, Gamay Beaujolais, Pinot Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, South Africa, University of California, Wine Institute, Wines Unraveled New!
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- Modern Winemaking by Philip Jackisch on page 116, and Back Matter
- The Wines of America by Leon D. Adams in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The Art of Making Wine (Plume) by Stanley F. Anderson on page 116
- The World Atlas of Wine by Hugh Johnson in Back Matter
- Knowing and Making Wine by Emile Peynaud in Back Matter
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- Ask the Wine Guy: Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Wine, but Didn't Know Who to Ask by Joe Borrello in Front Matter, and page 111
- Cellaring Wine: A Complete Guide to Selecting, Building, and Managing Your Wine Collection by Jeff Cox in Back Matter
- The Great Wine Adventure by Edie De Avila in Back Matter
- Wine Tasting in San Diego & Beyond: Partake of the Grape in San Diego, Temecula, Baja, Rancho Cucamonga and Los Angeles by Janene Roberts in Back Matter
- Wine Savvy: The Simple Guide to Buying and Enjoying Wine Anytime, Anywhere by Heidi Yorkshire in Back Matter
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