The Complete Encyclopedia of Wine provides essential information on which wines to drink region by region?from California to New Zealand, and from the grandest Bordeaux ch?teau to the minutest estate in Chianti or the most high-tech Napa winery?covering the best vintages of the leading vineyards and the exciting output of the small wineries. Hundreds of the world's great wines are described and evaluated. Every page is an information-packed celebration of the world's most varied and complex alcoholic beverage. It won't turn you into an instant wine expert, but it will provide you with the knowledge you need to buy wine with confidence and so enhance your enjoyment of the luscious liquor of the vine.
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Peter Macnair is an anthropologist and former curator at the Royal British Columbia Museum in Victoria. Curator Jay Stewart is director emeritus of the Campbell River Museum in Campbell River, British Columbia. Robert Joseph is a chief of the Kwakwaka'wakw Nation and C.E.O. of the Residential Schools Commission for British Columbia. Mary Jane Lenz is a curator at the NMAI.
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Entertaining and informative,
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I have several wine books, but this is becoming a clear favorite, thanks to the entertaining way Joseph writes. As a Brit, he seems to have a wider view than some US writers, and he covers Californian and French wines with the same,, often acerbic, eye. I also likeds the food and wine references. This book has made me buy others by the same author
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WINE-MAKING is probably the world's second-oldest profession. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
slotted slice, vintage guide, wine labelled, plummy fruit, cru villages, vins doux naturels, vin jaune, phylloxera louse, balancing acidity, appellation system, vendange tardive, new oak barrels, exciting wines, grape varieties, vinification techniques, grape concentrate, wine laws, solera system, grains nobles, local grapes, official quality, noble rot, good acidity, best vineyards, fruit flavours Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, New Zealand, New World, Sauvignon Blanc, Grand Cru, Pinot Gris, South Africa, Cabernet Franc, Grands Crus, Napa Valley, Chenin Blanc, Premiers Crus, Pinot Blanc, Premier Cru, Hunter Valley, Alto Adige, Ribera del Duero, Vinho Verde, The Essentials, Western Australia, North Africa, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Meunier, South America New!
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slotted slice, vintage guide, wine labelled, plummy fruit, cru villages, vins doux naturels, vin jaune, phylloxera louse, balancing acidity, appellation system, vendange tardive, new oak barrels, exciting wines, grape varieties, vinification techniques, grape concentrate, wine laws, solera system, grains nobles, local grapes, official quality, noble rot, good acidity, best vineyards, fruit flavours Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, New Zealand, New World, Sauvignon Blanc, Grand Cru, Pinot Gris, South Africa, Cabernet Franc, Grands Crus, Napa Valley, Chenin Blanc, Premiers Crus, Pinot Blanc, Premier Cru, Hunter Valley, Alto Adige, Ribera del Duero, Vinho Verde, The Essentials, Western Australia, North Africa, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Meunier, South America New!
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- Sonoma Valley, 5th: The Secret Wine Country (Hill Guides Series) by Kathleen Thompson Hill on page 231, page 233, and page 235
- The Iron Horse by Edwin C. Hill on page 49, and page 231
- The New World by George Evans on page 264
- Napa Valley (Mind Age Series) by Patton Howell on page 231
- Napa Valley, 4th: Land of Golden Vines (Hill Guides Series) by Kathleen Thompson Hill on page 231
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