The Wine Lover's Journal [Hardcover]

Whitecap Books (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2009

Becoming a wine expert requires research. With all the different elements that make each bottle unique from the others, it is difficult to keep track of what you have tasted and what you like. This deluxe edition of The Wine Lover's Journal acts as a guide and provides you with tools to help you as you journey into the world of wine or expand your wine tasting palate.With explanations of grape varietals, methods for serving and storing wines, tips on throwing a wine tasting party, and pages to record wines you have sampled, The Wine Lover's Journal is the perfect gift for any level of wine lover, from the novice to the expert. This book includes space to record: * cellar purchases * winery visits * tasting impressions * food pairings * space to paste your wine labels as keepsakes.A new rich cloth cover and hand marking ribbon make this a beautiful addition to any wine lover's library. With The Wine Lover's Journal as your guide, you are sure to gain a new appreciation for wine.

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About the Author

Founded in 1977, Whitecap Books has grown to become one of the top ten Canadian-owned book publishing and distribution companies. During the 1970s and early 1980s Whitecap made a name for itself as Canada's foremost producer of full-color gift and coffee table books on Canadian provinces, cities, and natural wonders. The company continues to publish in this area and has launched a 27-book series on Canada and 36 books in the America Series.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Whitecap Books Ltd. (May 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 155285941X
• ISBN-13: 978-1552859414
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #361,702 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The labels just don't fit!, August 5, 2005

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Dena C. Abdallah - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Wine Lover's Journal (Hardcover)

While this is a great book to journal your cellar, winery visits, etc., the pages are too small to hold most wine labels. I found that many of the labels I had saved took up almost an entire page which made the book useless. Next time, they need to make the book quite a bit larger.

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Like it, October 27, 2005

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T. C. "C158" (So Cal USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Wine Lover's Journal (Hardcover)

This journal is good for the home bound wine lover, it has a place to paste the wine label,(if you can get it off)but it is big. I like that you can choose to put weather it is red or white because red is favored in our household so the other journal's pages would have gone to waste. It has some usefull info inside too. I like it a lot, but it is not one you would take to a restaurant or tasting, it is just a lil too bulky for that.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The perfect wine journal, July 24, 2008

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Charleen Merced (Stamford, CT and sometimes in Puerto Rico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Wine Lover's Journal (Hardcover)

This is the perfect wine journal. It is small and easy to carry, especially when you are visiting wineries. The book contains useful information as well as sections to record wine purchases, visits to wineries and wines tasted. The book is small, so some wine labels do not fit. I just cut the sides a bit to make it fit. The book contains the following sections in a chapter titled "An Introduction to Wine":

Visiting Wine Country
The North American Vintner's Year
How to Taste Wines
Evaluating Wines
Buying Wines
Storing and Serving Wine
Hosting a Wine-Tasting Party

As I mentioned above, the book also contains sections where you fill in the information for Wineries Visited, Cellar Records, Tasting Notes and an extra section for Notes. The Tasting Notes section is my favorite because it gives you space to write your comments about the aromas, taste, body and color of the wine. It also gives you space to write whether the wine was opened for a special occasion and which, who were your guests and with which food the wine was paired with.

Excellent small but functional book.

P.S. The best way to remove labels from a wine bottle is to put it in the oven for 15 minutes (another 15 if needed) (label facing up) and then to peel it out. This melts the glue. The label still has enough glue left to put it in the wine journal without needing any other adhesive devices. Careful! The wine bottle will be hot so use protective gear and do it at your own risk.