The Wine-Tasting Class: Expertise in 12 Tastings [Hardcover]

Judy Ridgway (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 8, 1996

This distinctive slipcased package contains two separate books: one with 12 illustrated wine-tasting sessions and the other a notebook for recording the taster's personal reactions. A complete wine class in a box, this is the perfect gift for a budding oenophile! 120 full-color photos.

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This distinctive slipcased package contains two separate books: one with 12 illustrated wine-tasting sessions and the other a notebook for recording the taster's personal reactions. A complete wine class in a box, this is the perfect gift for a budding oenophile! 120 full-color photos.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Clarkson Potter; First edition. edition (October 8, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0517705591
• ISBN-13: 978-0517705599
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,136,109 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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49 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Taste the difference!, July 6, 1998

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This review is from: The Wine-Tasting Class: Expertise in 12 Tastings (Hardcover)

A group of friends used this book as a way to renew old acquaintances ... and we had a ball doing it! The lessons are non-threatening and very well compiled. You can get as fussy as you choose to be (although we started out with the best of "pretentions" we just had too much fun to keep it up. We're now on the 11th tasting and we can smell an oaked Chardonnay from a block away! The session on fruit flavors was especially interesting as was tasting the difference between French and California wines. Very informative, without the snobbery ... have fun with it!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent introduction to the nuances of wine, July 16, 2002

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Susan Kristoff (Leominster, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Wine-Tasting Class: Expertise in 12 Tastings (Hardcover)

Looking for an introduction to wine? Looking for some ideas for get togethers with friends? Then this book and record binder are for you. Ridgeway provides a great overview to the different types of wine, and breaks down the lessons into 12 easy to follow installments that can benefit the beginner or the aficianado.

The only downside that I have experienced is that some of the lessons require a large number of different wines, and unless you have a relatively large number of people at your tasting, you may have a lot of leftover wine.