Wine: a Practical Guide to Enjoying Your Selection
Published on 17. August 2006
Book
Hardback
128 pages
978-0-7892-0745-6 (ISBN)
Description
Following the success of the author's Wine: From Grape to Glass, this new book offers a treasury of invaluable information for the contemporary wine consumer who would like to know more about caring for wine and serving it properly. It answers such questions as, How do you store wine? What sorts of glasses allow you to enjoy it most? How long can you keep it? In addition to covering all the basics, this book provides numerous tips and tricks on such subjects as how to prevent the cork from breaking when opening a bottle; what the experts have to say about chilling and warming wines; how to hold a Champagne bottle to prevent spillage; how to store wine even if you live in a small apartment, and much more. The wonderfully knowledgeable text is illustrated with more than 200 illustrations, including inspiring images specially commissioned for the book and step-by-step photos and drawings. Rounding out the information are a glossary of wine terms and a guide to Web sites. With so much to offer, this book enables both beginners and more knowledgeable wine lovers to fully appreciate the pleasures of wine.
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Person
Jens Priewe was a journalist covering politics and economics for 20 years before writing exclusively about wine 15 years ago. His books include Wine: From Grape to Glass and Italy's Great Wines. A regular contributor to culinary magazines, he lives in Munich.
Content
6 | Preface: The Proper Handling of Wine 8 | The Loveliest Drink in the World Wine and the Bottle * Wine--A Delicate Substance * White Wines and Red Wines * Special Wines 18 | Opening the Wine Bottle Removing the Capsule * The Function of the Capsule * Removing the Cork * Broken Cork--Now What? * The Classic Corkscrews * High-Tech Corkscrews * Opening Champagne Bottle * Cork and Its Substitutes * What Makes a Good Cork? * Corky Wines * How Does Wine Breathe in the Bottle? 42 | Serving Wine How to Serve Wine * Crystals and Bubbles in Wine * How High to Fill the Glass * How to Hold the Bottle * What to Do with Half-Full Bottles * Proper Temperatures for Serving Wine * Chilling White Wine * Warming Red Wine * Decanting Red Wine * Decanting White Wine * Choosing the Right Glass * Sparkling Wine Straight or Cocktail Fizz? * A Brief Primer for Wine Drinkers 70 | Wine and Its Aromas Wine Taste and Aroma * The Various Wine Aromas * Wine Faults and Other Irritations * Super-Tasters and Non-Tasters * How a Wine Ought to Taste 82 | Wine and Health Hangovers and Headaches * Stomach Comfort * Wine and the Heart 90 | Wine Accessories Equipment for the Beginner * Equipment for the Most Demanding * Equipment for Professionals 98 | Storing and Buying Wine Temperature and Humidity * Coolers and Climate Chests * Storing Wine in an Apartment * Outfitting a Wine Cellar * Cellar Management with Computer Software * Buying Wine * Wine as a Capital Investment 114 | Wine and Food Tagliatelle al Lepre * Sole a la Dieppe * Grilled Steak 122 | And Finally: The Ten Most Persistent Myths about Wines 124 | A Brief Wine Glossary 126 | Sources 127 | Index