
Wine Taster's Guide
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Uncork your understanding of wine and develop your palate with 30 tasting lessons
Ever wish you were the one to confidently grab the wine list and make a fantastic choice for the table? Wine Taster's Guide is your step-by-step manual to understanding why different wines taste the way they do through 30 tastings. You'll learn how grape varieties, wine-making processes, and regional styles impact the wine you drink.
Find out how aging can affect the final flavor of a wine. Discover why swirling the wine in your glass will have a huge impact on what you smell. Before you know it, you'll be drinking and discussing wine like a sommelier at a winery in the French countryside.
The Wine Taster's Guide includes:
- Tasting 101-Learn about the science of how we perceive aroma and flavor as well as the steps of wine evaluations-look, swirl, smell, and taste.
- Regional wines-Head straight to the source with a chapter on the major wine regions of the world, including France, Italy, the United States, and others, plus wine-tasting suggestions that will introduce you to the styles they are known for.
- Pairings galore-What is wine without food? Learn how to partner like a pro, whether it's brie or blue cheese, steak, or sushi.
Learning everything there is to know about wine has never been more fun and easy than with the Wine Taster's Guide.
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JOE ROBERTS is a writer, blogger, video personality, wine critic, and frequent wine competition judge whose work has appeared in publications as varied as Playboy.com and Parade. He is the host of the podcast 1winedude.com and the author of Wine Taster's Journal: Drink, Rate, Record, and Remember. He lives near Philadelphia with his daughter, Lorelai.
Content
- Intro
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- How This Books Works
- About the Wine Tastings
- Chapter 1: Tasting 101
- The Factors That Impact a Wine's Flavor
- The Science of the Sniff
- The Science of the Sip
- How to Taste a Wine
- Chapter 2: The Grape Varieties
- How Grapes Grow
- The Varieties
- Barbera
- Cabernet Franc
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Carignan
- Carménère
- Chardonnay
- Chenin Blanc
- Gamay
- Gewürztraminer
- Grenache/Garnacha
- Grüner Veltliner
- Malbec
- Merlot
- Monastrell/Mourvèdre
- Montepulciano
- Muscat Blanc
- Nebbiolo
- Petite Sirah
- Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio
- Pinot Noir
- Pinotage
- Riesling
- Sangiovese
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Sémillon
- Syrah/Shiraz
- Tempranillo
- Viognier
- Zinfandel
- Chapter 3: Winemaking and Flavor
- Crushing, Soaking, and Pressing
- Fermentation
- Maturation
- Blending
- Filtering/Fining
- The Final Product
- Chapter 4: The World's Major Wine Regions
- Italy
- France
- Spain
- United States
- Argentina
- Chile
- Australia
- New Zealand
- Germany
- Portugal
- Other Wine-Producing Areas of Note
- Chapter 5: Planning Your Own Wine Tastings
- Picking a Theme
- Choosing the Wines
- Setting Up the Tasting
- Wine Glasses
- Wine Storage
- Food and Wine
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
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