Wine For Dummies

432 pages | 2006 | PDF | 5.1 MB Description: Wine enthusiasts and novices, raise your glasses! The #1 wine book has been extensively updated! If you*re a connoisseur, Wine For Dummies, Fourth Edition will get you up to speed on what*s in and show you how to take your hobby to the next level. If you*re new to the world of wine, it will clue you in on what you*ve been missing and show you how to get started. It begins with the basic types of wine, how wines are made, and more. Then it gets down to specifics: * How to handle snooty wine clerks, navigate restaurant wine lists, decipher cryptic wine labels, and dislodge stubborn corks * How to sniff and taste wine * How to store and pour wine and pair it with food * Four white wine styles: fresh, unoaked; earthy; aromatic; rich, oaky * Four red wine styles: soft, fruity, and relatively light-bodied; mild-mannered, medium-bodied; spicy; powerful, full-bodied, and tannic * What*s happening in the Old World