1000 Best Wine Secrets

✍ Scribed by Carolyn Hammond

• Publisher: Sourcebooks
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 402
• Series: 1000 Best
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Become a wine connoisseur!

What is the appropriate way to taste wine at a restaurant? What type of wine is best served with catfish? 1000 Best Wine Secrets contains all the information novice wine drinkers and experienced connoisseurs alike need to feel comfortable in any restaurant, home or vineyard.

1000 Best Wine Secrets is the book for readers seeking the confidence to select and enjoy the perfect bottle from among the wines of the world.

Includes such tips as:
--Secrets of buying great wine
--Detecting faulty wine and sending it back
--Serving wine like a pro
--Wine tips from around the globe-from Argentina to France and Spain to California
--Knowing when to drink wine

✦ Table of Contents

Front Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One: Selecting That Perfect Bottle
1. Buying Great Wine
2. Ordering Wine in a Restaurant
3. Pairing Food and Wine
4. Knowing When to Drink It
5. Reading the Label
Part Two: Tasting and Serving Wine
6. Tasting Wine Like a Pro
7. Serving Wine Like a Pro
8. Detecting Faulty Wine and Sending It Back
Part Three: Revealing the Flavors of the World
9. French Wine
Wines of Bordeaux
Wines of Burgundy
Wines of Champagne
Wines of Alsace
Wines of the Loire
Wines of the Rhone
Wines of Provence and Corsica
Wines of Southwest France
Wines of Languedoc and Roussillon
Vin de Pays
Wines of the Rest of France
10. Italian Wine
Wines of Northwest Italy
Wines of Northeast Italy
Wines of Tuscany
Wines of the Rest of Central Italy
Wines of Southern Italy and the Islands
11. Spanish Wine
Wines of Rioja
Wines of Ribera del Duero
Wines of Northeast Spain
Wines of Northwest Spain
Wines of Central and Southern Spain
Sherry
12. Portuguese Wine
Wines of Portugal
Port
Madeira
13. German Wine
14. Austrian Wine
15. Swiss Wine
16. Central and Eastern European Wine
17. Mediterranean Wine
18. American Wine
Wines of California
Wines of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho
Wines of New York State
Wines of the Rest of the United States
19. Canadian Wine
20. Chilean Wine
21. Argentinean Wine
22. Australian Wine
23. New Zealand Wine
24. South African Wine
25. Wine from the Rest of the World
Part Four: Trade Secrets
26. Wine Myths
27. Storing Wine
28. Giving the Gift of Wine
29. Learning More about Wine
30. Talking the Talk—Wine Terminology
Appendix A: 50 Best Wines under $20
Appendix B: Resources
Index
About the Author
Back Cover