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Overview

In The Buzz On Wine, Chris Sherman gives the skinny on tasting, choosing and storing a variety of wines—without the stodginess and snobbery emblematic of the wine books on the market today.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780867308174
  • Publisher: Lebhar-Friedman Books
  • Publication date: 9/11/2000
  • Series: Buzz on... Series
  • Pages: 240
  • Product dimensions: 6.00 (w) x 9.00 (h) x 1.00 (d)

Table of Contents

Intro: Wine: A Wet & Wild History 1
Chapter 1 Just Drink It 3
First, Stuff You Should Forget 4
No Mystery to the History 7
Remedial Science 9
Wine Diaries: Wino of the Month Club 12
Chapter 2 Basie Training 15
See 16
Swirl and Sniff 16
Sip 18
Speak, or Shut Up, Please 19
Wine Diaries: The Wine Tasting 20
Knowing the Grape, Reading the Label 22
Wine Diaries: Corkscrew You (Take One) 25
Chapter 3 The Best Wine In The World 29
Tasting Begins Wherever 30
Wine Diaries: The Anniversary 34
Chapter 4 Money In a Bottle 37
Restaurant Strategies 38
Wine Diaries: Corkscrew You (Take Two) 41
Self-Service Survival 43
Wine Specialists 44
Supermarket Savvy 45
Wine Diaries: Price Check! 46
Lining Up Other Sources 48
Wine for Other People 48
Wine Storage 49
Why the Price? 50
Chapter 5 Wine & Food 53
Mix and Match 54
The Perfect Pairing 55
"It Ain't Rocket Science" 56
What Goes with What? 58
Creative Solutions 59
Wine Diaries: This Was a Mistake 60
Chapter 6 I'm Over The Edge And Must Know All 63
It All Ends Up in a Bottle 64
Growth Cycle 65
In the Winery 66
In the Cellar 69
Special Wines 70
Wine Diaries: Vino Visions 71
Chapter 7 Old World, France 73
Thank Heaven 74
Finding Your Way 77
Bordeaux: Come to the Cabernet 78
Burgundy: Searching for Treasure 83
Beaujolais: More than a One-Night Stand 87
Loire: More than Just a Pretty Place 89
Alsace: German Grapes, French Accent 92
Champagne: Sparkling in the Chill 93
Wine Diaries: "Pour" de France 96
Chapter 8 Germany, the Misunderstood 99
A Few Centuries Later 100
Wine Diaries: Piesporter Disorder 104
Finding Your Way 106
Wine Valleys, Green and Brown 106
Rheingau: Riesling Turns for the Better 107
Pfalz: Southern Pride 108
Chapter 9 Italy, the Baffling 109
It Starts with the Label 110
Finding Your Way 113
The Piedmont: Great Reds 114
The Northeast: Crisp and Clear 114
Tuscany: Going Beyond Chianti 116
To the South: Light Whites and Bargain Reds 117
Chapter 10 Spain & Portugal, the Forgotten 119
Spanish Flavor 120
The Labels 121
Finding Your Way 122
Rioja 123
Ribera del Duero 124
Catalonia 125
Galicia 126
Sherry, Baby 127
Port & Portugal 129
Port 131
Have Some Madeira, M'Dear 133
Table Wine 134
Chapter 11 The United States, the Abundant 135
California 136
The Grapes 138
The Labels 139
Finding Your Way 141
Napa 141
Sonoma 143
Mendocino 144
Lake 144
South of San Francisco 145
Central Valley 146
Pacific Northwest 147
Washington 148
Oregon 148
Chapter 12 Australia, the Innovative 149
Quintessential New World Wine Maker 150
The Grapes 151
The Prices 152
The Labels 152
Finding Your Way 153
Eastern Australia 154
Southeastern Australia 154
South Australia 155
Western Australia 155
Tasmania 156
Wine Diaries: (Goose) Down Under 157
Chapter 13 Around the New World 159
Chile, the Challenger 160
The Grapes 161
The Labels 161
The Prices 161
Finding Your Way 162
Argentina 163
Canada 163
Mexico 163
New Zealand 164
South Africa 164
Chapter 14 Know Thy Grapes, Great Whites 165
Chardonnay 166
Chenin Blanc 168
Gewurztraminer 169
Muscat 170
Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio 171
Riesling 172
Sauvignon Blanc 173
Semillon 174
Wine Diaries: Champagne Wishes and Caviar Screams 175
Chapter 15 Know Thy Grapes II, Great Reds (and the Rest of the Bunch) 179
Cabernet Sauvignon 180
Gamay 181
Merlot 182
Nebbiolo 183
Pinot Noir 184
Sangiovese 185
Syrah/Shiraz 186
Tempranillo 187
Zinfandel 188
Wine Diaries: Seeing Red 189
The Rest of the Bunch 192
Glossary 197
Your Personal Wine Diary 207
Index 211
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