Knack Wine Basics: a Complete Illustrated Guide to Understanding, Selecting & Enjoying Wine

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Knack Wine Basics ; CONTENTS ; Introduction ; Chapter 1: Serving Wine ; Popular Corkscrews ; Glassware ; The All-purpose Wine Glass ; Decanters ; Chapter 2: Wine Tasting ; How to Taste Wine ; A Home Wine-tasting Party ; Closures ; Chapter 3: Ordering Wine ; Restaurant Wine Service. Knack Wine Basics CONTENTS Introduction Chapter 1: Serving Wine Popular Corkscrews Glassware The All-purpose Wine Glass Decanters Chapter 2: Wine Tasting How to Taste Wine A Home Wine-tasting Party Closures Chapter 3: Ordering Wine Restaurant Wine Service. Corkage When to Return a Wine Common Wine Defects Chapter 4: White Wine Sauvingnon Blanc/Sémillon Chardonnay Chenin Blanc Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio Viognier/Roussanne Riesling/Gewürztraminer Chapter 5: Red Wine Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Pinot Noir Syrah. Zinfandel Petite Sirah Chapter 6: Rosé Wine The White Zinfandel Craze Traditional French Rosé Wines New World Rosé Wines Vin Gris Chapter 7: Sparkling Wine Champagne: The Real Thing Sparkling Vouvray Cava: Spain's Inexpensive Bubbly. Prosecco: Italy's Festive Sparkler U.S. Sparkling Wines Sparkling Wine Styles Chapter 8: Reading Labels What Wine Labels Tell You French & American Wine Labels German & Italian Wine Labels Chapter 9: California Mendocino County Sonoma County Napa Valley Monterey County. San Luis Obispo County Santa Barbara County Southern California Sacramento Valley San Joaquin Valley Chapter 10: Pacific Northwest Columbia Valley Puget Sound Walla Walla Lake Chelan Columbia Gorge Willamette Valley Southern Oregon.