The Wine Bible, 3rd EditionIt’s America’s bestselling wine book, now fully revised, updated, and in color! Beloved and trusted by everyone, from newcomers starting their wine journey to oenophiles, sommeliers, restaurateurs, and industry insiders, The Wine Bible is comprehensive, entertaining, authoritative, beautifully written, and endlessly interesting. Page after page grounds the reader deeply in the fundamentals—vineyards and varietals, climate and terroir—while layering on passionate asides, tips, anecdotes, definitions, illustrations, maps, labels, and over 400 photographs in full-color. Plus this completely updated 3rd edition offers: New chapters on Great Britain, Croatia, Israel. A new section called In the Beginning… Wine in the Ancient World. New fully revised Great Wines section with recommended bottles to try for each country and region. Expanded chapters on France, Italy, Australia, South America, and the U.S. A deeper grape glossary including 400-plus varieties, and an expanded Mastering Wine Section incorporating latest science on taste and smell. |
Contents
GETTING TO KNOW THE GRAPES | |
TASTING WINE LIKE A PROFESSIONAL | |
WINE AND FOOD | |
IN THE BEGINNING WINE IN THE ANCIENT WORLD | |
BORDEAUX | |
CHAMPAGNE | |
BURGUNDY | |
BEAUJOLAIS | |
ALSACE | |
LANGUEDOCROUSSILLON | |
JURA AND SAVOIE | |
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