The World of Wines

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The Indispensable Guide for Wine Appreciation
This classic guide by Creighton Churchill, who has remained steadfastly independent in his evaluation of wines, has been revised to include new advancements in American wines from California and the Pacific Northwest.
Enormously popular in its earlier editions, The World of Wines now adds information on new imports from Eastern Europe and South America to a discussion of the impressive selection available in this country. Sections on wines from Italy, France, and Spain are fully updated to include the most recent vintages.
The World of Wines also contains:
• an expansive PRONUNCIATION GLOSSARY including hundreds of wine names and terms
• an updated evaluation of VINTAGES and PRODUCERS
• an INDEX that can be used as a compact DICTIONARY of CONTEMPORARY WINES
• MAPS showing the locations of the world's greatest vineyards
• special sections devoted to STORING WINE, SERVING WINE, CHAMPAGNES, BRANDIES,... Tovább

Fülszöveg

REFERENCE/COOKBOOKS $795
The Indispensable Guide for Wine Appreciation
This classic guide by Creighton Churchill, who has remained steadfastly independent in his evaluation of wines, has been revised to include new advancements in American wines from California and the Pacific Northwest.
Enormously popular in its earlier editions, The World of Wines now adds information on new imports from Eastern Europe and South America to a discussion of the impressive selection available in this country. Sections on wines from Italy, France, and Spain are fully updated to include the most recent vintages.
The World of Wines also contains:
• an expansive PRONUNCIATION GLOSSARY including hundreds of wine names and terms
• an updated evaluation of VINTAGES and PRODUCERS
• an INDEX that can be used as a compact DICTIONARY of CONTEMPORARY WINES
• MAPS showing the locations of the world's greatest vineyards
• special sections devoted to STORING WINE, SERVING WINE, CHAMPAGNES, BRANDIES, PORTS, and SHERRIES
From Paul Masson to Pinot Noir, from Mateus to Cabernet Sauvignon, here is a grand tour of wine making and drinking in a volume that will deepen your appreciation and your knowledge of the world's good and great wines.
CREIGHTON CHURCHILL, a former member of the State Department's Wine Advisory Committee, which nominated wines for the cellars of American embassies and the White House, is wine consultant for American Airlines and author of A Notebook for the Wines of France and The Great Wine Rivers. Vissza