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Wine
An Introduction
by Joanna Simon
ISBN: 0789480638
ISBN-13: 9780789480637
Format: Hardcover
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Dk Pub
Published date: 2001
Edition: 1th edition
Size: 8.5 x 11 inches
Weight: 2.6 pounds
Pages: 224
Publisher's Notes
Open the pages of this inspiring guide and you uncork the exciting world of wine. Award-winning wine writer Joanna Simon steers the reader through a tantalizing range of styles, grape varieties, and wine-producing regions and offers refreshingly down-to-earth advice on how to buy, taste, serve, and store wine for maximum enjoyment. Most of us would like to try a wider range of wines, but are reluctant to make an expensive mistake. Joanna Simon helps readers to experiment with confidence and taste new wines that are similar to those they already enjoy. So for instance, if you like Australian Chardonnay, you may also like white wines from Navarra in Spain, Chilean Semillon, or South African Chenin Blanc. Covering over 70 grape varieties, the typical flavors of key varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Riesling are examined in depth. There are expert tips on buying, storing, and tasting wine along with advice on food and wine pairings, essential vintage charts, a glossary of terms, and a useful pronunciation guide. Sumptuous location photography of the vineyards, wineries, and cellars perfectly captures the miraculous process that turns the humble grape into something spectacular in the glass.
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Wine: An Introduction (Qty: 8)
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DK ADULT, 2001-10-01. 1st. Hardcover. Good. Minimal damage to the cover, dust jacket not necessarily included minimal wear to binding, majority of pages undamaged, minimal to no highlighting/underlining of text, no missing p ( more information) Offered by BEST BARGAIN BOOKS WHOLESALER, INC. (United States)
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DK ADULT, 2001-10-01. 1st. Hardcover. Very good. Very minimal damage to the cover (no holes or tears, only minimal scuff marks) , in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, minimal to no highlighting/under ( more information) Offered by BEST BARGAIN BOOKS WHOLESALER, INC. (United States)
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A nice copy. Gently used. Pages are somewhat worn. Cover is clear and bright. Softly worn around edges and corners. Binding solid and tight. ( more information) Offered by Once Sold Tales (United States)
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DK ADULT, 2001-10-01. 1st. Hardcover. Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. ( more information) Offered by BEST BARGAIN BOOKS WHOLESALER, INC. (United States)
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Wine: An Introduction
Simon, Joanna
East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Dk Pub, 2001. VERY GOOD/NO DUST JACKET. An indispensible enthusiast's guide written by the award-winning wine correspondent of Britain's The Sunday Times Newspaper. Refreshingly down-to-earth yet authoritative advice on buying, storing , serving, and tasting wine. 224 pgs. . ISBN: 0789480638. Hardback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8 1/2 By 11. WINE MAKING COOKING BEVERAGES SPIRITS. ( more information) Offered by Bedford Books (United States)
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Wine: An Introduction
Simon, Joanna. Photography Ian O'Leary
London: Dorling Kindersley, 2001. 224 pages. Colour photography throughout. Unmarked and in excellent condition throughout.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 220 x 285mm. ( more information) Offered by Sydney Harbour Books (Australia)
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