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Wine For Dummies®, 6th Edition Published by: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774, www.wiley.com Copyright © 2016 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without the prior written permission of the Publisher. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, (201) 748-6011, fax (201) 748-6008, or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions. 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Table of Contents Cover Introduction About This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go from Here Part I: Getting Started with Wine Chapter 1: Wine 101 How Wine Happens What Color Is Your Appetite? Other Ways of Categorizing Wine Chapter 2: These Taste Buds Are for You The Special Technique for Tasting Wine Parlez-Vous Winespeak? The Quality Issue Chapter 3: Pinot Envy and Other Secrets about Grape Varieties The Importance of Grape Varieties A Primer on White Grape Varieties A Primer on Red Grape Varieties Chapter 4: Wine Names and Label Lingo The Wine Name Game Decoding the Language of the Label Chapter 5: Behind the Scenes of Winemaking Vineyard Jargon, Winemaking Talk The World of Viti-Vini Even More Winemaking Terms Part II: Wine and You: Up Close and Personal Chapter 6: Buying Wine to Drink at Home Buying Wine Can Give Anyone the Jitters Wine Retailers, Large and Small Criteria for Choosing Wine Merchants Strategies for Wine Shopping Chapter 7: Buying Wine in Restaurants By the Glass or Buy the Bottle Analyzing the Wine List Managing the Wine Presentation Ritual Restaurant Wine Tips Enjoying Wine Bars Chapter 8: Serving Wine Getting the Cork Out Does Wine Really Breathe? Does the Glass Really Matter? Not Too Warm, Not Too Cold Entertaining with Wine Keeping Leftover Wine Chapter 9: Marrying Wine with Food With Wine and Food, Rules Do Not Apply The Dynamics of Food and Wine Other Ways of Pairing Food and Wine Classic Pairings of Wine and Food Part III: The “Old World” of Wine Chapter 10: Knowing the Wines of France The French Model France’s Wine Regions Bordeaux: The Incomparable Burgundy: The Other Great French Wine The Hearty Rhônes of the Valley The Loire Valley: White Wine Heaven Alsace: Unique Region, Unique Wines The South and Southwest Other French Wine Regions Chapter 11: Italy, the Land of Great Vino The Vineyard of Europe Reds Reign in Piedmont Tuscany the Beautiful The Tre Venezie The Sunny South of Italy Snapshots from the Rest of Italy Chapter 12: Spain, Germany, and Other European Hot Spots Intriguing Wines from Old Spain Portugal: More Than Just Port Germany: Europe’s Individualist Austria’s Exciting Whites (And Reds) The Glory That Is Greece Part IV: Discovering the “New World” of Wine Chapter 13: America, America The New World of American Wine California, U.S.A. Napa Valley: As Tiny As It Is Famous Down-to-Earth in Sonoma Gold Country: The Sierra Foothills San Luis Obispo: Paso Robles to Edna Valley Santa Barbara, Californian Paradise Oregon: A Tale of Two Pinots Washington State Reaches New Heights The Empire State Chapter 14: The Southern Hemisphere Arises Australian Wine Power The Rise of New Zealand Chile’s Rapid Wine Development Argentina, a Major League Player The South African Wine Safari Part V: Wine’s Exotic Face Chapter 15: Champagne and Other Sparklers All That Glitters Is Not Champagne Sparkling Wine Styles How Sparkling Wine Happens Champagne and Its Magic Wines Other Sparkling Wines Buying and Serving Bubbly Chapter 16: Wine Roads Less Traveled: Fortified and Dessert Wines Timing Is Everything The Growing Popularity of Sherry Marsala, Vin Santo, and the Gang Port: The Glory of Portugal Long Live Madeira Sauternes and the Nobly Rotten Wines Part VI: When You’ve Caught the Bug Chapter 17: Buying and Collecting Wine Finding the Rare and Collectible Wines The Urge to Own: Wine Collecting A Healthy Environment for Your Wines Chapter 18: Continuing Education for Wine Lovers Back to the Classroom Armchair Travel Chapter 19: Describing and Rating Wine The Challenge of Putting Taste to Words When It’s Your Turn to Speak Rating Wine Quality Part VII: The Part of Tens Chapter 20: Answers to Ten Common Questions about Wine What’s the Best Wine? Which Vintage Should I Buy? What Grape Variety Made This Wine? How Do I Know if a Wine Is Flawed? Are There Any Wines Without Sulfites? What Are Organic Wines? What Is a Wine Expert? Are Wine Experts Sommeliers? How Do I Know When To Drink the Special Older Wines I’ve Been Keeping? Do Old Wines Require Special Handling? Chapter 21: Ten Wine Myths Demystified The Best Wines Are Varietal Wines A More Expensive Wine Is a Wiser Choice A Screwcap Closure Indicates a Lower-Quality Wine Red Wines Are More Sophisticated Than White Wines White Wine with Fish, Red with Meat Number Ratings Don’t Lie The Quality of a Wine Is Objectively Measurable Wine Authorities Have All the Answers Very Old Wines Are Good Wines Champagnes Don’t Age Part VIII: Appendixes Appendix A Pronunciation Guide to Wine Terms Appendix B Appendix C About the Authors Cheat Sheet Advertisement Page
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