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Index
The Booklovers’ Guide to Wine
Copyright
Chapter1WINE
What is Wine?
Eyes / Sight (Swirl)
Nose / Smell (Snort)
Tongue / Taste (Slurp)
Mouth / Touch (Slosh)
Harmony (All the senses)
Describing Wine
Scoring and Rating Wine
Health Benefits of Wine
Chapter2MAKING WINE
How Wine Is Made
Viticulture: How Vines are Grown (Sun + grape = sugar)
Viniculture: Making the Wine (Sugar + yeast = alcohol + CO2)
Oak Barrels
Bottling and sealing
Aging
Wine Bottles
Reading Wine Labels
Chapter3HISTORY OF WINE
Ancient World
Roman World
Religion and Wine
Middle Ages
Age of Reason
Nineteenth Century
Twentieth Century
Wine in the Twenty-First Century
Chapter4TERROIR OF EUROPE
Terroir vs. Varietal
France
Spain
Portugal
Italy
Germany
Eastern Europe
Chapter5THE NEW WORLD
New World vs Old World Wines
Argentina
Australia
Chile
China
New Zealand
South Africa
USA/North America
Chapter6VARIETALS
Alphabetical list of major varietals—some paired with great writers
Chapter7FORTIFIED WINE
Chapter8WINE PAIRING,SERVING & BUYING
What sort of food?
Traditional Red/meat: White/fish rule
Tannins and Acids
National pairings and wine
Top Forty Wines to Try Before You Die (24 Varietals)
Wine Serving Temperatures
Choosing and buying wine
Acknowledgements
Appendix
APPENDIX A: All 45 Bordeaux AOC Appellations
APPENDIX B: All 33 Grand Crus of Burgundy
APPENDIX C: 1976 Judgment of Paris final results
Bibliography
Epilogue
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