Richard L Chilton Jr

Adventures with Old Vines

A Beginner's Guide to Being a Wine Connoisseur

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a clear and knowledgeable overview of wine for beginning connoisseurs. In addition, it offers detailed snapshots of key vineyards and vintages that will be an excellent reference for collectors and wine lovers alike.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 160mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 635g
• ISBN-13: 9781538106136
• ISBN-10: 1538106132
• Artikelnr.: 48255654

Autorenporträt

By Richard L. Chilton Jr.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 Getting Started and Buying Wine
Chapter 2 Storing Wines: Establishing a Cellar Chapter 3 The Art of
Tasting: How to Appreciate Wine Chapter 4 Collecting versus Connoisseurship
Chapter 5 How to Read a Wine List Chapter 6 The History and Role of the
Sommelier Chapter 7 Vines, Grapes, and Climate . . . After All, It's Just
Farming Chapter 8 From the Grape to the Bottle: How Is Wine Really Made?
Chapter 9 The Benchmark Wines . . . Let the Journey Begin Vineyard Profiles
Notes Credits Index