Winewise: Your Complete Guide to Understanding, Selecting, and Enjoying Wine

by Steven Kolpan, Brian H. Smith, Michael A. Weiss

WineWise is a must-have for anyone seeking the knowledge and confidence to select and enjoy great wines. It will give readers a basic introduction to how to select different varieties and identify their flavors, how to read wine labels, and how to identify grapes from wine-growing regions all over the world. The interior features detailed maps, examples of wine labels, and hundreds of four-color photos. Chapters include Enjoying Wine, White Grapes, Red Grapes, Living with Wine, Wine and Food, and Wine in Restaurants, as well as chapters on wine-growing regions from France, Italy, and Germany to California and New York State to South America, Australia, Spain, and Portugal. There is also a chapter on Bargains, featuring the greatest inexpensive wines from around the world. Detailed information on grapes, flavor profiles, regions, and food and wine pairings makes it easy for consumers to choose the right wine for any occasion and any budget. Filled with understandable, consumer-friendly, expert advice, this book is the ideal companion for any wine enthusiast.

Genres: Wine, Cookbooks, Food

360 pages, Hardcover

First published September 16, 2008

Reviews

[Rob Roy · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice introductory to intermediate guide to open the world of wine to the casual imbiber. There is an emphasis on excellent wines at a low price.

[Monica Willyard Moen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a friendly, enthusiastic, guidebook to the world of wine. You can use it as a reference book or read it through, learning cool facts about all sorts of wines as you go. There are plenty of food pairing suggestions, and the authors focus on wine that is affordable and that tastes good. They obviously know a lot about wine and have tasted the really expensive bottles, but they don’t try to push a person beyond their price point. This book will remain an active companion for me as I choose wine for cooking or for drinking in celebration.

[Tuck · Rating 5 out of 5]

everything you ever wanted to know in an atlas of wine. this is proably the best one i have read and i've read hugh johnson's and somebody else s. if you're looking for ONE wine atlas to have. take this one. too bad if couldn't fit in your overnight bag, as you go to france or whaterver.

[Camille · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fascinating & informative.

[Phil · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well done basic reference on wine. Great maps.