Exploring Wine: The Culinary Institute of America's Complete Guide to Wines of the World

by Steven Kolpan, Brian H. Smith

Written by the experts who train today's leading chefs and sommeliers, this invaluable guide thoroughly demystifies wine, from the basics of wine production to the nuances of wine lists, wine marketing, and wine service. Revised to reflect the many recent changes in the worldwide wine industry, the Second Edition of this critically acclaimed guide features an expanded American wines section, coverage of the latest developments in Italian wine and the new face of German and South American wine trades, and more.

Genres: Wine, Reference, Nonfiction, Cooking, Food and Drink, Food, Cookbooks

820 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[Fabiola Del Aguila · Rating 4 out of 5]

I started off with the belief that I knew something about wine, but it turns out I knew nothing! Wine making is such an elaborate and exquisite process. From the old world to the new world, this book is like a wine encyclopedia and because of this book I know more about terrior, climate, geography, and fermentation. I love to drink wine, now I love to know the story behind each wine bottle thanks to this book.

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Exploring wine is a comprehensive overview of all the wine regions throughout the world. Steven Koplan covered the regions in detail describing always including the soil and climate. This textbook can definitely take the place of a class!

[Leigh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Its pretty dry but full on information about any wine or grape you might want to know!