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Indlæser... Great Wine Made Simple: Straight Talk from a Master Sommelieraf Andrea Immer Robinson
Penguin Random House (272) Indlæser...
Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Very readable and more useful than the 2011, 2010, etc. single year wine guides. Managed to get an autographed copy and the first annual Uncork the Uplands as well as my kindle edition. ( ) This introduction to the complexities of drinking wine demands, as its title suggests, no prior knowledge. I came to it with some experience and ad hoc appreciation of the subject, but found plenty to learn. It is a model of technical writing: clear, well-organized, punctuated with funny anecdotes and chatty confidences. The book's approach is "immersion": learning through drinking; and it is structured around a handful of basic concepts, punctuated with a programmed series of comparative tastings. While I haven't carried out anything close to the full program of tastings, I've used them for reference in designing little experiments to further my own palate--and those of my friends! I suppose there are a fair assortment of books available to educate oneself regarding wine. Immer's does a fine job, not only communicating what one might want to know, or even how it is the case, but why people come to learn all of this detail: she has an enthusiasm about the subject that leaps off the page. Her background as a sommelier-cum-buyer sets her apart from the general run of her writing peers in this field, and her contempt for the wine criticism genre is sometimes quite evident. She's happy to say what she likes, but espouses the uncommon notion that different people will (and should!) have different tastes. When it was published in 2000, this edition included timely notes on production and market trends. A 2005 second edition included some updating, but is now as outdated as the original was when revision was thought to be needed. (The global economic crunch of the last couple of years has had, I gather, unpleasant effects on wine importation.) Still, the core concepts of the book are resilient, and the presentation is entertaining. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
The updated edition of the classic introduction to wine for everyone, by Master Sommelier Andea Immer Robinson. Great Wine Made Simple established Andrea Immer Robinson as America's favorite wine writer. Avoiding the traditional and confusingly vague wine language of "bouquet" and "nose," it instead discussed wine in commonsense terms. Now, thoroughly revised, this edition lives up to its title by making selecting and enjoying wine truly straightforward. You will never again have to fear pricey bottles that don't deliver, snobby wine waiters, foreign terminology, or encyclopedic restaurant wine lists. You'll be able to buy or order wine with confidence--and get just the wine you want--by learning the "Big Six" basic styles (which comprise 80 percent of today's top-selling wines), how they taste, how to read any wine label, and how to pick a wine off a restaurant menu. Ten new flavor maps show what to expect from climates around the world. A refreshing blend of in-depth knowledge and accessibility, Great Wine Made Simple is a welcome resource for those who are intrigued by wine but don't know where to start and makes it easy to master the ins and outs of choosing a wine that you and your guests will love--on any budget. No library descriptions found. |
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