Making Sense Of Wine,9780762420209

Making Sense Of Wine

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Edition: Revised
ISBN13: 9780762420209
ISBN10: 0762420200
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-11-30
Publisher(s): Running Pr Book Pub
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Summary

The paperback edition of this highly praised wine classic includes a new preface and an all-new chapter that covers changes and advances in winemaking since the book's initial publication in 1989. Kramer explores connoisseurship through the practical devices of "thinking wine" and "drinking wine," making for an engrossing journey through one of life's great pleasures. Wine's complexities are often glossed over in favor of sound bites tailored to the novice. Kramer embraces and celebrates these complexities. The superbly written text covers the basics, from food and wine pairings to setting up a wine cellar.

Author Biography

Matt Kramer has been a full-time food and wine writer since 1976. His columns appear in every issue of Wine Spectator and Diversion magazines. He is also the longtime wine critic for The Oregonian and previously a wine columnist for The Los Angeles Times. Kramer is the author of the Making Sense series, which includes Matt Kramer’s New California Wine, Making Sense of Burgundy and The classic Making Sense of Wine.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition 7(4)
Preface to the First Edition 11(6)
Acknowledgments 17(4)
THINKING WINE
The Notion of Connoisseurship
21(14)
Wine in the Cellar and Society
35(26)
Appellation and Authenticity
61(18)
The Creation of Wine
79(22)
Twenty-First Century Fine Wine-The Consequences of Success
101(22)
DRINKING WINE
The Wine Cellar-A Brief History
123(12)
The Wine Cellar-Are You Ready for Reality?
135(38)
The Presentation of Wine
173(14)
Food Is the Meaning of Wine
187(28)
Bibliography 215(6)
Index 221

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