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Wine for Dummies (For Dummies)
by: Ed McCarthy, Mary Ewing-Mulligan

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.22
EAN: 9780470045794
ISBN: 0470045795
Label: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 432
Publication Date: October 06, 2006
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Studio: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Sales Rank: 2341

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Editorial Review:

Review:
“…friendly un–intimidating guide to all there is to know about wine…” (Irish News, 14th August 2004)

“…the no–nonsense guide to buying, storing serving and talking about wine…” (Choice Magazine, May 2004)

Irish News:
"...friendly un-intimidating guide to all there is to know about wine..." (Irish News, 14th August 2004)

Product Description:
Wine enthusiasts and novices, raise your glasses! The No. 1 wine book has been extensively updated! If you're a connoisseur, "Wine For Dummies", fourth edition will get you up to speed on what's in and show you how to take your hobby to the next level. If you're new to the world of wine, it will clue you in on what you've been missing and show you how to get started. It begins with the basic types of wine, how wines are made, and more.Then it gets down to specifics: how to handle snooty wine clerks, navigate restaurant wine lists, decipher cryptic wine labels, and dislodge stubborn corks; how to sniff and taste wine; how to store and pour wine and pair it with food; four white wine styles - fresh, unoaked, earthy, aromatic, rich, oaky; four red wine styles - soft, fruity, and relatively light-bodied, mild-mannered, medium-bodied, spicy, powerful, full-bodied, and tannic; what's happening in the "Old World" of wine, including France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, and Greece; what's hot (and what's not) in the New World of Wine, including Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina, and South Africa; U.S. wines from California, Oregon, Washington, and New York; and bubbling beauties and medieval sweets - champagne, sparkling wines, sherry, port, and other exotic dessert wines. Authors Ed McCarthy, CWE, who is a regular contributor to "Wine Enthusiast" and "The Wine Journal" and Mary Ewing-Mulligan, MW, who owns the International Wine Center in New York, have co-authored six wine books in the "For Dummies" series. In an easy-to-understand, unpretentious style that's as refreshing as a glass of Chardonnay on a summer day, they provide practical information to help you enjoy wine, including: Real Deal symbols that alert you to good wines that are low in price compared to other wines of similar type, style, or quality; a Vintage Wine Chart with specifics on numerous wines; info on ordering wine from out of state, collecting wine; and more. "Wine For Dummies", fourth edition is not just a great resource and reference, it's a good read. It's full-bodied, yet light...rich, yet crisp...robust, yet refreshing...

Synopsis:
Wine enthusiasts and novices, raise your glasses! The No. 1 wine book has been extensively updated! If you're a connoisseur, "Wine For Dummies", fourth edition will get you up to speed on what's in and show you how to take your hobby to the next level. If you're new to the world of wine, it will clue you in on what you've been missing and show you how to get started. It begins with the basic types of wine, how wines are made, and more.Then it gets down to specifics: how to handle snooty wine clerks, navigate restaurant wine lists, decipher cryptic wine labels, and dislodge stubborn corks; how to sniff and taste wine; how to store and pour wine and pair it with food; four white wine styles - fresh, unoaked, earthy, aromatic, rich, oaky; four red wine styles - soft, fruity, and relatively light-bodied, mild-mannered, medium-bodied, spicy, powerful, full-bodied, and tannic; what's happening in the "Old World" of wine, including France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, and Greece; what's hot (and what's not) in the New World of Wine, including Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina, and South Africa; U.S. wines from California, Oregon, Washington, and New York; and bubbling beauties and medieval sweets - champagne, sparkling wines, sherry, port, and other exotic dessert wines.

Authors Ed McCarthy, CWE, who is a regular contributor to "Wine Enthusiast" and "The Wine Journal" and Mary Ewing-Mulligan, MW, who owns the International Wine Center in New York, have co-authored six wine books in the "For Dummies" series. In an easy-to-understand, unpretentious style that's as refreshing as a glass of Chardonnay on a summer day, they provide practical information to help you enjoy wine, including: Real Deal symbols that alert you to good wines that are low in price compared to other wines of similar type, style, or quality; a Vintage Wine Chart with specifics on numerous wines; info on ordering wine from out of state, collecting wine; and more. "Wine For Dummies", fourth edition is not just a great resource and reference, it's a good read. It's full-bodied, yet light...rich, yet crisp...robust, yet refreshing...

From the Back Cover:
The plain–English guide that demystifies wine

Choose good, affordable wines from the United States, Europe, Chile, Australia, and elsewhere

This down–to–earth guide cuts through wine snobbery and tells you what′s in, what′s out, and what′s new in wine. This update of the bestselling For Dummies classic covers everything from established and emerging wine regions to pairing wine with food to collecting wine. Here′s to fun, relaxed wine exploration and enjoyment!

Praise for Wine For Dummies, 3rd Edition

"Crammed with useful, accurate information."
—Wine Enthusiast

"This book is . . . for everyone who loves wine or wants to know more about it."
—Robert Mondavi, Chairman Emeritus, Robert Mondavi Winery

"Complete . . . and agreeably relaxed."
—New York Times

"Mary and Ed help people to trust their own tastes and enjoyment of wine."
—Jess Jackson, Proprietor, Kendall–Jackson; Jackson Family Farms

Discover how to

Understand grape varieties and wine styles
Decipher wine lists and wine labels
Get real deals on great wines
Select, store, open, pour, and enjoy wine
Choose wines that please your palate

About the Author:
Ed McCarthy and Mary Ewing-Mulligan are two wine lovers who met at an Italian wine tasting in New York City's Chinatown and subsequently merged their wine cellars and wine libraries when they married. They have since coauthored six wine books in the Wine For Dummies series (including two of their favorites, French Wine For Dummies and Italian Wine For Dummies) as well as their latest book, Wine Style (Wiley); taught hundreds of wine classes together; visited nearly every wine region in the world; run five marathons; and raised eleven cats. Along the way, they have amassed more than half a century of professional wine experience between them. Mary is president of International Wine Center, a New York City wine school that offers credentialed wine education for wine professionals and serious wine lovers. As U.S. director of the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET(r)), the world's leading wine educational organization, she works to make the courses she offers in New York available in more and more parts of the United States. She is also the long-standing wine columnist of the NY Daily News. Mary's most impressive credential is that she's the first female Master of Wine (MW) in the United States, and one of only 22 MW's in North America (with 251 worldwide). Ed, a New Yorker, graduated from City University of NY with a master's degree in psychology. He taught high school English in another life, while working part-time in wine shops to satisfy his passion for wine and to subsidize his growing wine cellar. That cellar is especially heavy in his favorite wines - Bordeaux, Barolo, and Champagne. Besides co-authoring six wine books in the For Dummies series with Mary, Ed went solo as author of Champagne For Dummies, a topic on which he's especially expert. Ed and Mary also share wine columns in Nation's Restaurant News and in Beverage Media, a trade publication. They are each columnists for the online wine magazine, WineReviewOnline.com. Ed and Mary are both accredited as Certified Wine Educators (CWE). When they aren't writing, teaching, or visiting wine regions, Mary and Ed maintain a busy schedule of speaking, judging at professional wine competitions, and tasting as many new wines as possible. They admit to leading thoroughly unbalanced lives in which their only non-wine pursuits are hiking in the Berkshires and the Italian Alps. At home, they wind down to the tunes of U2, K.D. Lang, Bob Dylan, and Neil Young in the company of their feline roommates Dolcetto, Black & Whitey, Ponzi, and Pinot.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- This Book Deserves SIX Stars!!!
The best thing about this book is that it is written by two real wine experts, who remember well what it was like to be a "wine newbie."

Ed is a former teacher who became interested, in wine, and met Mary at an Italian wine tasting in New York City. Two years later, they married, and formally merged their wine cellars and wine libraries. Ed has co-authored six wine books, and is the sole author of Champagne for Dummies. He also writes for Wine Enthusiast Magazine and Decanter.

Mary entered the retail wine business right out of college, when she accepted a position with the Italian Trade Commission. Today she runs a wine school based in New York City called International Wine Center, which mainly trains wine professionals. ... Read More:

Rating:

- Very useful
Accessible, easy to read, and well laid out. This will be very useful as a general reference, to those who want to get a bit of background about what they're buying, and to provide interesting facts about everything from the wine-making process to investing in wine to proper storage. There are good descriptions of wines and wine-makers world-wide. My only gripe would be that there wasn't more space devoted to matching particular wines to food.

Rating:

- excellent introduction to wine
This is an excellent, well-written introduction to the world of wine.

Rating:

- an outstanding book on wine
This is a concise, easy to read book on wine that is fairly thorough and extremely practical. It makes wine very accessible and enjoyable to all.

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