It is meant for those wine drinkers looking for the newest recommendations on red and white wines and where there coming from, or those wanting to learn more about the wine industry, tasting wine, and wine varieties.
· Wine For Dummies, 3E has shipped nearly 105,000 net units since its publication in August 2003.
· The previous two editions sold in excess of 270,000 net units each since each title’s publication (Aug. 1995 and Sept. 1998 respectively).
Wine For Dummies, 4e includes new information on all the emerging wine regions, such as Argentina, Greece, and Chile, as well as additions and changes to other country's new wines, such as those of France and Italy. Wine For Dummies, 4E also shares with readers entirely new recommendations for the best red and wine wines in the market.
If you’re a connoisseur, then this 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.
· 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.
· "Crammed with useful, accurate information."
-Wine Enthusiast
· "Complete . . . and agreeably relaxed."
-New York Times
· Discover how to
Ø Understand grape varieties and wine styles
Ø Decipher wine lists and wine labels
Ø Get real deals on great wines
Ø Select, store, open, pour, and enjoy wine
Ø Choose wines that please your palate
Introduction
Part I Getting to Know Wine
· Wine 101
· These Taste Buds Are for You
· Pinot Envy and Other Secrets about Grape Varieties
· Wine Names and Label Lingo
· Behind the Scenes of Winemaking
Part II Wine and You Up Close and Personal
· Navigating a Wine Shop
· Confronting a Restaurant Wine List
· The Insider’s Track to Serving and Using Wine
Part III The "Old World" of Wine
· Doing France
· Italy, the Heartland of Vino
· Spain, Portugal, Germany, and Beyond
Part IV Discovering the New World of Wine
· The Southern Hemisphere Arises
· America, America
Part V Wine’s Exotic Face
· Champagne and Other Sparklers
· Wine Roads Less Traveled Fortified and Dessert Wines
Part VI When You’ve Caught the Bug
· Buying and Collecting Wine
· Continuing Education for Wine Lovers
· Describing and Rating Wine
· Marrying Wine with Food
Part VII The Part of Tens
· Answers to Ten Common Questions about Wine
· Ten Wine Myths Demystified
Part VIII Appendixes
· Appendix A Pronunciation Guide to Wine Terms
· Appendix B Glossary of Wine Terms
· Appendix C Vintage Wine Chart 1985-2004
Index
Wine For Dummies, 4e includes new information on all the emerging wine regions, such as Argentina, Greece, and Chile, as well as additions and changes to other country's new wines, such as those of France and Italy. Wine For Dummies, 4E also shares with readers entirely new recommendations for the best red and wine wines in the market.
If you’re a connoisseur, then this 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.
· Wine 101
· These Taste Buds Are for You
· Pinot Envy and Other Secrets about Grape Varieties
· Wine Names and Label Lingo
· Behind the Scenes of Winemaking
· Navigating a Wine Shop
· Confronting a Restaurant Wine List
· The Insider’s Track to Serving and Using Wine
· Doing France
· Italy, the Heartland of Vino
· Spain, Portugal, Germany, and Beyond
· The Southern Hemisphere Arises
· America, America
· Champagne and Other Sparklers
· Wine Roads Less Traveled Fortified and Dessert Wines
· Buying and Collecting Wine
· Continuing Education for Wine Lovers
· Describing and Rating Wine
· Marrying Wine with Food
· Answers to Ten Common Questions about Wine
· Ten Wine Myths Demystified
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®), 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).
