Author Description

"The connoisseur of wine relies on his sense of taste. For centuries, connoisseurs of wine have refined the art of appraising, selecting and appreciating wines. Labels, vintages, regions -- all these are considered, but the one central criterion of the wine professional, upon which all his other judgments are based, is: What does it taste like? How sharp is it? How sweet? How dry? What is it like in the glass? 'The Taste of Wine' concentrates on the one element that will give you a practical knowledge of wine. It examines how a wine tastes: how the taste varies, how to distinguish the different types, how to classify them, how to serve them and how to plan them with food. Written with humor and expertise and without jargon by Pamela Vandyke Price, one of the world's greatest wine authorities, it is the first book to reveal the standards of the professional wine taster in terms that anyone can understand and use. Whether considering still wines, sparkling wines, red, white, pink or fortified, you'll be able to select and enjoy them in a way that will meet both your taste and your budget. In addition, 'The Taste of Wine' offers a complete compendium of basic wine information to enhance you background knowledge. Embellished with 350 illustrations -- 32 pages in full color -- it gives you a history of wine and wine-making; the varieties of grapes; the techniques of growing them, of making different wines, and selling, shipping and bottling them; a general introduction to selecting, opening, serving and storing wines; a detailed survey of the wines of the world; a glossary and index; and a foreword by Baron Elie de Rothschild of Château Lafite."--