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| Introduction | ix | |
| Prelude to Wine | 1 | |
| White Grapes of the World | 15 | |
| Class 1 | The White Wines of France | 17 |
| American Wine and Winemaking: A Short History | 40 | |
| Class 2 | The Wines of Washington, Oregon, and New York; The White Wines of California | 53 |
| Class 3 | The White Wines of Germany | 77 |
| Red Grapes of the World | 87 | |
| Class 4 | The Red Wines of Burgundy and the Rhone Valley | 89 |
| Class 5 | The Red Wines of Bordeaux | 107 |
| Class 6 | The Red Wines of California | 123 |
| Class 7 | Wines of the World: Italy, Spain, Australia, Chile, and Argentina | 135 |
| Class 8 | Champagne, Sherry, and Port | 159 |
| Matching Wine and Food with Andrea Immer | 173 | |
| The Business of Wine: From the Winery to the Consumer | 181 | |
| Wine-Buying Strategies for Your Wine Cellar | 198 | |
| Creating an Exemplary Restaurant Wine List | 205 | |
| Wine Service and Wine Storage in Restaurants and at Home | 213 | |
| Award-Winning Wine Lists | 224 | |
| Frequently Asked Questions About Wine | 227 | |
| The Best of the Best: An Opinionated Tribute | 234 | |
| Windows on the World: A Personal History | 243 | |
| Afterword: Looking Back, with Gratitude | 251 | |
| Glossary and Pronunciation Key | 254 | |
| Index | 263 |
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Scott Midgley
reviewed Windows on the World Complete Wine Course: 2006 Edition: A Lively Guide on February 18, 2010
Windows on the World Complete Wine Course: 2006 Edition: A Lively Guide
You could learn a lot from this book if you really used it as a coursebook. I just did some skimming and still picked up a few things.
Relevant to me (a big Riesling fan) is some info on German wines:
Tafelwein: "table wine", lowest designation of German wine
Qualitatswein: "quality wine" can be QbA (from one of the 13 regions) or Praedikatswein (quality wine with distinction, the good stuff, no sugar added!)
Praedikatswein breaks down further:
Kabinett - light semi-dry wines
Spatlese - "late picking" medium-style more body and intense flavor
Auslese "out picked" ripe grapes selectively chosen, medium to fuller wine
Beerenauslese - "berries out picking" grapes picked individually for rich desert wines
Trockenbeerenauslese - from dried grapes comes rich, sweet honeylike (and expensive) wine
Look for four top regions: Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Rheinhessen, Rhinegau, Pfalz
Look for good years: 2001* 2002* 2003* 2004* 2005** 2006 2007
*exceptional **extraordinary vintage!
I'm a long way from being a wine snob, but if that's your goal, this book would certainly help you.
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