Kevin Zraly's Complete Wine Gift Set Book

Give the gift of wine with this boxed set from wine expert Kevin Zraly. For those just starting out or the seasoned connoisseur, Kevin Zraly's Complete Wine Course, Wine Journal, and Wine Charms will bring delight to everyone's pallet.

Color, swirl, smell, taste, and savor are the five basic steps of wine tasting. In this revised edition of his Complete Wine Course, Kevin Zraly goes beyond the basics. He has updated all the material on vineyards in Austria, Hungary, Greece, New Zealand, South Africa, Chile, and Argentina. He has also refreshed the tasting section; added a Best of the Best chapter; and included over 20 smart phone tags with video to enhance your reading experience. As always, the book offers lessons on Wine Basics, Tasting Wine, Matching Wine and Food, and includes a Selected Glossary. Zraly goes region-by-region, with the wines organized from simple to complex--allowing readers who follow Kevin's order to experience the finest wines and a wide diversity of tastes, styles, regions, and countries.

As a compliment to Zraly's Complete Wine Course, this boxed set includes a wine journal and wine charm set of the same excellent vintage. The journal includes 64 pages of introduction to wine What to Look for in a Wine; How to Indentify the Major Grape Varieties; and Vintage Best Bets from the Top Wine Regions in the World. The actual journal contains space for jotting down your tasting notes and storage for saving the wine labels from your treasured bottles. Make sure to show off your wine knowledge to guests with Kevin's elegant wine charm set. With commonly used wine descriptors embossed on these refined charms, wine students can easily describe the smell of their next glass. How fresh!