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" The everything guide to wine : "
Peter Alig.
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BL
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802173
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b622243
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Peter Alig.
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The everything guide to wine : : all you need to know about buying, storing, serving, and enjoying the world's most remarkable wines\ Peter Alig.
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Avon, Mass.: David & Charles [distributor], 2010
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| Series Statement
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Everything series.
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xi, 291 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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1440507481
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: 9781440507489
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Includes index.
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A brief history of wine --; Categories of wine: more than red, white, and pink --; Great wine begins in the vineyard --; A primer on red grape varieties --; A primer on white grape varieties --; Wine regions of the "old world" --; Wine regions of the "new world" --; New frontiers in the wine world --; Wine regions of the United States --; Tasting wine like a pro --; Wine and food --; The cost of wine: what goes into the bottle --; The power of packaging --; Strategies for buying wine --; Enjoying wine at home --; Wine at restaurants: you're in charge --; All things bubbly --; Dessert wines and fortified wines --; Wine and health --; The world of wine tourism --; Wine and the Internet --; Careers in wine --; Making wine at home.
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A robust resource to take you from first sip to fully stocked wine cellar! Complete with a pronunciation guide and glossary of terms, this book will turn you into a true wine connoisseur.
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Wine and wine making.
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TP548.2P484 2010
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Peter Alig
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