Shortcuts on wine / Edmond Masciana.
By: Masciana, Edmond
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BookPublisher: Santa Barbara, CA. : Capra Press, 1996Description: 117 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0884964043.Subject(s): Wine and wine making | Wine districtsDDC classification: 641.22 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 641.22 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00015201 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Written in a lucid, down-to-earth manner, Short Cuts on Wine discusses what to look for in the labeling of wine, the differences between regional appellations and varietals, the methods of winemaking--including champagnes, fortified wines, and late harvest wines--the benefits of aging wine, and how to rate wine at tastings.
Introduction -- Wine with food -- Wine's history -- Vines the key to quality -- Climate: the Catalyst -- Heat zones -- What is wine? -- The major types of wine -- Other types of wine -- Types and labeling of wine -- Comparing wines -- Vintage dates -- California history -- Evolution of California wine -- The world's wine regions -- California's wine regions -- France's wine regions -- Italy's wines -- Germany -- Other countries -- Making wines -- Red wine -- White wines -- Sulfur in Wine -- The acid test -- Wine and sugar -- Aging -- Wine storage -- A world on fills -- How to taste wine -- How to taste -- Establishing a wine ranking system -- Edmond Masciana wine rating system -- Types of tastings -- Wine service in restaurants -- How we got here -- How to read a wine label -- Bottles -- Corks and corkscrews -- Wine pronunciation -- The economics of the wine industry -- Starting a winery -- Building a winery -- Planting grapes -- Buying grapes -- Is there more? -- Are we done yet? -- Tear system -- Other possibilities.