Wine All-in-One For Dummies

Ed McCarthy · Mary Ewing-Mulligan · Maryann Egan

Aug 2009 · Sold by John Wiley & Sons

About this ebook

An all-inclusive, easy-to-use primer to all things wine

Want to learn about wine, but don't know where to start? Wine All-In-One For Dummies provides comprehensive information about the basics of wine in one easy-to-understand volume. Combining the bestselling Wine For Dummies with our regional and specific wine titles, this book gives you the guidance you need to understand, purchase, drink and enjoy wine.

You'll start at the beginning as you discover how wine is made. From there you'll explore grape varieties and vineyards, read labels and wine lists, and discover all the nuances of tasting wine. You'll see how to successfully store wine and serve it to your guests-and even build up an impressive collection of wine. Plus, you'll find suggestions for perfect food pairings and complete coverage on wines from around the world.

• Features wine tasting, serving, storing, collecting, and buying tips, all in a single authoritative volume
• Includes information on California wines, as well as other domestic and foreign locations including the US, Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Greece, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Chile, and Argentina.
• Helps you choose the best vintage for your needs
• Also covers champagne, sherry, and port wine
• Ed McCarthy and Mary Ewing-Mulligan are the authors of seven Dummies books on wine including the bestselling Wine For Dummies, 4th Edition, other contributing authors are recognized wine experts and journalists in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada

Whether you're a wine novice or a budding sommelier, Wine All-In-One For Dummies is the one guide you need on your shelf to make your wine experience complete.

Ratings and reviews

Majority of this book's value is in the organization of the information. You can practically find all of it online, but you'll never find it compiled as nicely.

About the author

Ed McCarthy, CWE, is a wine columnist for WineReviewOnline.com and for Beverage Media.

Mary Ewing-Mulligan, MW, is President of the International Wine Center in New York.

Maryann Egan is the wine writer for donna hay magazine, a leading food magazine in Australia, and is a regular contributor to the Australian Gourmet Traveller magazine.