Wine Style: Using Your Senses To Explore And Enjoy Wine (Includes Pull-Out Wine Wheel)
From the bestselling authors of Wine For Dummies, a different way to choose and enjoy wine

Because the choices in a wine store or on a wine list can seem limitless or intimidating, wine drinkers often stick with what they know, such as Merlot, or go with the choice made by a wine critic or a waiter. This appealingly straightforward and unintimidating guide will help wine drinkers discover what they like and make informed choices. The authors identify 12 wine styles, or taste categories, including four for red wine and four for white wine. For each style, the authors detail how it tastes, where it comes from, grape varieties that are common for the style, and a few recommended wines. The style “Soft, Fruity Red Wines,” for instance, includes U.S. Merlots, Beaujolais, Burgundies and other Pinot Noirs, and southern Italian reds, among other wines. Complete with tips on pairing wine with food and a pull-out wine wheel to help readers remember the styles, this is the refreshingly different book wine drinkers have been waiting for.

Mary Ewing-Mulligan, Master of Wine, and Ed McCarthy, Certified Wine Instructor (New York, NY), are among the best-known, most widely respected wine experts in the United States. They have appeared frequently in the media, including on television’s Food Network and CNNfn, and have written seven wine books in the For Dummies series.

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Wine by Design (Interior Angles)
There is a revolution currently underway in the world of wine. Established and new vintners are discovering the dual marketing advantage of coupling exquisite, name-brand designer architecture with the winery tour.  Internationally renowned architects, such as Frank Gehry, Herzog & de Meuron, and Santiago Calatrava, have all designed wineries that focus on the experience of wine production for the visitor while providing brand recognition in the form of architecture. 

Celebrating the new alignment that the wine industry is making with design, Wine by Design highlights the most exciting new designs for wineries and spaces of wine from throughout the world including Australia, Chile, USA, Canada and the established vineyards of Europe.

It also emphasises the way design is making headway into wine retail and wine bars, as well as the trend for conspicuously displayed spaces for the storage and consumption of wine.

Customer Review: A great pairing of Wine & Architecture
I bought this as a Christmas gift for one of my many wine loving friends and just had to get one for myself. It tackles a unique subject – winery architecture – and gives you a good but not too in depth description of the wine making region, the wine facilities, and the wines themselves. It is full of great colour photography, site plans, and a broad selection of wineries around the world. The architecture featured is modern and not what you expect of typical wineries…the Gehry sketches alone are worth the price of the book! Want to impress your friends? Leave this book out on your coffee table. Better yet, pull this book out and enjoy while you sip on a Rioja red.

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Wine Tour of the Finger Lakes: Where to Stop, What to Taste, and What to Buy in New York State’s Premier Wine Region

Customer Review: referred to it in between each winery stop on a 5 day vacation
this was a fantastic trip – the first time we toured an area specifically for wine tasting, and became comfortable stopping into wineries and interacting with those from the industry – the recommendations were fantastic and we lent this book to another couple who were also grateful for it’s recommendations

Customer Review: Ready for wine tour of the Finger Lakes
As I prepare and pack in order to move to the Finger Lakes region of NY state, I enjoyed reading Wine Tour, which further reinforces my love of the area. I have visited a few wineries and look forward to my permanent residence and a greater dedication of exploring the wine industry there. The book is well organized, informative and has many beautiful photographs of the region and its wineries. It is must read before wine touring.

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The Art of Making Wine
Customer Review: The art of making wine / Stanley F. Anderson
Very helpful book for those who are just getting started in the making of wine and a valuable tool for those who have been making wine for a while. Covers all of he basics and gives good advice for those moments when you are scratching your head saying “now what do I do?” or “how did that happen?”

Customer Review: did the Australians learn how from this book?
This book is not about wine making; it is about make fruit-flavored fermented drinks. Fruit not sweet enough? No problem, add sugar. Fruit not acidic enough? No problem, add tartaric acid. Wrong yeast on the skins? No problem, we will kill that yeast anyway (and use the perfect yeast we get from the homebrew store). Make perfect wine everytime; hey, Macdonalds can do it with hamburgers. And that’s what this book promises: learn the “secrets” of commercial wine producers. Altogether very dispiriting. This is the kind of thinking that is ruining the wine industry today (except that 2 percent or so doing sort-of organic wine).

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Parker’s Wine Buyer’s Guide 6th Edition : The Complete, Easy-to-Use Reference on Recent Vintages, Prices, and Ratings for More Than 8,000 Wines from All the Major Wine Regions
Thoroughly revised and updated, this sixth edition of the Parker’s Wine Buyer’s Guide has been eagerly awaited by seasoned collectors and occasional drinkers alike. No one wants to waste his or her precious dollars on an unenjoyable bottle, and with Parker’s advice in hand, no one ever will. Employing his famous 100-point rating system, Parker rates more than 8,000 wines from all the major wine-producing regions in the world — including newly expanded sections on the popular wines of California and Italy. Each wine producer is evaluated separately, and Parker’s independence allows him to be completely honest in his opinions. In addition, the book includes other essential information, such as how to buy and store wine, how to spot a badly stored and abused bottle, and how to find the best wine values for under $10.

Customer Review: THE Bible for wine people.
If you are a beginner or a total expert, this book is your constant source of review–it never gets outdated because one always needs to refer to it. Even to those who are not Robert Parker fans, have this book in their wine collection. A MUST!

Customer Review: Five books in one
Parker’s guide currently available came out some time already and does not cover the latest vintages, but the book is still an incredible source of information about wine-making, geographical regions etc. It’s as if we were buying a few good books in one. You have over 1,600 pages in the book! As such, it offers very good value, especially at the discounted price at which it’s available now. It is especially useful for people interested in European wines, as it does not cover New World brands in such detail as it does, for example, French or German wines. I strongly recommend the book not just to wine buyers but also to people who want to know more about wines. No other book offers so much at this price. Personally, I treat the reviews as guidelines only though; You may not necessarily like the wines Parker likes, or you may not necessarily be able to afford them. The book does not cover the cheapest lot

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Napa Valley & Sonoma: Heart of the California Wine Country
This award-winning book takes the reader through the breathtaking vineyards and quaint charm of California’s renowned wine region. A listing of wineries and tasting rooms is included, along with reproductions of the region’s legendary wine labels.

Customer Review: Excellent introduction to Napa Valley/Sonoma – wine country!
This is an excellent overview of the heart of California wine country, Napa Valley & Sonoma. Loaded with lush photography and insight into the tradition of winemaking, the author takes another leap and provides you with fine dining and lodging selections in the areas as well. I especially liked the pictures of all of the labels and listings at the end of the book of all of the wineries from this area. This allows you to date and check off when you sampled that particular bottle as well as motivate the pursuit to sample all that these wineries have to offer. If you are planning a vacation to Napa or Sonoma, this is a must have.

Customer Review: Everything you need for a great weekend!
We picked up a copy of this book last month for us to use on a weekend away in the wine country. Now we have bought several more for gifts to give for Christmas, and our copy sits on our coffee table at home. The author has captured all I needed to know about Napa and Sonoma, wihtout getting to bogged down in details/history. There are recommendations on where to eat, sleep, things to do, the history of the wine industry, how wine is made, and stunning pictures. With 15 minutes you can get so much info you wish there were more coffee table books with this much substance and this well written, with up to date info, but not skimping on the glorious photos.

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Wine Brands: Success Strategies for New Markets, New Consumers and New Trends

Customer Review: A rich blend of insights and ideas about modern wine brands
There may be as many opinions about how to best market wine as there are about how good wines should tastes, which makes filtering out the noise difficult. Wine Brands takes on this complex task in an admirable way. The book begins with an overview of the history of wine consumption around the world, and follows the evolution of the many varied traditions into the modern revolution in wine production and consumption. The author has a unique perspective that combines the sensitivities of a French native involved with wine together with a sound grasp of Anglo-American marketing. This makes for a rich blend of insights into exactly how current changes in both who today’s wine drinkers are and how they enjoy wine must be matched with new ways of communicating and building relationships with them. The book offers many well documented examples on the wide range of efforts underway to reach these new consumers – from the most traditional forms of print media through the growing variety of Web 2.0 offerings. The text, illustrations and case studies are clearly presented so that both the amateur and wine professional will find something new and useful. The industry jargon is kept to a minimum and the conversational tone used makes it easy and enjoyable reading. Those connected to the wine industry will find this book a valuable tool for organizing their thoughts and developing business strategies. And the amateur will learn much as well – and pick up several interesting anecdotes sure to impress friends at the next tasting!

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Crushed Grapes: Put a Cork in It? Not So Much – The Ledger
I tend to be a traditional guy when it comes to things like opening wine. I like to use a corkscrew; there’s something about the process involved that lets me know I’m going to drink something a little more special than milk or grape soda.

Wine Science, Third Edition (Food Science and Technology) (Food Science and Technology)
Understand the three pillars of wine science—- grape culture, wine production, and sensory evaluation– in the third edition of this bestselling title.

Author Ronald Jackson takes readers on a scientific tour into the world of wine by detailing the latest discoveries in this exciting industry. From grape anatomy to wine and health, this book includes coverage of material not found in other enology or viticulture texts including details on cork and oak, specialized wine making procedures, and historical origins of procedures. Jackson uniquely breaks down sophisticated techniques, allowing the reader to easily understand wine science processes.

NEW to this edition:

* Extensive revision and additions on: chemistry of red wine color, origin of grape varietyies, wine language, significance of color and other biasing factors to wine perception, various meanings and significance of wine oxidation
* Significant additional coverage on brandy and ice wine production
* New illustrations and color photos

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Pa Grape’s Shapes (Veggietales Series)
Pa Grape’s car has no tires! But fear not! His trusty Robo 2000 New Tire Machine can create new wheels! That is, once Pa Grape decides what shape the tires should be–a square, triangle, or who knows what? It’s up to you to help decide.

Customer Review: A Review of “Pa Grape’s Shapes”
With the help of the Robo 2000 Tire Machine, Pa Grape experiments with shapes to determine what shape is good for the tires on his car.

And this concept certainly sounds like a good idea. Beloved Veggie Tales character and silly concept, however this book falls short of being a good learning experience.

The principle problem, I think, is that the topic and the age range is off. For example, my son (3) likes the book, but his sister (5) found it boring. By 5 and beyond, I think the idea of a triangular wheel is passe. The problem with the 4 and younger set though is that they aren’t quite sophisticated enough to comprehend all on their own, why it wouldn’t work.

We solved that problem by experimention with actual shapes, but if you have to resort to that, has the book done its job? (I leave that to you to decide.)

Two to Three Stars. At some of the prices this book is available I think it would make an okay purchase for some Veggie fans. Certainly my son has gotten his dollar’s worth of fun out of “Pa Grape’s Shapes”.

Customer Review: Not as impressive as the rest of the VeggieTales Series….
But still a good book. Pa Grape is looking for tires for his car and tries the silliest of shapes, including a triangle, square and oval tire… before finding a circle. While the book itself is average or better, it really falls short of the VeggieTales excellence.

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Wine Marketing & Sales: Success Strategies for a Saturated Market
2007 Gourmand Award winner for BEST INTERNATIONAL WINE BOOK FOR PROFESSIONALS, this comprehensive text provides an indepth, hands-on approach to wine marketing and sales. Authored by leading wine marketing professors and Napa s most respected wine marketing and communication consultant, this new work covers the total range of the wine marketing profession, from the initial theoretical concepts to the detailed tactical steps for every marketing and sales application. Filled with useful tips and success stories gleaned from the global wine business, it s essential to a rounded college marketing curriculum, and necessary, and accessible, for winery owners and staff who lack formal marketing training. Serious wine enthusiasts, or anyone who has ever dreamed of owning a winery, will encounter information never before published; and for dispirited wine marketers everywhere who feel like they re herding alligators, this is a book that should give them plenty of ideas about how to navigate the wine-market swamp, and drive them to your brand.

Customer Review: Wine Marketing & Sales Successful Strategies for a Saturated Market
If you’re involved in the wine industry and the marketing of wines in any way, read this book. As a former media person (20 years) and current winery owner, I appreciate the straightforward and “to-the-point” manner that this book is written in. Getting media, industry, and consumer attention for your product shouldn’t be a mystery and it isn’t rocket science. This book goes a long way in proving it.

Customer Review: A book that makes you reflect about our society….
Wine is in fashion for at least 10000 years…;
And I bet: it will be in fashion for the rest of our time !
So,against the title of this book I say : There is no saturated markets, there are only people that do not understand wine, it is important for every one of us to reflect on how the American Way of Life is downgrading,
we should export happiness, and pleasure, as we did in the late 40′s and 50′s after the II WW….
We should export more wine, wine against any war.
Schiffini, J. P. (The Century Club co-founder)

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