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Authors: Sandra Jordan, Lindsey Lee Johnson
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

3 reviews
Sales Rank: 44972

Media: Hardcover
Edition: First
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 132
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 8.1 x 0.7

ISBN: 0811856798
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.22
EAN: 9780811856799
ASIN: 0811856798

Publication Date: October 1, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Wine is much more than a beverage to be enjoyedit's an experience that has a culture all its own. The Art of Decanting explores these rituals, tracing the evolution of wine presentation and its rich lore. Author Sandra Jordan, of Sonoma's acclaimed Jordan wines, unearths unusual practices in wine history and sifts through centuries of rituals and accoutrements such as wine furniture, vessels, corks, corkscrews, glassware, and specifically decanters, to demystify their modern interpretations and explain how they are properly used today. With a handy entertaining guide that brings all the information into a practical light, The Art of Decanting and a bottle of wine will transform the most casual of gatherings into an evening to remember.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars

Informative book February 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This is an informative book. It is not just a hardback book on decanting wine, but this book also gives a nice history of all the accessories used when serving wine (such as coasters, wine buckets, wine tables, etc).

The "menu" located in the back of this book is not very useful. In fact, I would not even recommend trying those recipes,(even if I were an advanced cook).

The photos are wonderful, especially the historical photos.

This book was written by Ms. Jordan , who works for Jordan Winery, so almost all the wine bottles shown in this book are from the Jordan Winery. But to me, that's OK because the historical information and the decanting information are what are really worth reading anyhow. In other words, I would take the information expressed in this book and apply it to any wine bottle used,(when you're presenting wine at your table).

5 out of 5 stars

A Compact and Unique Treasure February 3, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

This charming book discusses the mystique of wine and wine tasting and includes furnishings, glassware and recipes. The language is lyrical, the photographs are beautiful, and the information is enlightening. Whether a novice or connoisseur, this compact gem has something for everyone who enoys wine.

5 out of 5 stars

The perfect hostess present January 9, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

A sumptuous present for less than the cost of a bottle of wine, Sandra Jordan's "Art of Decanting" is a pleasure to look at, informative to read, and creates just the right mood for building friendships over a shared decanter of wine. And she is right about decanting. I thought it was a lot of hooey (if that is the technical term), but I pulled an old wedding-present decanter out of the back of the closet and followed her directions. In a blind testing of the same wine decanted and straight from the bottle, you could tell the difference even before tasting by the perfume in the glass of decanted wine. I bought several copies of the books for friends right away.

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