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Author: Kevin Zraly
Publisher: Sterling
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

20 reviews
Sales Rank: 95885

Media: Hardcover
Edition: Revised
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.7
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 8.6 x 1.1

ISBN: 1402739281
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.22
EAN: 9781402739286
ASIN: 1402739281

Publication Date: September 28, 2006
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Beginners and Experts Will Love this book February 8, 2007
25 out of 26 found this review helpful

I'm a waiter. I have been for more years than I care to remember, to be honest. And, as a waiter, part of my job is to know a thing or two about wines. But of course, I don't know everything. I think the author of this book, Kevin Zraly, comes pretty close though, but his brilliance is not in showing you his knowledge. It's in doing so without talking down to you, or by dragging you through a long, academic book of endless facts and figures.
What Zraly does is write a clear, organized, knowledgeable, and often humorous look at wines, from Bordeaux to Zinfandel; from wine pouring methods to wine tasting methods; from Washington State to South Australia. All along it's an amazingly easy read. And while it is no doubt indispensable for those new to the wine game, it is vital for any of us who do know a lot about wine, but don't always remember all of it. What are the major white wine grapes from the Loire Valley? It's in there. What is the AOC, and how does it work? In there. What's the difference between a port and a sherry. All there.
This new updated version is miles better, and more picturesque than the old crappy 1988 edition I had been holding on to all this time. So glad I got this at Amazon. Even if I don't read it again, it's a great looking hard cover book at a great price!

5 out of 5 stars

Great Book January 31, 2007
2 out of 5 found this review helpful

This book is excellent for the beginner wine lover. I have loved the background info and the layout of the text. It is a great book to have out on the coffee table too.

5 out of 5 stars

A wine beginner must have! January 27, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful

Perfect introduction for anyone interested in getting familiar with the wine world. It is part of my employee's training package.

5 out of 5 stars

WWCWC 2007 Delivers January 25, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

This is an excellent book to learn the basics of wine and wine regions. It is very easy to read and is laid out in a nice format. This book was recommended to me by one of my wine merchants. I just finish a Wine Professional course and our book was over 800 pages. This book is a Reader's Digest version of the one I used in class.

5 out of 5 stars

Perfect gift for the wine lover! January 21, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

I gave this as a holiday gift to a good friend who is a serious wine lover. I'm no wine expert myself -- just an ignorant enjoyer of the stuff -- but I scored big with this book. She says it is the best book on wine and food she's ever seen. She recently had a dinner party created around the wisdom in the book. Rather than deciding on the food, and then selecting wines, she picked wines she wanted to serve, and created her menu around them. Wonderful and surprising combinations. So, this has turned out to not just be a terrific gift for her, but delicious fun for all her friends!

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