A Taste for Wine: A New Tasting Masterclass for Wine Lovers [Book]
Highlights
- Begin with the very basics of taste, before learning how wine is made and the effect this has on flavour.
- Familiarize yourself with every significant grape variety and the wine countries of the world.
- Dive into natural, orange and low-alcohol wines, as well as expert at-home food and wine matching.
- Prepare for a changing world of wine, with features on everything from urban wineries to packaging for the future.
A complete home tasting course, providing everything you need to know about tasting and appreciating wine, from celebrated wine critic and educator Rose Murray Brown MW. From award-winning wine critic and educator Rose Murray Brown MW comes a complete guide to understanding, tasting and appreciating wine. Chapters include: Beginning to taste: from color, to swirl, sniff, sip and spit; how to serve and store Why does wine taste like this?: from grape profiles to wine regions of the world; what happens in the vineyard and how it affects the wine you drink The vineyard and beyond: natural wine, orange wine, low alcohol; food and wine pairing Taste at home: how should you organize a tasting practice? Includes 10 tasting practices from Classic Whites and the Effect of Age to Full Rich Reds and Sparkling, all complete with Rose's own notes on sight, smell, taste and texture to guide you through.