Great Wine Made Simple：Straight Talk from a Master Sommelier（精装有护封）

图书标准信息

• 作者 Andrea Robinson 著
• 出版社 Crown Publishing Group
• 出版时间 2005-09
• ISBN 9780767904780
• 定价 224.20元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 336页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

From“oneofthewineworld’smostpopularvoices”(USAToday),anewlyupdatededitionofherby-nowclassicintroductiontowine,GREATWINEMADESIMPLE:StraightTalkfromaMasterSommelier,reflectsup-to-theminutewinetrends,includingtheburgeoningpopularityoftheShirazgrape,newflavormaps,andmuch,muchmore.

Firstpublishedin2000,GreatWineMadeSimpleestablishedAndreaImmerRobinsonasAmerica’sfavoritewinewriter.Avoidingthetraditionalandconfusinglyvaguewinelanguageof“bouquet”and“nose,”andinsteaddiscussingwineincommonsenseterms,thebooklaunchedAndrea’scareerasawineauthoritywithoutpretense.

Now,thoroughlyrevised,GreatWineMadeSimplelivesuptoitstitlebymakingselectingandenjoyingwinetrulysimple.WithAndreaImmerRobinsonasyourguide,youwillneveragainhavetofearpriceybottlesthatdon’tdeliver,snobbywinewaiters,foreignterminology,orencyclopedicrestaurantwinelists.You’llbeabletobuyororderwinewithconfidence--andgetjustthewineyouwant--bylearninghowthe“BigSix”basicstyles(whichcomprise80percentoftoday’stopsellingwines)tasteandhowtoreadanywinelabel.Tennewflavormapsshowwhattastesyoucanexpectfromclimatesaroundtheworld.

AndreaImmerRobinsongenuinelyknowsmoreaboutwinethanmostwineloverscouldeverhopetolearn.Butshedoesn’tbelievethatyouhavetojoinastuffy,exclusivewine-tastingset,orstudyalot,tobecomeasavvywinebuyer.Unlikeotherwineguides,GreatWineMadeSimplemakesiteasytomastertheinsandoutsofchoosingawinethatyouandyourguestswilllove—onanybudget.

Inherdown-to-earthstyle,Andreaguidesyouthroughfollow-along-at-homewinetastingsthatareeasy,fun,andaffordable,andevensuggestsamilktastingforunderstandingvariationsinwine-bodystyle.Buildingonthisfoundation,shecoverstherestofthewinelandscapewithherinimitablestyle,candor,andhumor,fromclassicregionstonewtastes,plusabevyofpracticalissueslikewinegearandproperstorage.Arefreshingblendofin-depthknowledgeandaccessibility,GreatWineMadeSimpleisawelcomeresourceforthosewhoareintriguedbywinebutdon’tknowwheretostart.

【作者简介】

OneofonlyfourteenwomenintheworldtoqualifyasaMasterSommelier,ANDREAIMMERROBINSONistheDeanofWineStudiesattheFrenchCulinaryInstituteinNewYorkCity,andwasnamedJamesBeardFoundationWineandSpiritsProfessionaloftheYearin2002.SheisthehostoftheFineLivingNetwork’sSimplyWinewithAndreaImmer,acolumnistforEsquiremagazine,andtheauthorofthreeotherwine-relatedbooks,includinganewcookbookforwinelovers,EverydayDiningwithWine:125WonderfulRecipestoMatchandEnjoywithWine,,