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The Wine Lover's Companion
by Ron Herbst and Sharon Tyler Herbst
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Features
Paperback: 644 pages
Publisher: Random House March 1995
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0812014790
ISBN-13: 978-0812014792
Product Dimensions:
7 x 5 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
Midwest Book Review
Rich facts and details about wine spice a compendium of wine information, from grape varieties and ordering wine to understanding the world's wine-growing regions. More than 3500 wine-related terms are explained in a fine dictionary-style presentation.
Reader Reviews
I work part-time in the wine industry and found this book to be a wonderfully comprehensive, concise resource on wine growing, making and drinking. (There's a great companion book by the same authors on food.) The sample pages show the depth of the definitions. The book is not nearly as detailed as Jancis Robinson's The Oxford Companion to Wine--which all serious wine industry people should have in their library. But neither is it as expensive nor as cumbersome. You can actually take this book to a wine tasting or have it beside you at a wine event or in a tasting room. This is not simply for wine "drinkers" --comparing varietals, regions and/or vintages. It does give generic information to the wine drinker: types of wine and grapes, taste (earthy, fruity), typical cellaring time, what makes a good representation of that wine. But it doesn't give information on a specific bottle of wine. That's more appropriate in a time sensitive format. But this book does cover the whole spectrum of winegrowing to wine drinking. It's a good resource for: · An introductory winegrowing (viticulture) class since it explains the various bacteria, mildew, grape components, etc. · An introductory winemaking (enology) class since it explains fermentation (primary, stuck and malolactic), brettanomyces, chaptalization, etc. · Wine drinkers who have an occasional question about a grape varietal, a wine region or a wine term. It is not the MOST comprehensive resource. That would be the Oxford Companion. But the only person who has found it lacking has been a friend who is studying for the Masters of Wine designation. That's a process that requires you to know all the wines in every country. The only change I'd suggest would be to drop the names of the US wineries except for the truly historic ones like Gallo and Mondavi--and those that pioneered winemaking in the US. We now have over 800 wineries in California and more are being added yearly. A book like this can't keep up. And shouldn't try. It's enough to include AVA's--several new ones were added last year. To list a sample of current wineries gives a "hit-or-miss" feeling to this book. And it's clearly well organized and researched. I bought four of these books last year (along with the Food Lover's Companion) to use as gifts--including one set to a winemaker. This year I used the Wine Lover's Companion as a speaker gift in a community college Wine Marketing class. Even speakers who ALREADY HAD the book appreciated it! A restauranteer said his copy was always upstairs when someone downstairs needed it, etc. A wine retailer said one of the nice things about it was that it included pronounciations....can we say Mourvedre? sure we can.. at least with this book.. : )
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The Wine Lover's Companion
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