A BOOK FOR RED WINE LOVERS BY A TRUE EXPERT: A WOMAN WHO NOT ONLY KNOWS AND LOVES RED WINE, BUT LIVES FOR IT. SONOMA COUNTY VINTNER JOY STERLING BRINGS WINE LOVERS THE BOOK THEY'VE BEEN WAITING FOR: AN UP-TO-THE-MINUTE GUIDE TO THE BEST RED WINES TO BUY AND DRINK IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM. CULLED FROM A CAREER DEVOTED TO WINE TASTING, WINE MAKING, AND WINE WRITING, A VINTNER'S GUIDE TO RED WINE IS STERLING'S DETAILED ROADMAP TO HELP STEER YOU TO THE FINEST -- AND MOST AFFORDABLE -- WINES DRINKABLE IN THE YEAR 2000. BECAUSE IT ALL STARTS WITH THE GRAPES THEMSELVES, STERLING BEGINS BY EXPLORING THE PLEASURES OF EACH VARIETAL FROM SEVERAL ANGLES, SUCH AS THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CALIFORNIA PINOT NOIR AND BURGUNDY. IN HER BUYING SECTION -- THE HEART OF THE BOOK -- SHE BREAKS HER RECOMMENDATIONS INTO THREE HELPFUL CATEGORIES: EXPENSIVE (OVER $25); MODERATE ($12 TO $25); AND INEXPENSIVE (UNDER $12). FOCUSING ON CALIFORNIA, BUT INCLUDING OREGON AND WASHINGTON WINES, STERLING APPLIES HER EXPERTISE TO THE GAMUT OF WINE ISSUES. AMONG THESE ARE HER FAVORITE VINEYARDS, CHOICE VINTAGES, WHAT TO DRINK NOW, WHAT FOODS AND WINES MAKE THE BEST COMBINATIONS, AND WHY RED WINE IS CONSIDERED HIP AND HEALTHY. STERLING GOES A STEP BEYOND TRADITIONAL WINE WRITERS, CREATING A GUIDE AS DELIGHTFUL TO READ AS IT IS INFORMATIVE. A VINTNER'S GUIDE TO RED WINE IS A CELEBRATION OF DRINKING, EATING, AND LIVING WELL -- AND IS BEST ENJOYED WITH A GLASS IN HAND.
There is also a Maywine, which mixes white wine with woodruff (an herb) and strawberry concentrate. Though the wines are unpretentious and often on the sweet side, they are meticulously made and offered at user-friendly prices.
With chapters on planting and caring for your grapes, picking, fermenting, fine-tuning the elevage, and bottling your wine, this is a comprehensive guide for do-it-yourself enthusiasts.
Some vintners will even send grape pickers into the same vineyard several times over the course of a week or two ... If they are red grapes — dark - skinned , Off the Vine purple - hued — they can make white , pink , or red wine ...
A compact resource for anyone wishing to learn more about wine includes helpful information on how to select the right wine, offering tips on wine tasting, recommended wines of all kinds, labels, and prices for pinot noir, cabernet ...
Getting the wine you want to drink in every situation: how to choose when you're in a restaurant or wine bar; how to buy wine; how to taste wine; how to store wine at home; how to serve wine; how to entertain with wine; how to pair wine ...
“ Red wine ” was not the modern generic term , as its distinction from claret in this passage indicates . ... It is also good for red Port wines , and may be kept ready for use in glass bottles ” ( The Vintner's ... Guide , p . 238 ) .
This 1906 work by F. T. Bioletti contains a detailed explanation of and guide to making dry red wine.
Northern Rhône Valley: The northern Rhône valley which runs just forty miles from Lyon, south to Montélimar, has warm summers, harsh winters, and is plagued by the maddening Mistral wind, which brings cold air down from the mountains.
From grape lover to grape aficionado.
This is a book for wine students, wine experts, and wine lovers everywhere.