Ebook: Grapes & wines: a comprehensive guide to varieties & flavours

“An exhilarating wine book… No serious wine lover's library is complete without it" Wine Spectator Grapes & Wines is the key to enjoying modern wine. Approaching wine through grapes is in tune with the way consumers now think and learn about wine. Most wines, especially those from the Americas, Australasia and South Africa, are now sold under the name of the grape variety used rather than under the old European system of chateau and appellation name. You're standing in a wine shop and see bottles labeled Aglianico or Tannat. Do you know what they are? Garnatxa sounds familiar and it is, as it.;Cover; Title; Contents; All about Grapes; Introduction; The Story of the Vine; Vines Today; The Global Picture; Where Grapes Grow; In the Vineyard; In the Winery; A-Z of Grape Varieties; Major Grapes; Albariño; Barbera; Cabernet Franc; Carmenère; Dolcetto; Malbec; Malvasia; Marsanne; Mourvèdre; Pinot Blanc; Pinot Gris; Pinotage; Roussanne; Silvaner; Touriga Nacional; Key to the Classic Grape Paintings; Which Grapes Make Which Wines; Glossary of Technical Terms; Index of Grape Names and Their Synonyms; General Index; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Copyright.