Windows on the World Complete Wine Course is an extraordinary, easy-to-use, simple course—universally praised by wine experts and beginners alike—in a newly revised edition now available for 2009.

Features:

• Glossary of wine terms
• Dozens of illustrations, including full-color labels you should know
• Special section on "How to Buy Wine"
• Tips on stocking and serving wine at home
• Guide on ordering it in restaurants, including the hows and whys of the "tasting ritual"
• Plus much, much more!

Windows on the World Complete Wine Course answers every question about wine, offers the most up-to-date recommendations, provides advice on buying wine in stores and on the Internet, and takes you on a country-by-country, region-by-region ratings tour of the latest vintages.

Abundant full-color labels and maps complete the enticing picture. More current, more informative, more concise and precise than ever, this remains the wine guide against which all others are judged.

Windows on the World Complete Wine Course is a uniquely intoxicating trek through the world of wine that will turn you into an enthusiastic expert in no time!

Contents

• The White Wines of France

American Wine and Winemaking: A Short History

• The Wines of Washington, Oregon, and New York
• The White Wines of California

Red Grapes of the World

• The Red Wines of Burgundy and The Rhône Valley
• The Red Wines of Bordeaux
• The Red Wines of California
• Wines of the World: Italy, Spain, Australia, Chile and Argentina
• Champagne, Sherry, and Port

The Complete Wine-Tasting course

The Physiology of Tasting Wine with Wendy Dubit

Matching Wine and Food with Andrea Immer

Wine Buying Strategies for Your Wine Cellar

Creating an Exemplary Restaurant Wine List

Wine Service and Wine Storage in Restaurants and at Home

Award-Winning Wine Lists

Frequently-Asked Questions about Wine

Glossary and Pronunciation Key
Index

click here to see books of related interest