Windows On The World Complete Wine Course 2006: A Lively Guide - Hardcover

Zraly, Kevin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1402726392 ISBN 13: 9781402726392

Verlag: Sterling, 2005

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"One of the best start-from-scratch wine books ever written."--Frank Prial, The New York Times.

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Celebrating 20 years of wine mastery...

The world's finest wine book gets a complete redesign for its 20th birthday. Thirty-two pages of brand new material, enhanced color, and even more cartoons grace this Anniversary Edition, which will thrill wine lovers once again as they get a taste of Kevin Zraly's unequaled advice. One thing hasn't changed, however: Zraly's inimitable, irreverent style. He answers every question about wine; offers the most up-to-date recommendations; provides advice on buying wine in stores and on the Internet; takes you on a country-by-country, region-by-region ratings tour of the latest vintages; and starts you on your way to becoming a wine connoisseur. 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.

"A visually exciting, intelligently structured reference."--Bon Appetit

"Are you intimidated by wine stewards? Read Kevin Zraly's new edition of Windows on the World Complete Wine Course and order with aplomb"--Playboy

"The liveliest short course on wine ever wrapped between two covers"--Boston Globe

"Brims with enthusiasm... breezy, down-to-earth...Reads like an interesting conversation."--Chicago Tribune

"As entertaining as it is informative. A masterful job of simplifying a complex subject and making it fun in the process."--New York Daily News

"The top introductory book available."--Booklist

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KEVIN ZRALY is the founder and teacher of the immensely popular Windows on the World Wine School that has graduated over 10,000 students since its inception in 1976. He has studied winemaking techniques in California and all the great wine regions of Europe. The recipient of the James Beard Award as the Wine & Spirits Professional of the Year and the Food & Beverage Association's Man of the Year Award, Kevin is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Culinary Institute of America and has been featured in The New York Times, People magazine, The

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• Verlag: Sterling
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1402726392
• ISBN 13: 9781402726392
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 276
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