Wine Tasting Book for Wine Lovers: Secrets to Getting the Best Out of Your Wine
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Learn to enjoy wine and sound like you know what you are talking about! Wine has a language of its own and unless you know what it means, it can be confusing when you hear somebody talking about the legs, or the length or even the body of the wine. Learn all about white wine, red wine, sparkling wines and dessert wines in this book and how to best enjoy them all.
Learn how to savor wine with all of your senses so that when you go wine tasting, you are able to fully enjoy your wine. Everything you will ever need to know about wine is in this book.
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Wine Tasting Book for Wine Lovers - Jeffrey M. Steadman
Steadman
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© 2013 by Jeffrey M. Steadman
ISBN 9781456620592
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, copied, stored, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, photographic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or in any information storage and retrieval systems, without prior written permission of the author or publisher, except where permitted by law.
The publisher of this book and the accompanying materials have used their best efforts in preparing this book. The author and publisher make no representation or warranties with respect to the accuracy, applicability, fitness, or completeness of the contents of this book. The information contained in this book is strictly for educational purposes. Therefore, if you wish to apply ideas contained in this book, you are taking full responsibility for your actions.
Contents
Introduction
Picking Out Stemware
Types of Stemware
Caring for your stemware
Storing Wine
How to Serve Wine
Some Wine Basics
Dessert Wines
All About Red Wine
All About White Wines
All About Sparkling Wine
Wine Tasting
The Art of Wine Tasting
Tasting the Wine
Conclusion
Introduction
For centuries, people have been enjoying wine. Wine paired with good food makes for an excellent dinner and a glass of wine while relaxing is the perfect way to unwind.
Winemaking goes back to at least 7,000 years ago and the people of the world have continued to enjoy wine throughout the ages. Wine is considered a sophisticated drink, and wine lovers get passionate about their wine.
This is your guide to learning about wine and wine tasting so you can explore the world of wine and find your passion.
To make wine, one needs to have grapes and they need yeast; that is it. Yeast is used to ferment the grape juice, turning it into wine.
Yeast is actually alive, and they will eat the sugar that is in the grape juice, the by-products of this process are alcohol and carbon dioxide and the process is called fermentation. It is used for beer as well, only instead of grape juice, hops and grains are used instead.
This is an extremely simplified explanation of the wine making process, but it is the same basic process that is used by winemakers.
Wines are often complex, with subtle flavors that are careful made by the winemakers and there are many varieties of wine. Exploring the world of wine is fun, wine tasting is a perfect way to try new wines and revisit old ones.
Because grapes are the backbone of wine, the type of grape being used is important. No matter what color the grape skin is, the juice of the grape is fairly pale. So how does wine get its color?
The answer lies in the skin of the grape because it is what lends wine its distinct colors. For blush wine, the grape skins are left in contact with the juice for a short amount of time; for red wine, they are left in contact for a longer period of time.
Champagne is actually made from grapes with dark skins and because the skins are kept separate from