ehd@mtuxo.UUCP (e.demont) (10/28/86)
Although I enjoy wine, I must plead ignorance of the subject. I wish to improve my knowledge/appreciation of wine and am looking for books or other information that explain the different types of wine and their characteristics (dry, full-bodied, etc.). Please let me know if you have discovered any information that is written in English (i.e. novice-proof, no pun intended) rather than in Wine-ese. Ellen De Mont uucp: ihnp4!mtuxo!ehd
faiman@uiucdcsb.cs.uiuc.edu (10/28/86)
To Ms De Mont:
Try to get a current copy (1987 edition) of Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine
Book, published in the UK by Mitchell-Beazley. Not only does it contain,
in capsule form, a good deal of up-to-date information on wines in general,
it has "ratings" of wines from the major producing areas around the world,
and it's small enough to fit in a pocket of purse, so that you can take it
with you as a handy reference when you go to a liquor store or a restaurant.
Cost in England is L4.95 (about $7). I've seen it in some big city book
stores, but I'm not sure whether it's the latest edition. Good luck.
Mike Faiman - University of Illinois, Urbanamark@mcc-pp.UUCP (Mark Scheevel) (10/29/86)
In article <2173@mtuxo.UUCP> ehd@mtuxo.UUCP (e.demont) writes: >Although I enjoy wine, I must plead ignorance of the subject. I >wish to improve my knowledge/appreciation of wine and am looking >for books or other information that explain the different types of >wine and their characteristics (dry, full-bodied, etc.). Please >let me know if you have discovered any information that is written >in English (i.e. novice-proof, no pun intended) rather than in >Wine-ese. > Ellen De Mont > uucp: ihnp4!mtuxo!ehd A good book for beginners is by Kevin Zraly (I think that's the correct name, my book is at home and I'm not) entitled "Windows of the World Wine Course". I believe that Zraly runs the Windows of the World restaurant in NYC (World Trade Center?), and was interested in teaching neophytes about wine in a less intimidating manner than usual. If you want to learn more after reading that book, Hugh Johnson's books (I have his _Atlas_ and another one) are exceptionally well-done and heartily recommended. -- Mark Scheevel MCC, Parallel Processing Austin, Texas arpa: scheevel@mcc.com uucp: {ihnp4,seismo,ctvax}!ut-sally!im4u!milano!mcc-pp!mark
spp@oz.berkeley.edu (Steve Pope) (10/30/86)
A good book, although very outdated with respect to California wines, is the one by Julian Street. I think it's just called "Wines" or something like that. It's short and readable, and contains a good mix of factual and anectdotal material. The next step up from that may be Alexis Lichine's "Wines of France". steve
wilkes@beatnix..UUCP (John Wilkes) (11/02/86)
[...] Another guide book for California wines is ``The Pocket Encyclopedia of California Wines'' by Bob Thompson. The latest edition is 1985. I am also a wine novice, and I have found this book useful.