Windows on the World Complete Wine Course: 2007 Edition

Windows on the World Complete Wine Course: 2007 Edition
by Kevin Zraly

Windows on the World Complete Wine Course: 2007 Edition
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Author: Kevin Zraly
Brand: HomeAndWine.com
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-09-28
ISBN: 1402739281
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Sterling
Product features:
  • This is bestselling wine book in North America it is classic
  • The 2007 edition alone has sold over 100000 copies
  • This new material will include more than 100 wines
  • The 2008 revision will include a special 16-page
  • 224 pages

Book Reviews of Windows on the World Complete Wine Course: 2007 Edition

Book Review: Beginners and Experts Will Love this book
Summary: 4 Stars

I'm a waiter. I have been for more years than I care to remember, to be honest. And, as a waiter, part of my job is to know a thing or two about wines. But of course, I don't know everything. I think the author of this book, Kevin Zraly, comes pretty close though, but his brilliance is not in showing you his knowledge. It's in doing so without talking down to you, or by dragging you through a long, academic book of endless facts and figures.
What Zraly does is write a clear, organized, knowledgeable, and often humorous look at wines, from Bordeaux to Zinfandel; from wine pouring methods to wine tasting methods; from Washington State to South Australia. All along it's an amazingly easy read. And while it is no doubt indispensable for those new to the wine game, it is vital for any of us who do know a lot about wine, but don't always remember all of it. What are the major white wine grapes from the Loire Valley? It's in there. What is the AOC, and how does it work? In there. What's the difference between a port and a sherry. All there.
This new updated version is miles better, and more picturesque than the old crappy 1988 edition I had been holding on to all this time. So glad I got this at Amazon. Even if I don't read it again, it's a great looking hard cover book at a great price!

Summary of Windows on the World Complete Wine Course: 2007 Edition

The Windows on the World Complete Wine Course is simply the bestselling wine book in the United States?it?s a classic. And this new edition contains an additional 16 wonderful pages, including a featured supplement about the olfactory system and how it deepens our enjoyment of wine. Written in a question-and-answer format, the section is coauthored with Wendy Dubit, an expert on the subject. Plus, this unequaled volume retains all the invaluable information, fabulous illustrations, and gorgeous styling of the 20th anniversary edition. Wine lovers will still thrill to Zraly?s inimitable, irreverent style. As always, 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.

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