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Essential guide to savoring and choosing wines.
'WineWise' seems like the perfect friend for those intimate dinner parties or for cozy nights in when you want to impress your taste buds and your knowledge on vino. It doesn't just give you the basics; it takes you around the globe, pairing wines with moments and meals, enriching your understanding without overwhelming you. For anyone looking to refine their wine palate without the snobbery, this book is an open invitation to a world of flavors right on your shelf. Cheers to that!
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9780471770640
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Date of Publication: 2008-01-01
Format: Hardcover
Goodreads rating: 3.98
(rated by 55 readers)
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A guide to wine covers such topics as buying and storing wine, understanding labels, grape varieties, wine styles, and how to taste wine.
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Essential guide to savoring and choosing wines.
'WineWise' seems like the perfect friend for those intimate dinner parties or for cozy nights in when you want to impress your taste buds and your knowledge on vino. It doesn't just give you the basics; it takes you around the globe, pairing wines with moments and meals, enriching your understanding without overwhelming you. For anyone looking to refine their wine palate without the snobbery, this book is an open invitation to a world of flavors right on your shelf. Cheers to that!
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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