Wine Lessons: Ten Questions to Guide Your Appreciation of Wine - Softcover

Clara Orban

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1465202218 ISBN 13: 9781465202215

Publisher: Kendall Hunt Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

A wine appreciation text for anyone who wants to know more about wine and how culture, geography, and wine making intersect.  Divided into ten chapters, the book introduces readers to wine regions today, and speculates about how wine will evolve.  It also includes practical information for setting up wine tastings, storing wine, and pairing wine with food.  This book makes a good companion on the journey to discover the world of wine.

About this title

About the Author

CLARA ORBAN is professor of French and Italian at DePaul University, department Chair, Modern Languages.  She received her Ph.D. at the University of Chicago in Romance Languages.  She has published books, book chapters, articles, and presented papers on surrealism, futurism, language pedagogy, AIDS literature, sports, TV, and Italian film.  She published her first novel, Terra Firma, in 2006.  Her sixth book, Body [in] Parts, 2008, provides an analysis of the Marquis de Sade's influence on Hervé Guibert.  She is also a certified sommelier and teaches Geography 350: The World of Wine at DePaul University, Chicago. Her current book, Wine Lessons, published in 2012, is in its second edition, and she has plans for a new novel.  Her interest in Hungarian cinema has led to several presentations and hopefully to future projects.

From the Back Cover

"I was not surprised at all to read that some of Clara Orban's favorites are sparking wines; it matches her bubbly personality, that echoes through her vibrant and transparent style of writing: this book reads like a passionate love story . .. for wine . . .

Never feel awkward among wine connoisseurs anymore; in her transparent, vibrant style, Clara Orban takes you on a wonderful journey through the world of wine, that more than any other food has been so closely intertwined with human culture . . .

The most important message; wine is not for snobs, but for wine lovers, although some know-how might help to experience and appreciate wine in all its aspects even more. As the author herself states: 'Wine should be discussed, savored, respected, but above all shared. That, I believe, is the essence itself of passion.'"

Aaltje van Gastel, M.A.

Advisor, Media and Communications

Formerly of Utrecht and Rotterdam Universities, Netherlands, and UVN Media

Edition details

• Publisher: Kendall Hunt Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1465202218
• ISBN 13: 9781465202215
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 298