Le Cordon Bleu Wine Essentials: Professional Secrets to Buying, Storing, Serving, and Drinking Wine

Le Cordon Bleu,Bleu, Le Cordon

ISBN 10: 0471393479 / ISBN 13: 9780471393474

Published by Wiley, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Le Cordon Bleu Wine Essentials: Professional Secrets to Buying, Storing, Serving, and Drinking Wine
• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471393479
• ISBN 13: 9780471393474
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

From one of the world’s leading cooking schools, expert advice on buying, storing, serving, and selling wine for the everyday wine lover

Le Cordon Bleu Wine Essentials lets the everyday wine lover become a true wine connoisseur. Shedding light on a world as fascinating for its science and history as it is for its intricate etiquette, this guide unfolds the entire art and craft of wine in a beautifully designed and illustrated volume. With contributions from the world’s leading wine makers, sommeliers, and wine professionals, Le Cordon Bleu Wine Essentials provides commonsense advice on the everyday world of wine–from selecting, buying, and storing wine, to guidelines for tasting, appraising, ordering, and serving all varieties. The book also includes a behind-the-scenes look at winemaking, building a well-balanced wine collection, and practical advice on investing in wine.

Review

"Wine Essentials is a glossily informative book which would look good on the bookshelf of anyone new to the world of wine". (Decanter, 1 October 2001)