Synopsis
Every Man His Own Butler by Cyrus Redding is a practical guide to wine in the gentleman's household. The work offers guidance on buying, storing, and serving wines, with emphasis on sound judgement and responsible hospitality. It argues that good wine comes from honest merchants and careful handling, and provides detailed chapters on tasting, decanting, cooling, and the proper sequence of wines at table. The book covers a wide range of wines—Port, Sherry, Madeira, Marsala, Rhine, Burgundy, Champagne, and more—along with discussions of fermentation theory, wine vessels, disarrangements, racking, fining, bottling, and the prevention of faults such as acidity, turbidity, and taint. It includes price ranges, lists of wines for store, and practical tips on cellar construction and climate. The aim is to elevate domestic wine practice from casual drinking to refined skill, guiding readers to enjoy wine with discernment and moderation and to protect their cellars from fraud and spoilage.
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