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Wine Style: Using Your Senses to Explore and Enjoy Wine
From the bestselling authors of Wine For Dummies, a different way to choose and enjoy wine
Because the choices in a wine store or on a wine list can seem limitless or intimidating, wine drinkers often stick with what they know, such as Merlot, or go with the choice made by a wine critic or a waiter. This appealingly straightforward and unintimidating guide will help wine drinkers discover what they like and make informed choices. The authors identify 12 wine styles, or taste categories, including four for red wine and four for white wine. For each style, the authors detail how it tastes, where it comes from, grape varieties that are common for the style, and a few recommended wines. The style "Soft, Fruity Red Wines," for instance, includes U.S. Merlots, Beaujolais, Burgundies and other Pinot Noirs, and southern Italian reds, among other wines. Complete with tips on pairing wine with food and a pull-out wine wheel to help readers remember the styles, this is the refreshingly different book wine drinkers have been waiting for.
Mary Ewing-Mulligan, Master of Wine, and Ed McCarthy, Certified Wine Instructor (New York, NY), are among the best-known, most widely respected wine experts in the United States. They have appeared frequently in the media, including on television's Food Network and CNNfn, and have written seven wine books in the For Dummies series.
Because the choices in a wine store or on a wine list can seem limitless or intimidating, wine drinkers often stick with what they know, such as Merlot, or go with the choice made by a wine critic or a waiter. This appealingly straightforward and unintimidating guide will help wine drinkers discover what they like and make informed choices. The authors identify 12 wine styles, or taste categories, including four for red wine and four for white wine. For each style, the authors detail how it tastes, where it comes from, grape varieties that are common for the style, and a few recommended wines. The style "Soft, Fruity Red Wines," for instance, includes U.S. Merlots, Beaujolais, Burgundies and other Pinot Noirs, and southern Italian reds, among other wines. Complete with tips on pairing wine with food and a pull-out wine wheel to help readers remember the styles, this is the refreshingly different book wine drinkers have been waiting for.
Mary Ewing-Mulligan, Master of Wine, and Ed McCarthy, Certified Wine Instructor (New York, NY), are among the best-known, most widely respected wine experts in the United States. They have appeared frequently in the media, including on television's Food Network and CNNfn, and have written seven wine books in the For Dummies series.
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244 pages, Hardcover
First published October 21, 2005
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June 6, 2014
A great book if you know nothing about wine and don't want to learn much about wine.
September 16, 2025
Fun introductory book on wine.
The book covered 4 styles of white wines, 3 reds, and two types of rosés in a structured manner. At the cost of structure and simplicity - the book was predictable and redundant. After reading the chapter on unoaked white wines, you could tell what oaked white wines was going to be about and so forth.
When I have to, I can now participate in baseline wine-speak.
The book covered 4 styles of white wines, 3 reds, and two types of rosés in a structured manner. At the cost of structure and simplicity - the book was predictable and redundant. After reading the chapter on unoaked white wines, you could tell what oaked white wines was going to be about and so forth.
When I have to, I can now participate in baseline wine-speak.
March 14, 2021
Great points and overview in types and guide to wine selections
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