Wine Folly

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An essential, hip guide to wine for the new generation of wine drinkers, from the creators of the award wining site WineFolly.com Red or white Cabernet or merlot Light or bold What to pair with food Drinking great wine isn t hard, but finding great wine does require a deeper understanding of the fundamentals Wine Folly The Essential Guide to Wine will help you make sense of it all in a unique infographic wine book Designed by the creators of WineFolly.com, which has won Wine Blogger of the Year from the International Wine Spirits Competition, this book combines sleek, modern information design with data visualization and gives readers pragmatic answers to all their wine questions, including Detailed taste profiles of popular and under the radar wines A guide to pairing food and wine A wine region section with detailed maps Practical tips and tricks for serving wine Methods for tasting wine and identifying flavors Packed with information and encouragement, Wine Folly The Essential Guide to Wine will empower your decision making with practical knowledge and give you confidence at the table. Read Wine Folly – kino-fada.fr I checked this out of the Library and kept it way longer than I should have, and ultimately decided to buy my own copy for reference Infographics inform the reader how to recognize a varietal by the shape of it s bottle, define what glass to deliver your wine in, and advise how to pair wine with food Each wine gets a two page sprea...I love the graphics Love, love, love And the maps are clear and easy to understand They won t help you understand the greater intricacies within regions, but that s a job for a much longer and larger book It also falls into the very easy trap of not really explaining the difference between grapes and wines They re all sort of jumbled together But on the whole, I love the way it approached wine However, there are two negatives to this volume 1 I wish it was spiral bound so it would lay fl I love the graphics Love, love, love And the maps are clear and easy to understand They won t help you understand the greater intricacies within regions, but that s a job for a much longer and larger book It also falls into the very easy trap of not really explaining the difference between grapes and wines They re all sort of jumbled together But on the whole, I love the way it approached wine However, there are two negatives to this volume 1 I wish it was spiral bound so it would lay flat on the table.2 I find the continual use of flavor wheels to describe wines maddeningly unhelpful How in the world am I supposed to know what guava smells like Or crushed gravel versus wet gravel Or raspberry versus black raspberry You have GOT to be kidding me Please, tell me where this magical place is where you can spend the time figuring out what all the things smell like I want to visit.All in all, I think it s a great book to have on the shel...I always knew what I liked and didn t like in terms of wine, but now I understand the why behind my preferences This is an excellent book to give a novice wine enthusiast the basic knowledge surrounding all things wine Drink upThe Essential Guide to Wine is one of the best beginner s guides I ve encountered in any genre, period.It s organized logically Readers are first introduced to the fundamentals of wine the characteristics of taste and smell, how those characteristics organize wines into broad styles Light White, Light Red, and so on , and how those styles pair with food.The voice and tone of the book is exceptional The language is information dense while remaining straightforward and fun It doesn t take it The Essential Guide to Wine is one of the best beginner s guides I ve encountered in any genre, period.It s organized logically Readers are first introduced to the fundamentals of wine the characteristics of taste and smell, how those characteristics organize wines into broad styles Light White, Light Red, and so on , and how those styles...Brilliant Great for wine novices and perfect for vino aficionados The graphics are stunning too.Fantastic resource beautiful graphic illustrations and somehow both concise and comprehensive.Have this at home, reference it when looking to pair food, find new tastes and understand what you re drinking A great conversation piece.I ve recently decided tht I want to be a Sommelier, because.why not This is a great reference book tht is easy to read because of its well done graphic design A great start for anyone who may be intimidated or looking to getthan just a basic knowledge of wine.Nice graphic design but too brief and reference material too limited to even keep as a reference book If you like the author s approach to wine writing and I do you re better off just subscribing to her blog and using online tools for references.Fantastiska gr mata ies c jiem P rskat mi un metodiski, vienk r valod , si par galveno Tas noteikti ir s gr matas liel kais pluss

Wine Folly
  • 09 July 2018
  • Paperback
  • 240 pages
  • 1592408990
  • Madeline Puckette
  • Wine Folly