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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
0743229312
ISBN-13
9780743229319
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102828836
Product Key Features
Edition
6
Book Title
Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide : The Complete, Easy-to-Use Reference on Recent Vintages, Prices, and Ratings for More than 8,000 Wines from All the Major Wine Regions
Number of Pages
1648 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Topic
Beverages / Alcoholic / General, Beverages / Alcoholic / Wine, Reference
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Cooking
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
3.8 in
Item Weight
68.4 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2002-070562
Table Of Content
Contents IntroductionHow to Use This GuideOrganizationViticultural Areas CoveredRating the Producers and GrowersVintage SummariesTasting Notes and RatingsQuoted PricesWine Price Guide CodesThe Role of a Wine CriticAbout WineHow to Buy WineHow to Store WineThe Question of How Much AgingHow to Serve WineFood and Wine MatchupsWhat's Been Added to Your Wine?Organic WinesThe Dark Side of WineThe Growing International Standardization of Wine StylesDestroying the Joy of Wine by Excessive Acidification, Overzealous Fining, and Abrasive FiltrationThe Inflated Wine Pricing of RestaurantsCollectors versus ConsumersUnspeakable PracticesWine Producers' GreedWine Writers' Ethics and CompetenceIn Vino Veritas?Safety GuidelinesWhat Constitutes a Great Wine?Making Sense of TerroirRecommended ReadingThe Wine World's Biggest LiesA Tongue-in-Cheek Guide to Understanding the Language of the Wine-makerWine on the InternetTHE WINES OF WESTERN EUROPEChapter 1: FranceAlsaceBordeauxBurgundy and BeaujolaisChampagneThe Loire ValleyThe Languedoc-RoussillonProvenceThe Rhône ValleyBergerac and the SouthwestChapter 2: ItalyPiedmontTuscanyOther Significant Red Wines of ItalyChapter 3: Germany and AustriaChapter 4: Spain and PortugalTHE WINES OF NORTH AMERICAChapter 5: CaliforniaChapter 6: OregonChapter 7: Washington StateChapter 8: The Mid-Atlantic StatesTHE BEST OF THE RESTChapter 9: Australia and New ZealandChapter 10: Argentina and ChileChapter 11: South AfricaIndex
Synopsis
Thoroughly revised and updated, this sixth edition of theParker's Wine Buyer's Guidehas been eagerly awaited by seasoned collectors and occasional drinkers alike. No one wants to waste his or her precious dollars on an unenjoyable bottle, and with Parker's advice in hand, no one ever will.Employing his famous 100-point rating system and copious tasting notes, Parker evaluates more than 8,000 wines of recent vintage from all the major wine-producing regions of the world. More than 3,000 specific growers and producers from the world's leading viticultural areas are evaluated separately, and Parker's independence from the trade allows him to be completely honest in his opinions.This latest edition has been revised, updated, and expanded to offer increased coverage of Italy and Australia, while continuing to provide the most extensive and authoritative reviews in the world of the wines of all regions covered previouslyIn addition to the valuable ratings information,Parker's Wine Buyer's Guideincludes all the information today's consumer needs in order to select the perfect bottle, store it, spot a badly stored and abused bottle, and find the best wine values. Quite simply,Parker's Wine Buyer's Guideis the indispensable resource on wine from America's most knowledgeable and influential authority on the subject., Parker's acclaimed guide, fully revised with ratings on the latest vintages from around the world, is one of the most authoritative wine guides available and now comes with expanded sections on the popular wines of California and Italy.
LC Classification Number
TP548.P287 2002
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