Wine For Dummies 4th Edition
This down-to-earth guide cuts through wine snobbery and tells you what's in, what's out, and what's new in wine. This update of the bestselling For Dummies® classic covers everything from established and emerging wine regions to pairing wine with food to collecting wine. Here's to fun, relaxed wine exploration and enjoyment! Discover how to: Understand grape varieties and wine styles Decipher wine lists and wine labels Select, store, open, pour, and enjoy wine.
This down-to-earth guide cuts through wine snobbery and tells you what's in, what's out, and what's new in wine. This update of the bestselling For Dummies® classic covers everything from established and emerging wine regions to pairing wine with food to collecting wine.
Here's to fun, relaxed wine exploration and enjoyment!Discover how to:. Understand grape varieties and wine styles. Decipher wine lists and wine labels. Select, store, open, pour, and enjoy wineWine for Dummies 4th Edition - Audiobook. You generally know what you are getting with the 'Dummies' series. No fancy illustrations or photographs (though 7 icons with various meanings: Real Deal, Remember, Worth the Search, Snob Alert, etc. I have always found these books well written by experts and unpretentious.
While I may not like the look of the generic yellow covers, I appreciate the fact that the bland appearance and lack of high production values of these books keeps the price down. When I've looked to boost my knowledge on a computer program (Microsoft Access, Quickbooks) I was never averse to buying a Dummies book, whatever that implied about my subject matter knowledge, or lack thereof. Was I prepared to declare myself an ignoramus, on this particular subject no less, one that prides itself on a certain snobbish appeal. And I am glad I did. Certified Wine Educator Ed McCarthy and Master of Wine Mary Ewing-Milligan walk you through the comprehensive world of wine, introducing you to the basics but then quickly diving in deep on particular important wine producing countries and regions. When you've completed this book, which is a surprisingly quick read, not only will you have a lot of great tips on particular wines to try, you'll also be equipped with new knowledge of where to buy wine at a good price, how to cellar and age it properly, how best to handle ordering it in a store or restaurant, and a lot more.
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And best of all, these two authors, while clearly fonts of knowledge and lovers of wine, also realize at the end of the day this is just fermented grape juice. They want to educate, but at the end of the day they want you to relax and enjoy and not take it all too seriously. Exactly the same philosophy of the Dummies series.
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Walks you through installing the development software Covers the basics of each of PhoneGap's functional units Introduces various projects you can build with the framework Discusses using HTML, CSS, JavaScript Explores the features accelerameter and compass Examines media, storage and files, camera, contacts, geolocation, and more Within Beginning PhoneGap, each new chapter builds on the lessons taught in the previous so that by the end of the book, you can have mobile apps up and running! 'NOTE: Several significant changes to the PhoneGap software occurred shortly after this book was published. The author has written extra pages to address these and other changes. You can download the updates to this book from the book's support page on the Wrox website.' Part I: Getting to Know Wine. Chapter 1: Wine 101. Chapter 2: These Taste Buds Are for You.
Chapter 3: Pinot Envy and Other Secrets about Grape Varieties. Chapter 4: Wine Names and Label Lingo. Sc sharpen tools free. Chapter 5: Behind the Scenes of Winemaking.
Part II: Wine and You: Up Close and Personal. Chapter 6: Navigating a Wine Shop. Chapter 7: Confronting a Restaurant Wine List. Chapter 8: The Insider's Track to Serving and Using Wine.
Part III: The 'Old World' of Wine. Chapter 9: Doing France. Chapter 10: Italy, the Heartland of Vino. Chapter 11: Spain, Portugal, Germany, and Beyond. Part IV: Discovering the New World of Wine.
Chapter 12: The Southern Hemisphere Arises. Chapter 13: America, America. Part V: Wine's Exotic Face.
Chapter 14: Champagne and Other Sparklers. Chapter 15: Wine Roads Less Traveled: Fortified and Dessert Wines. Part VI: When You've Caught the Bug. Chapter 16: Buying and Collecting Wine.
Chapter 17: Continuing Education for Wine Lovers. Chapter 18: Describing and Rating Wine. Chapter 19: Marrying Wine with Food.
Part VII: The Part of Tens. Chapter 20: Answers to Ten Common Questions about Wine. Chapter 21: Ten Wine Myths Demystified. Part VIII: Appendixes. Appendix A: Pronunciation Guide to Wine Terms. Appendix B: Glossary of Wine Terms.
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Appendix C: Vintage Wine Chart: 1985-2004.