Christopher Foulkes Bücher

Information on where wines are made, how to read their labels, what the wines taste like, and which are the best. Those wine zones whose produce is available commercially are discussed in detail with attention to appellations, producers, geology, weather, growers, merchants, co-ops, quality factors, winemaking techniques, vintages, etc.

This book celebrates the 300th birthday of Taylor Fladgate & Yeatman, the firm that makes the finest and most long-lived of vintage ports. The company is still proudly independent after three centuries of eventful history. The book tells of the earliest days of the port trade and the people who shaped it, of war and revolution, boom and recession. It profiles the superb wine estates which Taylor's owns in the wild and beautiful Upper Douro. And in a fastinating chapter leading tasters explore a century of vintages from the fabled 1896 to the 1980s.

This handy pocket-sized wine encyclopedia offers more than 2,300 entries describing wines from around the world. The easy-to-use A-Z format quickly guides the user to the most useful facts about wines, winemakers, or the meaning of virtually any word on a wine list or label. All the essential information needed to make an enlightened wine purchase is included -- taste, quality, ability to age, vintage charts, and background information, as well as tips from well-known chefs. This is the ultimate take-to-a-restaurant, take-on-a-trip, or take-to-the-store reference for both the novice and serious enthusiast who wants to make better informed wine selections.

Dutch text.Tielt, w.d.; hardback, pp. 610, col. ill, cm 20x27.