Hugh Johnson's How to Enjoy Your Wine
by Hugh JohnsonEdition: Revised
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-10-05
Publisher(s): Fireside
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Summary
Hugh Johnson, one of the world's foremost wine experts, divulges everything needed to fully appreciate wine. Johnson's clear writing style, sense of humor, friendly panache, and vast knowledge helps readers increase their understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of wine by learning: Types of wine Storing wine Pairing wine with food Tasting tips and etiquette Restaurant tips and etiquette Glossary of wine terms
Author Biography
Hugh Johnson began his prodigious and distinguished career as a wine connoisseur with membership in the Wine and Foood Society at Cambridge University. He succeeded the legendary André Simon as editor of Wine & Food and served concurrently as general secretary of the International Wine and Food Society. Johnson has established himself as the preeminent authority on wine with such titles as The World Atlas of Wine, Vintage: The Story of Wine, The Modern Encyclopedia of Wine, and his bestselling annual Pocket Encyclopedia of Wine.
Table of Contents
Contents
Introduction: The art of enjoyment
Opening the bottle
Storing the wine
Decanting and serving
Judging wine
The styles of wine
Wine with meals
Special occasions
Tactics in the restaurant
Glossary
Index
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