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    60 Minute Expert: Wine
    60 Minute Expert: Wine
    60 Minute Expert: Wine
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    60 Minute Expert: Wine

    By Patricia Avla

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    In less than one hour of your time, you can learn all the basics of wine culture. Everything you need to know is here: wine tasting, pairing wine and food, and how to tell various types of wine apart.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPatricia Avla
    Release dateFeb 12, 2011
    ISBN9781458109422
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      60 Minute Expert - Patricia Avla

      60 Minute Expert: Wine

      Everything You Need to Know (and then some)

      By Patricia Avla

      Copyright © 2011 Patricia Avla

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      Wine is bottled poetry.

      Robert Louis Stevenson

      Table of Contents

      Chapter 1: Modern Winemaking

      Chapter 2: Types of Wines

      Chapter 3: Common and Uncommon Wines to Know

      Chapter 4: Tasting Wine

      Chapter 5: Health Benefits of Wine

      Chapter 6: Pairing Wine and Food

      Chapter 7: Tips for Getting Over (or Preventing) a Wine Hangover

      Chapter 8: Thoughts on Wine

      Introduction to Wine

      Wine is a broad term that refers to the fermentation of plant matter for the purpose of producing an alcoholic beverage. Of course, most people think of grapes as the basis for wine, but other sources include rice (sake), various fruits (elderberry, grapefruit, cherry, etc.), barley, and even honey (mead).

      For the purposes of this short explanation, we ll stick with wines made from grapes. These are categorized several ways, including by vinification methods, taste, and vintage. Many casual drinkers pay little attention to the differences in these categories. After all, for most folks the sole consideration is good taste. However,

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