The Learning Annex Presents Wine - The Learning Annex

The Learning Annex Presents Wine

Buch | Softcover
240 Seiten
2003
Hungry Minds Inc,U.S. (Verlag)
978-0-7645-4146-9 (ISBN)
14,97 inkl. MwSt
Though more and more Americans enjoy wine, many still feel intimidated by the subject. This book and answers questions such as: What are the different types of wine? What kinds of wine come from France, Italy, North America, Australia and New Zealand, South Africa, and South America? And how do I taste wine, and how do I pair wine with food?.
Learn what you need to know about wine - in a single evening! Though more and more Americans enjoy wine each year, many still feel intimidated by the subject. The image of the wine snob - swirling glass in hand, taking luxurious sniffs, and spouting obscure factoids about the vintage - persists, making the rest of us feel lost in a seemingly elite world. In fact, anyone and everyone can appreciate wine."The Learning Annex Presents the Pleasure of Wine" is a straightforward guide that squeezes a seminar's worth of information into a book and answers questions such as: What are the different types of wine? What kinds of wine come from France, Italy, North America, Australia and New Zealand, South Africa, and South America? How do I taste wine, and how do I pair wine with food? What are some fun ways to integrate wine into my life? Full of sidebars and other special features, "The Learning Annex Presents the Pleasure of Wine" gives you the tools and knowledge you need to select, judge, and enjoy wine - and all in a single night's reading!

Ian Blackburn founded LearnAboutWineTM (www.LearnAboutWine.com), Los Angeles' first wine education and event Web site, in 1995. Blackburn holds local board positions with the American Institute of Wine and Food and serves as a consulting Wine Educator for the Cordon Bleu's California School of Culinary Arts, the Learning Annex, and other major Southern California Institutions. Allison Levine is the Director of Marketing, Public Relations, and Events for LearnAboutWineTM. Levine also holds a position on the local board of the American Institute of Wine and Food. The Learning Annex is the largest alternative adult-education organization in the United States. It offers short, inexpensive courses on personal growth, business and career opportunities, showbiz and media, health and healing, sports and fitness, spirituality, relationships, technology, and many other subjects.

Lesson 1: What Is Wine?Lesson 2: How to Appreciate Wine.Lesson 3: White Wines.Lesson 4: Red Wines.Lesson 5: Special Wines.Lesson 6: North America's Wine Regions.Lesson 7: France's Wine Regions.Lesson 8: Italy's Wine Regions.Lesson 9: Other European Wine Producers.Lesson 10: Wine Regions of Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.Lesson 11: South America's Wine Regions.Lesson 12: Buying Wine.Lesson 13: Getting Started with Wine.Lesson 14: Pairing Wine with Foods.Lesson 15: Fun Things to Do with Wine.Appendix A: Wine Pronunciation Guide.Appendix B: Resources and Recommended Reading.Appendix C: Glossary of Wine Terms.Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 30.12.2003
Zusatzinfo Illustrations
Verlagsort Foster City
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Essen / Trinken Getränke
ISBN-10 0-7645-4146-3 / 0764541463
ISBN-13 978-0-7645-4146-9 / 9780764541469
Zustand Neuware
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