60 Minute Expert: Wine
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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.
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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,