The Wall Street Journal Guide to Wine - Rilegato

Gaiter, Dorothy J.; Brecher, John

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0767903897 ISBN 13: 9780767903899

Casa editrice: Broadway, 1999

Riassunto

Only hours after Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher's column appears each week in The Wall Street Journal, wine retailers from coast to coast are sold out of the couple's recommendations. Why? With a friendly style that is neither intimidating nor condescending, Dorothy and John provide straight talk for consumers who don't want to be taken for a ride, but do want to get maximum enjoyment from the abundance of good wines available today.

If you're like most people, when it comes to buying wine, you're lost. You walk into a wine shop and you're overwhelmed by the thousands of bottles staring back at you. So you probably pick up the same, safe Chardonnay or Merlot, afraid to take a chance on something different.

Dorothy and John know how you feel. They write their hugely popular "Tastings" column in the "Weekend Journal" for a frustrated majority: people who can afford more and better wine, who want to know more about wine, but who don't know where to begin.

In The Wall Street Journal Guide to Wine, they share everything you need to know about buying, drinking, and enjoying wine, along with listings of 300 great wine values to get you started. They encourage you to start at the beginning: Buy two bottles of similar wines, put them in numbered brown-paper bags, and taste them. You will like one better than the other. And that is how your wine education begins.

The Wall Street Journal Guide to Wine features thirty different kinds of wine in all price ranges, from popular Chardonnays and Merlots to less familiar, but readily available, Gewürztraminers and Dolcettos. Can't find a particular wine mentioned? Look for one from the same region in the same price range.

Throughout the book you'll find helpful information on chilling wine, choosing a wine store, inviting your friends to a wine-tasting, and how to remember that wine you really liked. There are practical tips: what 12 basic bottles you should have on hand at all times, as well as how long to keep that special bottle of Bordeaux.

Through it all, John and Dorothy make it clear that wine isn't an end in itself, but just one part of a good life. This book is not just about wine, but about life, love, romance, and fun. Drink up!

Su questo libro

Recensione:

Praise from readers of the popular "Tastings" column:

"When I first started reading [your column] I thought you would teach me about wine--and you certainly have. But you've also taught me about adventure, celebration, and joy! What you share of yourselves and your approach to living is what really makes me look forward to 'Tastings' each and every week. Thank you so much!"
--Kathleen Avé, Sacramento, California

"When the 'Weekend Journal' first started (and your column entered my life)--there were no bottles of wine in my house on a regular basis. Now there's a rotating stash of 10 to 20 bottles (there would be more but you've encouraged me to find lots of times for celebrating and thus consuming them). You make it so fun--if there is an opposite of intimidating, you all are it, and I'm grateful."
--Laura Wolff, Ferguson, Missouri

"I commend you on your 'Tastings' column. . . . Your column comes across as delightful discussion by highly informed 'amateurs,' like myself, who 'love' something beyond their regular occupation. The types and ranges of medium-priced wines that you discuss are those that I can reasonably consider. I am reaching beyond our usual jug and boxed wines for wines for special occasions and for instances where we want to explore more than just quench our thirst. Thus your column has revived my interest in wine as a hobby rather than just an item on the grocery list."
--Frederick W. Fraley, III,  Dallas, Texas

"Not only have you gotten me hooked to your Friday article, but now that I have passed the word on to my five brothers, three sisters, and mother about your Friday column, it seems that you and your comments are the topic of conversation during many of our weekend get-togethers. . . . I look forward every Friday to my 5:30 a.m. coffee, picking up the WSJ, ignoring all of the news highlights, and moving right on to the 'Weekend Journal' and your review!"
--Regina Staudacher,  Grand Blanc, Michigan

L'autore:

Nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, Dorothy J. Gaiter reports on race issues for The Wall Street Journal. John Brecher is the Page One Editor of the newspaper. They fell in love with wine (and each other) 25 years ago and now live with their two daughters, Media and Zoė, in New York City, where they haunt wine shops in search of good values.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Broadway
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0767903897
• ISBN 13: 9780767903899
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 304