The Concise Guide to Wine and Blind Tasting - Rilegato

Burton, Neel; Flewellen, James

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0956035396 ISBN 13: 9780956035394

Casa editrice: Acheron Pr, 2014

Riassunto

This clear and concise primer provides detailed coverage of all the major wine styles and regions, together with introductory notes on the history of wine, viticulture, winemaking, and blind tasting. It seeks throughout to examine in what ways a particular wine is unique and different from other, similar wines.
 
For example, why and in what ways is Pauillac, in Bordeaux, different from Pomerol, also in Bordeaux? Why and in what ways is Mosel Riesling different from Riesling from the Rheingau, or the Nahe, or Alsace, Austria, or Australia?
 
Written by former members of the Oxford University Blind Tasting Society, this book is dedicated to all wine lovers, and should prove particularly useful to competitive blind tasters, higher level students, winemakers, wine traders, and sommeliers.

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Recensione:

A comprehensive education in wine... speaks to both the novice and the seasoned oenophile. Read diligently, it will transform the wine drinker's understanding and appreciation of the magic that is wine. --The Times Literary Supplement

...a book that will be of benefit to anyone taking a Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) course in the coming years. --Paul O'Doherty, JancisRobinson.com

Mssrs. Burton and Flewellen have produced just the book that anyone needs ... This is a splendid, concise, up-to-date, comprehensive and accurate guide ... Warmly recommended! --Clive Coates MW, Author of The Wines of Burgundy

Blind wine tasting is one of the most challenging and thought provoking concepts of the beautiful world of wine. Most importantly, it is a two way process, being the ultimate test for both the wine tasted and the wine taster. This excellent book covers all aspects, in a delightful yet sophisticated way. --Konstantinos Lazarakis MW, Author of The Wines of Greece

Anyone, whether eager volunteer or unsuspecting victim, who has experienced the mental and sensory rigours of blind tasting will welcome this helping hand with open arms. A great confidence booster for anyone looking to make sense of the increasingly convoluted world wine map. --Gabriel Savage, Managing Editor, The Drinks Business

Finding good generalizations about the specific taste and structure of wines (as far as that is possible) is surprisingly hard, and the ones in this book are invaluable. Of course, each taster eventually develops their own sense of how to identify and recognize the many and varied aspects of wine, but a resource like this is worth knowing about as a reference point for wine students at all stages ... the book is a trustworthy and valuable resource to have, and would doubtless become well thumbed by any serious wine devotee. --Richard Hemming, JancisRobinson.com

The book is unique in the way it sets out to examine what makes similar wines different ... I wish this book had been available when I was studying for my WSET Diploma. --Colin Smith, IWC and IWSC Judge

Anyone either considering taking on, or in the middle of, a wine course such as the WSET should consider this essential reading. --Thomas Parker, Purchaser at Farr Vintners

A detailed textbook ... very thorough. --Decanter

Burton and Flewellen have done more than just compile a remarkably comprehensive guide to overcoming the daunting challenge of blind tasting; salient characteristics of each of the world's wine-producing regions are captured both succinctly and lucidly. This is an indispensable guide. --Michael Palij MW, Founder of Winetraders and Winematters

A fine introduction to the world of wine to anybody who is remotely serious about it. --Chris Kissack, thewinedoctor.com

This is a book that needed to be written ... I recommend it for my wine degree students at Plumpton College. --Matthew Hudson, Course Leader, Plumpton College

Burton and Flewellen prove to be singularly diligent guides. The tone is brisk and businesslike, never lapsing into gratuitous academia. --Graham Holter, The Wine Merchant magazine

L'autore:

Neel Burton is a psychiatrist, philosopher, writer, and wine-lover who lives and teaches in Oxford. James Flewellen is a biophysicist at Oxford University. While still a student, he led the university's blind tasting team to victory in several competitions, most notably the Sciences Po International Tasting (SPIT) and the Varsity Match against Cambridge University. Reporting on the 58th Varsity Match in the Financial Times, Master of Wine Jancis Robinson described him as the most impressive taster of the lot .

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• Editore: Acheron Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0956035396
• ISBN 13: 9780956035394
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 376