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Title Larousse encyclopedia of wine / general editor, Christopher Foulkes
Edition Ed. fully updated in 2001 by Larousse
Published New York : Larousse, [2001]
©2001

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Description 624 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 27 cm
Contents The Enjoyment of Wine / Michael Broadbent -- Wine: The Taste, the Enjoyment -- The History of Wine -- MAP: the Ancient Mediterranean -- Choosing Wine -- Choosing White Wines -- Choosing Red Wines -- Choosing Sparkling Wines -- Choosing Fortfied Wines -- Grape Varieties -- Bottle Sizes and Shapes -- Wine Laws and Labels -- Buying Wine -- Keeping Wine -- Wine and Time -- Storing Wine -- Serving Wine -- Temperature -- Opening Wine -- Choosing a Corkscrew -- Opening Sparkling Wines -- Decanting -- Choosing a Decanter -- Caring for Glass -- Choosing Glasses -- Wine at Table -- How To Taste Wine -- Wine and Food -- Wine on the Menu -- The 14 Families of Wine -- Matching Wine with Food -- Matching Wine with Cheese -- Winemaking Today -- Traditional Techniques -- The Wine Year -- Revolution in the Vineyard -- Vine and Wine Trends -- Fermentation -- Making White Wine -- Making Red Wine -- Making Sparkling Wine -- Making Fortified Wine -- Maturing Wine -- The Art of Elevage -- Casks and the Taste of Wine -- From Chateau to Table -- Wine Lands of the World -- World Wine Zones -- MAP: World Vineyard Distribution -- Quality Wine Zones -- France -- MAP: Wine Regions of France -- Bordeaux -- MAP: Wine Regions of Bordeaux -- MAP: Wine Districts of Medoc, Graves and Sauternes -- Medoc -- St-Estephe -- Pauillac -- St-Julien -- Margaux -- Other Medoc Appellations -- Pessac-Leognan and Graves -- Pessac-Leognan -- Graves -- Sauternes -- Entre-deux-Mers -- Bourg and Blaye -- MAP: Wine Districts of the Libournais -- St-Emilion -- Pomerol -- Fronsac and Canon-Fronsac -- Burgundy -- MAP: Wine Regions of Burgundy -- Chablis -- MAP: the Chablis Wine Area -- Cote d'Or -- MAP: the Cote d'Or -- Cote de Nuits -- Cote de Beaune -- MAP: Wine Regions of Chalonnais, Maconnais and Beaujolais -- The Cote chalonnaise -- The Maconnais -- Beaujolais -- Champagne -- MAP: Wine Zones of Champagne -- Alsace -- MAP: Wine Villages of Alsace -- The Loire -- MAP: Wine Regions of Western and Central Loire -- Western Loire -- Central Loire -- Upper Loire -- MAP: Wine Regions of the Upper Loire -- The Rhone -- MAP: Wine Regions of the Rhone -- Northern Rhone -- Southern Rhone -- Jura and Savoie -- Jura -- Savoie -- Provence and Corsica -- MAP: Wine Regions of Provence and Corsica -- Provence -- Corsica -- The Midi -- MAP: Wine Regions of the Midi -- Vins de pays -- Vins Doux Naturels -- Roussillon -- Corbieres and Fitou -- Western Aude -- Minervois -- Coteaux du Languedoc -- Gard -- South-West France -- MAP: Wine Regions of South-West France -- Bergerac -- Duras, Marmandais, Buzet -- Cahors -- Gaillac and Fronton -- The Pyrenees -- The Aveyron and the Quercy -- Germany, The Benelux, Switzerland and Austria -- Germany -- MAP: Wine Regions of Germany -- Ahr-Mittelrhein -- Mosel-Saar-Ruwer -- MAP: Mosel Wine Districts -- MAP: Wine Regions of the Rhein -- Rheingau -- Nahe -- Rheinhessen -- Pfalz -- Hessische Bergstrasse -- Franken -- Eastern Germany -- Baden -- Wurttemberg -- Sekt -- The Benelux Countries -- MAP: Wine Regions of the Benelux Countries -- Switzerland -- MAP: Wine Regions of Switzerland -- Austria -- MAP: Wine Regions of Austria -- Italy -- MAP: Wine Regions of Italy -- MAP: Wine Zones of North Italy -- Piedmont -- Valle d'Aoste and Liguria -- Lombardy -- Emilia-Romagna -- Veneto -- Trentino-Alto Adige -- Friuli-Venezia Giulia -- MAP: Wine Zones of Tuscany and Central Italy -- Tuscany -- Central Italy -- Umbria -- Marches -- Abruzzo and Molise -- Southern Italy -- MAP: Wines of Southern Italy, Sicily and Sardinia -- Sicily and Sardinia -- Spain -- MAP: Wine Regions of Spain -- La Rioja -- Navarra and Aragon -- Castilla-Leon -- Galicia and Basque Country -- Catalonia -- Central and Southern Spain -- Sherry -- Malaga -- Portugal and The Mediterranean -- Portugal -- MAP: Wine Zones of Portugal -- Northern Portugal -- Central Portugal -- Southern Portugal -- Port -- Madeira -- The Mediterranean -- MAP: Wine Regions of the Mediterranean -- Greece -- Turkey -- The Levant: Israel, Lebanon, Cyprus, other countries -- North Africa -- The Danube and the Black Sea -- MAP: the Danube and the Black Sea -- The Danube -- Hungary -- Bulgaria -- Romania -- Slovenia -- Czech Republic and Slovakia -- The Black Sea -- Moldova -- Ukraine -- Russian Republic -- Georgia -- Armenia -- Azerbaijan -- Kazakhstan -- North America -- MAP: Wine Regions of North America -- MAP: California, Washington and Oregon -- California -- MAP: Wine Zones of Napa and Sonoma -- Napa -- Sonoma -- Other Coastal Regions -- Interior Regions -- North-Western USA -- Washington -- Oregon -- North-Eastern USA -- New York State -- Other North-Eastern States -- South and Mid-West USA -- Canada -- Central and Southern America -- MAP: Wine Regions of Central and South America -- Mexico -- Chile -- Argentina -- Brazil and other countries -- Australia and New Zealand -- Australia -- MAP: Wine Zones of Australie -- New South Wales -- Victoria -- South Australia -- Western Australia -- New Zealand -- MAP: Wine Regions of New Zealand -- South Africa -- MAP: Wine Regions of South Africa -- Rest of the World -- England and Wales -- India, China, Japan -- What the quality wine label shows -- Regulations for quality wine -- Quality levels -- Vintage charts -- Wine zones and statistics
Summary "Larousse, the original publisher of The Larousse Gastronomique, is proud to present this Larousse Encyclopedia of Wine, a completely international, accessible and strikingly practical reference for novice and expert alike. Bringing together contributions from over 20 of the world's wine experts, this book provides a captiving, up-to-date, and jargon-free excursion into the world of wine. Covering the incredible diversity of wines throughout the world, where they are made, how to read their labels, what each wine tastes like, and which examples are best, Larousse Encyclopedia of Wine provides knowledge that will allow anyone to feel confident exploring the rich, exhilarating world of wine. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET
Notes "First published in 1994 by Larousse"--T.p. verso
Includes index
Subject Wine and wine making.
Author Foulkes, Christopher.
LC no. 2003269288
ISBN 2035850134
203560236X
Other Titles Encyclopedia of wine