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Product Description The Glory of Wine is a straightforward approach to the classic wine experience, telling the extraordinary story of wine as it moves from the vineyard to the bottle. In the process it covers the basics of wine making, the major wine-producing countries and the minor ones as well; also the three basic types of wine (still, sparkling and fortified), along with essential information on the buying, storing and serving of wine. The contents also include a Glossary of Grape Varieties, a Vocabulary of Taste and the key to deciphering the wine labels of various countries. Review A practical, detailed, accessible, and informative guide to wine for anyone caught up in the lure of the grape. -- Pasadena, CA Wine Journal An entertaining primer that is loaded with useful information. -- Bon Appetit Miller's no-nonsense approach should appeal to anyone who has ever been intimidated by the mystique ... of wine. -- Booklist This is a book that sneaks up on you... only when you've finished reading it do you realize just how much you have learned -- Anthony Dias Blue, Syndicated Wine Writer To be fully appreciated, this book should be read slowly and the words tasted. -- Coral Gables, FL Wine News From the Publisher The Glory of Wine tells how man and nature collaborate to produce wine. It follows the process from start to finish, including details on the countries involved. Clear and concise, the book offers the reader an enormously rich introduction to the subject. It provides a a solid foundation for understanding wine and offers basic yet specific information while avoiding the dangers of obsolescense. It has been called "informative without being dogmatic, interesting without being esoteric." From the Author I wrote The Glory of Wine for those who know a few things about wine and would like to know a few things more, who wish to be wine literate. With this book, one can proceed with confidence when confronting a wine list in a restaurant or when selecting a bottle for a dinner at home. About the Author Gloria Bley Miller has had a varied background in education and the fine arts. Food and wine have long been among her major interests. She has traveled widely for years, sampling wines from all over the world. She is also the author of The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook which won the Tastemaker Award in the United States and a Distinguished Award from the German Gastronomic Society. Praised for its clarity and lucidity, the work was included in Craig Claiborne's Recommended Cookbook Library and selected by Williams-Sonoma as one of their twenty-two classic cookbooks. The New York Times included it among a dozen or so cookbooks that have stood the test of time, calling them "comprehensive, with wide perspectives that give a rich sense of the areas... they cover." Ms. Miller lives in Greenwich Village with her husband, sculptor Richard McDermott Miller. She is a member of the Authors Guild. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Nature's Role Wine making is a collaboration between man and nature. Nature has generously provided the grape, soil, and climate as well as the key to wine making. This is nature's gift. Man has his own role to play. Selecting and cultivating the grape he then participates in its astonishing trans- formation from rich, sweet juice into the exhilarating liquid we call wine. The Grape The grape's eventful journey begins in the spring of the year. As average daily temperatures reach about 50 degrees F, the vine begins its annual growth. Tender buds form on the branches and sap rises in the vines, causing those buds to bulge and burst. This is the bud break. Downy shoots, suddenly pushing out, become the spurs or fruiting units that will bear the crop. (These are known as canes when they mature.) Tendrils and leaves appear. Trapping the sun's radiant energy by photosynthesis, they draw carbon dioxide from the air, producing the carbohydrates that will fuel the vine's growth and nourisBook Details
Published
April 1, 2001
Publisher
Ibrod Press
Pages
12
ISBN
9780967901213