Order from a Major Online Bookstore
Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine
Save Your Time And Money
| AnyBook4Less.com | Order from a Major Online Bookstore |
|
| Home | Store List | FAQ | Contact Us | | ||
| Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine Save Your Time And Money |
||
 |
Title: French Wine for Dummies by Ed McCarthy, Mary Ewing-Mulligan ISBN: 0-7645-5354-2 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 15 August, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent Resource on French Wine
Comment: This book hits it right on the head. An excellent, easy to read reference guide on French wine. The book is well-organized and provided good tips and pronunciation keys to help navigate through the French language. This book is a must for the professional or amateur alike and a good value for the money. Useful appendixes contain vintage charts and a handy guide to classes of wine under the rather complex French wine laws.
Rating: 5
Summary: American Dummy Needed this Book
Comment: This is an easy-to-read, yet not patronizing, book on French wines. Essentially, its the basics, but it gave me everything I needed to begin exploring and understanding French wines from my local package store. I've enjoyed some really good wines and had fun in the process. This book is easy to use and refer to when you need it. I don't recommend taking it to the wine store with you as you'll look really dumb, but the information is really helpful.
Rating: 4
Summary: It helped this dummy!
Comment: This book helps one navigate the strange world of French wine - where the land is more important than the type of grape.
The books starts with several chapters on why French wine is considered such high quality, and what the history is behind it. Here's you'll learn about the history and categorizations of wine, as well as overview of the archaic & mind-numbing labelling system.
The second section covers France's high profile wine regions, including Bordeaux, Burgundy & Beautjolais. If all you know about Bordeaux and Burgundy is, "They ain't in Napa", you're in the same boat as me, and the book can give you some guidance.
The third part covers France's other wine regions, including a section on Champaigne. (Champaigne does count as wine - another lesson for me!) This is helpful if you're traveling in France and want to know what local wines to try.
The book closes with answers to commonly asked questions about French wine, as well as exposing one to the myths of French wine.
Overall, the book is a great primer and eduational tool for the novice at French wine. (Or wine in general!) It'll help you with the history and feel of the French wine industry. Perhaps it can guide you at the wine shop, though likely not as much as knowledgable individual.
It passes the, "Would I bring it with me to France?" test. (I did, and it helped me know what wine to try by region) It doesn't pass the, "Will I be any better ordering wine at a restaurant?" test. (I'm not)
 |
Title: Italian Wine for Dummies by Mary Ewing-Mulligan, Ed McCarthy ISBN: 0764553550 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 15 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
 |
Title: Wine for Dummies by Ed McCarthy, Mary Ewing-Mulligan, Piero Antinori ISBN: 0764525441 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 11 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
 |
Title: Champagne for Dummies by Ed McCarthy ISBN: 0764552163 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 13 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
 |
Title: Red Wine for Dummies by Ed McCarthy, Mary Ewing-Mulligan ISBN: 0764550128 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 30 September, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
 |
Title: White Wine for Dummies by Ed McCarthy, Mary Ewing-Mulligan ISBN: 076455011X Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 30 September, 1996 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
Thank you for visiting www.AnyBook4Less.com and enjoy your savings!
Copyright� 2001-2021 Send your comments
