THE ESSENTIALS OF WINE
WITH FOOD PAIRING TECHNIQUES
The Essentials of Wine with Food Pairing Techniques, is a 336-page guide for the novice and intermediate wine drinker. The book is written in a straightforward approach to understanding wine and providing a framework for making intelligent food-pairing decisions.
Designed for a variety of audiences, this book combines a framework for understanding wine and making intelligent food pairing techniques, it offers content that is relevant to the novice and intermediate students and professionals. Thoroughly class-tested, it includes classic pairing combinations and principles that can be used with "World Cuisine". Colorful maps, practice quizzes and pronunciation guides help demystify the subject and guide readers through the maze of wine information.
Designed for a variety of audiences, this book combines a framework for understanding wine and making intelligent food pairing techniques, it offers content that is relevant to the novice and intermediate students and professionals. Thoroughly class-tested, it includes classic pairing combinations and principles that can be used with "World Cuisine". Colorful maps, practice quizzes and pronunciation guides help demystify the subject and guide readers through the maze of wine information.
UNIT OVERVIEWS
Unit 1--The Basics of Wine introduces the learner to fundamental wine concepts, professional tasting, and the process of how grapes are grown and wine is made.
Unit 2--Wine and Food Compatibility outlines the most significant and common grape varietals and then proceeds to the foundations and advanced information about wine and food pairing concepts.
Unit 3--Wines of the New World introduces the learner to the major new world wine producing countries and the most notable regions within them.
Unit 4--Wines of the Old World introduces the learner to the major old world wine producing countries and the most notable regions within them.
Unit 5--Other Types of Wine provides vital information that exposes the learner to sparkling, fortified, and dessert wines.
Unit 6--Wine Management provides some necessary techniques for managing wine successfully. Discussed here are the processes controlling the flow of wine, cost control, and the development of a wine menu.
To get the maximum benefit and depth of information out of the book, follow the units and chapters in order while periodically flipping through the Appendix, Wine Glossary: From A to Z. This appendix acts to support the other chapters and should be used as a reference throughout the textbook.
Unit 1--The Basics of Wine introduces the learner to fundamental wine concepts, professional tasting, and the process of how grapes are grown and wine is made.
Unit 2--Wine and Food Compatibility outlines the most significant and common grape varietals and then proceeds to the foundations and advanced information about wine and food pairing concepts.
Unit 3--Wines of the New World introduces the learner to the major new world wine producing countries and the most notable regions within them.
Unit 4--Wines of the Old World introduces the learner to the major old world wine producing countries and the most notable regions within them.
Unit 5--Other Types of Wine provides vital information that exposes the learner to sparkling, fortified, and dessert wines.
Unit 6--Wine Management provides some necessary techniques for managing wine successfully. Discussed here are the processes controlling the flow of wine, cost control, and the development of a wine menu.
To get the maximum benefit and depth of information out of the book, follow the units and chapters in order while periodically flipping through the Appendix, Wine Glossary: From A to Z. This appendix acts to support the other chapters and should be used as a reference throughout the textbook.
ADDITIONAL TOOLS
Practice Quizzes--At the end of each chapter, there are “Check Your Knowledge” quizzes that include a combination of 20–30 multiple choice, true/false, matching, and short answer essay questions. Unit 2, “Wine and Food Compatibility,” offers several worksheets at the end of each chapter to assist the learner with gaining a solid understanding and practice of pairing guidelines and principles.
Key Words--These terms have been set in italics throughout each chapter within the book. Most words can also be found in the Glossary for quick reference if a definition or pronunciation is needed.
Colorful Maps--Maps of key grape/wine production areas help to illustrate terroir in a general sense. Certainly, it is helpful to have a sense of place, particularly an understanding of where regions or countries are in relation to one another. Each winemaking region has its own character and heritage, and its wines represent both the unique properties of the land and local winemaking practices. The climates and topographies within a country or even a wine region can vary dramatically, so knowing where the wine is made gives clues as to the grape varieties and flavors one can expect.
Pronunciation Guides and Glossary--Some wine terms can be challenging to articulate, because they are taken from French, Italian, German, or Spanish (or even, in some cases, from Portuguese or Hungarian). The first time a “foreign term” appears and is expanded upon within the text, a phonetic guide is included for English speakers. The guide provides an approximate pronunciation in English and does not necessarily reflect the nuances or specific dialects that may be apparent with the use of these terms in the country or wine region of origin. Certainly, a French word will sound best as said by a French-speaking person, but the guides provide a close approximation that would be acceptable to use throughout the world.
Vocabulary that is used throughout the book is summarized in a Glossary at the back of the book. The reader is encouraged to reference the Glossary throughout the text upon encountering a term whose meaning he or she does not know. Unit 4, “Wines of the Old World,” presents easy-to-locate wine bottle labeling terminology at the beginning of each chapter.
Practice Quizzes--At the end of each chapter, there are “Check Your Knowledge” quizzes that include a combination of 20–30 multiple choice, true/false, matching, and short answer essay questions. Unit 2, “Wine and Food Compatibility,” offers several worksheets at the end of each chapter to assist the learner with gaining a solid understanding and practice of pairing guidelines and principles.
Key Words--These terms have been set in italics throughout each chapter within the book. Most words can also be found in the Glossary for quick reference if a definition or pronunciation is needed.
Colorful Maps--Maps of key grape/wine production areas help to illustrate terroir in a general sense. Certainly, it is helpful to have a sense of place, particularly an understanding of where regions or countries are in relation to one another. Each winemaking region has its own character and heritage, and its wines represent both the unique properties of the land and local winemaking practices. The climates and topographies within a country or even a wine region can vary dramatically, so knowing where the wine is made gives clues as to the grape varieties and flavors one can expect.
Pronunciation Guides and Glossary--Some wine terms can be challenging to articulate, because they are taken from French, Italian, German, or Spanish (or even, in some cases, from Portuguese or Hungarian). The first time a “foreign term” appears and is expanded upon within the text, a phonetic guide is included for English speakers. The guide provides an approximate pronunciation in English and does not necessarily reflect the nuances or specific dialects that may be apparent with the use of these terms in the country or wine region of origin. Certainly, a French word will sound best as said by a French-speaking person, but the guides provide a close approximation that would be acceptable to use throughout the world.
Vocabulary that is used throughout the book is summarized in a Glossary at the back of the book. The reader is encouraged to reference the Glossary throughout the text upon encountering a term whose meaning he or she does not know. Unit 4, “Wines of the Old World,” presents easy-to-locate wine bottle labeling terminology at the beginning of each chapter.
WARNING: The consumption of wine may lead you to have
intellectual conversations that seem to make sense.
intellectual conversations that seem to make sense.