- Hardcover: 208 pages
- Publisher: Mitchell Beazley; illustrated edition edition (July 31 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1840002050
- ISBN-13: 978-1840002058
- Product Dimensions: 27.8 x 20.9 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #993,788 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Winner of The Wine Book of the Year Gold Label Award (Le Prix due Champagne Lanson); the Glenfiddich Award for Best Drink Book; and the Best Drink Book of the Year by the coveted Andre Simon Memorial Fund Awards.
"Schuster knows how winetasting works...how real people respond to it, and has the skills to explain it clearly..."--Wine Spectator
"...something we haven't really seen before: a beautifully designed and intelligently organized wine primer..."--Boston Globe
One of the most respected lecturers on wine tells you everything you need to know in a comprehensive, structured course. The big feature: 10 instructive tastings that use a variety of widely available and affordable wines.
"Schuster knows how winetasting works...how real people respond to it, and has the skills to explain it clearly..."--Wine Spectator
"...something we haven't really seen before: a beautifully designed and intelligently organized wine primer..."--Boston Globe
One of the most respected lecturers on wine tells you everything you need to know in a comprehensive, structured course. The big feature: 10 instructive tastings that use a variety of widely available and affordable wines.
About the Author
Michael Schuster trained in Bordeaux, where he received the University's Tasting Diploma. He has established an award-winning retail business, works independently as a writer and lecturer, runs his own wine school, and regularly judges wine in tastings around the world.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Take this book to dinner with you...Really!,
By Steve Robbins "ilovewine" (Napa, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Essential Winetasting: The Complete Practical Winetasting Course (Hardcover)
This is a great book to take to dinner with you. It is small enough to fit in a 3-ring binder.At dinner you can make notes as to the vintage, winery, type, etc. of the bottle that you selected, then use the book to write an 'official' taste report. It is really fun to go over your notes weeks/months later, and really remember the flavor. I also include notes about the dishes that were served. I also bring a Perfect Sommelier with me, that ages the wine in 30 minutes. It is a fun item. I found it on Google. If you like this book, you will also like Discovering Wine.
5.0 out of 5 stars
the ONLY alternative to a wine course,
By A Customer
This review is from: Essential Winetasting: The Complete Practical Winetasting Course (Hardcover)
This has got to be the book to get (or give)this year. No surprise that it's winning major wine writing prizes everywhere you look (3 so far this year I read somewhere). Fresh, practical & easy to follow steps to winetasting with no hint of the patronising or the pretentious. The style is straightforward and uncomplicated, the hints and tips given throughout are invaluable. Utterly different from any other wine tasting book on the market, and streets ahead.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
the ONLY alternative to a wine course,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Essential Winetasting: The Complete Practical Winetasting Course (Hardcover)
This has got to be the book to get (or give)this year. No surprise that it's winning major wine writing prizes everywhere you look (3 so far this year I read somewhere). Fresh, practical & easy to follow steps to winetasting with no hint of the patronising or the pretentious. The style is straightforward and uncomplicated, the hints and tips given throughout are invaluable. Utterly different from any other wine tasting book on the market, and streets ahead.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This is how you first learn, then how you master Wine Tasting.,
By Jennie L. Thornton "Wine Goddess" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Essential Winetasting: The Complete Practical Winetasting Course (Paperback)
This is the only practical tasting text on the market. You can read this book, follow the step-by-step tasting exercises and really call yourself an experienced wine taster. Over 15 years ago I bought this book and was thrilled that I wasn't just getting a shopping list of 90+ point wines. This is a textbook. This is an interactive class in the privacy of your own home. This book was a revelation to me. I was a software programmer who loved to cook and this book set me on a path to become a successful member of the wine trade. Five years ago I was privileged enough to attend one of Mr. Schuster's Master Tasting workshops in London and his teaching style was as clear as this text. After a decade of success in the wine trade I still return to this book to polish my tasting and suggest to new students of wine as a solution to mastering their own tasting skills.
8 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Take this book to dinner with you...Really!,
By Steve Robbins "ilovewine" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Essential Winetasting: The Complete Practical Winetasting Course (Hardcover)
This is a great book to take to dinner with you. It is small enough to fit in a 3-ring binder.At dinner you can make notes as to the vintage, winery, type, etc. of the bottle that you selected, then use the book to write an 'official' taste report. It is really fun to go over your notes weeks/months later, and really remember the flavor. I also include notes about the dishes that were served. I also bring a Perfect Sommelier with me, that ages the wine in 30 minutes. It is a fun item. I found it on Google. If you like this book, you will also like Discovering Wine. |
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