Winetasting

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In this innovative book, young wine expert and enthusiast Nicolle Croft has created a wine course that you can enjoy at home with friends and family. She demonstrates how to swirl, sniff, and taste wine like the experts, encouraging you to draw your own tasting conclusions. The characteristics of key grape varieties are explored in lively profiles -- revealing the melon and buttery flavors of Chardonnay, or the hint of ripe plums and fruitcake in Merlot. There are helpful summaries of wine styles, an indispensable glossary of wine terms, and useful advice on successful wine and food matching.