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Attractively produced, friendly, and informative, this introduction to wines can be enjoyed alone or used as part of a course. Material is arranged in sections on white grapes and red grapes, with the primary wine-making regions of the world examined in eight chapters, for eight classes. This year's edition includes a new section on buying wine and recommendations for purchases in various price categories. Windows on the World restaurant was located in the World Trade Center; wine expert and teacher Zraly worked there from 1976 until September 11, 2001, but he was not present on the day of the attacks. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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MORE THAN 100,000 COPIES SOLD EACH YEAR!Kevin Zraly's incomparable course ("One of the best start-from-scratch wine books ever written."-- Frank Prial, The New York Times) is still America's top-selling guide to wine. In this year's revised edition, Zraly shares some of the authoritative knowledge on buying wine that he's acquired over the last 30 years: this new, exclusive, and invaluable "How to Buy Wine" section covers retailers, auctions, Internet sites, and just about anywhere a bottle can be purchased. What stays constant is Zraly's inimitable, irreverent style. He answers every question about wine; offers the most up-to-date recommendations; takes you on a country-by-country, region-by-region ratings tour of the latest vintages; and starts you on your way to becoming a wine connoisseur. Abundant full-color labels and maps--some brand new--complete the enticing picture. More current, more informative, more concise and precise than ever, this remains the wine guide against which all others are judged.
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