Become a Wine Expert; All about Wine Testing

By Etiquette & Style Academy

Become a Wine Expert 

All About Wine Tasting

Want to know more about wine? You are at the right place. This book is structured, short and sweet, and extremely cool for beginners., where you can see it all in a glance.

We cover wine basics, grape varieties and countries. 

Grape varieties 

80% of all wines in the world are made from 20 major grape varieties. It is enough to know the main ones to choose good wine. We study 6 main whites, 5 main reds, and 5 sparkling wines. 

⁠You will have a profile for each variety: color, aromas, characteristics, regions and producers, food paring, similar varieties. 

Countries 

We will briefly discuss France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Portugal, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, USA, Argentina, and Chile.⁠ 

⁠You will learn how to read the wine labels of these countries, get essential and structured information about regions and wines that you should definitely try. A list of producers is attached, of course. ⁠ 

You will finally understand what is so particular in expensive French and Italian wines. And if there is any difference between Old and New Worlds. 

Welcome on board and let's begin. Cheers! 

What you'll learn 

How to taste, drink and store wine correctly? 

How to read wine labels from different countries? 

How to choose good wine? 

Wines from France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Portugal, and New World. 

Main grape varieties and the difference between them. 

What affects wine quality and the price? 

What is so particular about expensive French and Italian wines? 

Get the lists of the best producers of all wine discussed. 

Improve your wine consumption and save money on wine. 

Learn what glasses and wine gadgets to buy 

This book is for all wine lovers who are passionate about wine and want to make their wine consumption more diverse and elegant. 

 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Royal Hawaiian Press
• Release date: Sep 6, 2022
• ISBN: 9798215963982

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Become a Wine Expert

All About Wine Tasting

By Etiquette & Style Academy

Become a Wine Expert

All About Wine Tasting

By Etiquette & Style Academy

BECOME A WINE EXTERT

ALL ABOUT WINE TASTING

BY ETIQUETTE & STYLE ACADEMY

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Published by Royal Hawaiian Press

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Tasting Wine Plan

Wine Terms

MILESTONES OF WINE HISTORY

Grape Varieties

Production: What Factors Affect Quality and Price?

Production: Terroir

Production: Wine Making Proces

Colors of Wine

Production: The Great Cork Battle

How to Taste Wine

LOOK

Taste 5: Main Characteristics

Think and describe

Serving Wine: Temperature

Serving Wine: Glasses

Serving Wine: Spiegelau Winelovers for Everything

Serving Wine: Aeration

Storing Wine: Leftover Wine (If Any)

Storing Wine: Starting Your Collection

To Sum Up

Wine Categories

Chardonnay

Sauvignon Blanc

Riesling

Gewürtztraminer

Pinot Gris

Muscat Blanc

Pinot Noir

Cabernet Sauvignon

Merlot

Syrah/Shiraz

Grenache/Garnacha

Rose

Sparkling

Production: Traditional

Champagne

Crémant

Cava

Production: Tank

Prosecco

Pet-Nat

Dessert/Sweet Wines

Dessert Glasses

To Sum Up

WINES OF FRANCE

General Info

Classification

Reading Wine Labels

Taste & Talk Formula

Bottle Shapes

Wine Map

Burgundy Highlights

Beaujolais

Bordeaux Highlights

Bordeaux Art of Blending

Bordeaux Highlights

Premiers Crus

Sauternes

Alsace Highlights

Loire Valley Highlights

Rhone Valley Highlights

Provence Highlights

Languedoc-Roussillion Highlights

To Sum Up

WINES OF ITALY

General Info

Wine Map

Classification

3 Ways That Italians Label Wine Types

Reading Wine Labels

Piedmont Highlights

Nebbiolo

Gavi

North of Italy

Veneto Highlights

Valpolicella Blend

Soave

Tuscany Highlights

Sangiovese

Super Tuscan Wines

Vin Santo

Other Regions

To Sum Up

WINES OF SPAIN, GERMANY & PORTUGAL

Spain General Info

Classification

Reading Wine Labels

Wine Map

Galicia Highlights

Albariño

Pais Vasco Highlights

Navarra

Rioja Highlights

Rioja Classification

Tempranillo

Castilla Y León

Verdejo

Catalonia/Catalunya

Jerez

Other Regions

Germany Highlights

Classification

Reading Wine Labels

Main Regions

Austria Highlights

Portugal Highlights

Classification

Reading Wine Labels

Vihno Verde

Touriga National

Porto/Vinho Do Porto

Porto Type

Madeira

To Sum Up

THE SURREAL VINEYARDS OF LANZAROTTE

WINES OF THE NEW WORLD

Australia Highlights

Reading Wine Labels

Wine Map

Regions Highlights

Main Sub-Regions

New Zeland Highlights

Reading Wine Labels

Wine Map

Main Sub-Regions

South Africa Highlights

Reading Wine Labels

Chenin Blanc

Pinotage

Main Sub-Regions

USA Highllights

Classification

Reading Wine Labels

Wine Map

California

Other States

Zinfandel

Argentina Highlights

Reading Wine Labels

Malbec

Chile Highlights

Reading Wine Labels

Carménère

To Sum Up

WINE & FOOD PAIRING GUIDE

PART I - 10 Simple Rules

PART II - Main Pairs

WINE TASTING ETIQUETTE— THINGS TO DO & THINGS TO AVOID

Introduction

Want to know more about wine? You are at the right place. This book is structured, short and sweet, and extremely cool for beginners.

We cover wine basics, grape varieties and countries, all in one glance.

Grape varieties

80% of all wines in the world are made from 20 major grape varieties. It is enough to know the main ones to choose good wine. We study 6 main whites, 5 main reds, and 5 sparkling wines.

You will have a profile for each variety: color, aromas, characteristics, regions and producers, food paring, similar varieties.

Countries

We will briefly discuss France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Portugal, Australia, New