Understanding the World of Wine
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Gain the wine know-how you’ve always wanted in this comprehensive course.
With thousands of wines on sale in the US today, choosing just the right one for each occasion can be a challenge even for the experienced. To help you master that challenge and deepen your appreciation of wine and its inexpressibly rich lore, Master of Wine Brian Wheaton recorded Understanding the World of Wine.
Whether you're a seasoned oenophile or a beginner, you will discover new insights in this set of 36 easy-to-use audio lectures. You'll explore the rich history of winemaking, learn how wine is created today, and understand what makes each of the world’s great grape varieties special. In the course, you will journey through winemaking regions across the globe, from classic areas like Bordeaux, Burgundy, and the Rhone Valley to New World vineyards in the US, Chile, Argentina, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.
You will find practical tips and advice. Can wine improve your health? How is wine best matched with food? What are the biggest pitfalls to avoid? What is the essential wine vocabulary? What are the best ways to shop for wine?
You can enjoy these lively lectures while you commute, run errands, or exercise - wherever and whenever you want. Each lecture runs about 25 minutes and fits handily into your daily routine without straining your schedule by a minute.
Discover the wonderful world of wine today.
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- S. Cragar
- 06/08/2018
A brief history of wine
This was a fantastic way to skim the surface of the world of wine.
the author climbs into history of regions and each type of wine.
I actually ended up trying a few new wine thanks to his audio book.
I'd recommend this to anyone that enjoys history, science, and of course... wine.
11 people found this helpful
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- Li
- 26/07/2018
Informative
Some people complain about the reading, but the reader is also the writer, who is a master of wine. I listen to this book as if I was in a classroom listening to a lecture. In this way the occasional cough doesn't bother me one bit.
There is a lot of information in this book and I highly recommend it!
6 people found this helpful
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Generale4 out of 5 stars
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- Utente anonimo
- 16/06/2019
good historical overview
pros: good overview from an expert about the significant wine growing regions, technics and styles of the world.
cons:
-the last 15 years are missing, since it is an older book, and there are relevant changes in styles, trends, rising regions l, etc.
-old fashioned view of the author: e.g. the wine cellar starts with Bordeaux, Burgundy and Port.
conclusion: worth it
5 people found this helpful
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- Robbie
- 27/06/2018
Very good overview of the world wine industry.
This is a very comprehensive overview of the world of wine, how wine came to be (and now comes to be) and the many, many varieties in which it we encounter and enjoy it. Exceptional narration.
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Generale4 out of 5 stars
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- Cindy Ann
- 30/07/2019
from root to glass
very informative. but maybe too specific in regions of the world, and much of that has changed since 2009
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- Royce
- 23/07/2019
If you’re interested in wine
An excellent listen to, the narrator is very witty quite enjoyable. He breaks down each topic and idea to a very understandable terms and keeps it interesting.
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- Utente anonimo
- 22/04/2019
A very thorough wine guide.
I love it, but I'd say it's probably not for beginners. Couldn't get everything understood so I would definitely listen to it over and over again.
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- Isaac Black
- 13/08/2019
Someone please give Brian Wheaton some water
My god does this man smack his lips, not to mention the gasping before reading.
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- Jerry E Smith
- 27/11/2018
Interesting listen but misses key facts.
I enjoyed listening to the narration but couldn't get past Bordeaux. He describes how the glaciers and the rivers brought the famous gravel down to the Medoc yet seems to say that the streams that separate St. Estephe, Pauillac, St. Julien, etc. were cut by the glaciers. No mention of the fact that the Medoc didn't exist as anything but swamp land until the Dutch drained it in the 1600's, and that those streams are actually drainage channels. This is a pretty big item to omit about arguably the most famous wine region in the world, and leaves one thinking about what else might be missing.
8 people found this helpful
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Generale4 out of 5 stars
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- Utente anonimo
- 30/11/2019
amusing guide to wine regions
Brian Wheation displayed his passion for the subject making a difficult book more manageable. I would suggest looking at a map.