Tasting Wine

One of the most respected professionals in the wine industry-Ron Jackson, author of "Wine Science (now in its second edition)- covers all practical and theoretical aspects of wine tasting in his new book. It details the basic techniques used by professionals to sense all visual, gustatory, and olfactory wine properties (sight, taste, and smell). It also describes the physiologic, psychologic, and physicochemical origins of sensory perception and discusses wine types to illustrate the characteristic features that distinguish the majority of wines. A large portion of the book is dedicated to the practical concerns of preparing and performing wine assessments. Readers are instructed in how to differentiate between the various types of wine tastings (each requiring its own design, tasting sheets, training, skill measurement, and analysis). Included is a general overview of the types and sources of wine quality and how wine is most appropriately paired with food. Special features include a flow chart of wine tasting steps, details of errors to avoid, procedures for training and testing sensory skills, sample tasting sheets, original data from 14+ years of training tasters, and numerous tables, charts, and figures.

America's definitive publication on wine, reveal the secrets to tasting wine like the experts do, utilizing the magazine's well-established 100-point system. This comprehensive book-plus kit contains everything needed to conduct 25 at-home blind tastings and information on buying, storing, and serving wine. Includes: Harvey Steinman's Essentials of Wine book, Wine Spectator's Pocket Guide to Wine and Quick Guide to Wine Tasting, bottle bags, tasting checklists, stemware and bottle tags.

Wine Spectator Wine Tasting of 1986 - The Wine Spectator Wine Tasting of 1986 was conducted on the tenth anniversary of the historic Paris Wine Tasting of 1976. It provided an opportunity to evaluate how the Cabernet Sauvignons had aged; Chardonnays were not included in the belief that they would be past their prime.

Paris Wine Tasting of 1976 - French wines were generally believed by most people to be the very best wines in the world until 1976. In that year a wine merchant in Paris, Steven Spurrier, organized a prestigious wine tasting in Paris, now known as the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976.

French Culinary Institute Wine Tasting of 1986 - The French Culinary Institute Wine Tasting of 1986 was conducted on the tenth anniversary of the historic Paris Wine Tasting of 1976. Steven Spurrier, who organized the latter event, assisted in the anniversary tasting.

Ottawa Wine Tasting of 1981 - The Paris Wine Tasting of 1976 revolutionized the wine world. After the leading wine experts in France selected both white and red wine from California as superior to the very best French wines in blind taste tests, the world recognized that superior wines could be made in other parts of the world.

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