Description: 6 Preface: The Proper Handling of Wine 8 The Loveliest Drink in the World Wine and the Bottle * Wine--A Delicate Substance * White Wines and Red Wines * Special Wines 18 Opening the Wine Bottle Removing the Capsule * The Function of the Capsule * Removing the Cork * Broken Cork--Now What? * The Classic Corkscrews * High-Tech Corkscrews * Opening Champagne Bottle * Cork and Its Substitutes * What Makes a Good Cork? * Corky Wines * How Does Wine Breathe in the Bottle? 42 Serving Wine How to Serve Wine * Crystals and Bubbles in Wine * How High to Fill the Glass * How to Hold the Bottle * What to Do with Half-Full Bottles * Proper Temperatures for Serving Wine * Chilling White Wine * Warming Red Wine * Decanting Red Wine * Decanting White Wine * Choosing the Right Glass * Sparkling Wine Straight or Cocktail Fizz? * A Brief Primer for Wine Drinkers 70 Wine and Its Aromas Wine Taste and Aroma * The Various Wine Aromas * Wine Faults and Other Irritations * Super-Tasters and Non-Tasters * How a Wine Ought to Taste 82 Wine and Health Hangovers and Headaches * Stomach Comfort * Wine and the Heart 90 Wine Accessories Equipment for the Beginner * Equipment for the Most Demanding * Equipment for Professionals 98 Storing and Buying Wine Temperature and Humidity * Coolers and Climate Chests * Storing Wine in an Apartment * Outfitting a Wine Cellar * Cellar Management with Computer Software * Buying Wine * Wine as a Capital Investment 114 Wine and Food Tagliatelle al Lepre * Sole a la Dieppe * Grilled Steak 122 And Finally: The Ten Most Persistent Myths about Wines 124 A Brief Wine Glossary 126 Sources 127 Index

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