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"Knowing how to enjoy wine introduces a new source of pleasure into our lives. Wine tasting means knowing its full scope: taste, aroma, origin, age... With Wine Tasting we enter enology culture, from basic tasting techniques, to secrets on how to serve and pare wine with several dishes. We go through the varieties of grapes, the art of making different kinds of wine, and the designation of origin. In this book you will find everything there is to know about the fascinating world of the vine, explained in a very simple, practical, and entertaining way ... Anecdotes and interesting facts, expert tips and tricks, charts and glossaries, all of which make this practical wine tasting manual the perfect addition to get initiated in the culture and pleasures of wine." --,Amazon.com.