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Wine Folly

by Justin Hammack, Madeline Puckette

Drinking great wine isn't hard, but finding a great wine is much easier when you understand the fundamentals. Using artistic info-graphics and flowcharts, this resource offers information ranging from tips on which glasses to use, and easy-to-grasp flavour wheels for each wine type, to simple tasting and food-pairing notes.

FORMAT
Hardcover
LANGUAGE
English
CONDITION
Brand New


Publisher Description

A unique visual guide to the world of wineRed or white? Cabernet or merlot? Drinking great wine isn't hard, but finding great wine is much easier with an understanding of the fundamentals. Puckette and Hammack are the creators of , an educational wine blog which receives over one million visitors per month. In Wine Folly, they use sleek and modern graphics to simplify complex wine topics. Fromtips on which glasses to use and easy-to-grasp flavour wheels for each wine type, to simple tasting and food-pairing notes, this colourful and accessible guide will equip you with knowledge and confidence to enjoy great wines. The perfect wine companion.

Notes

An infographic guide to the world of wine, from the founders of the blog winefolly.com, which won the International Wine & Spirits Competition Wine Blogger of the Year Award 2013-2014. Uses sleek and modern graphics to simplify complex wine topics.

Author Biography

Madeline Puckette (Author)Madeline Puckette is a sommelier and visual designer whose infographics have garnered an enthusiastic following from wine beginner to wine expert. Her work has been applied in organizations, including The Court of Master Sommeliers and the Guild of Sommeliers to help wine professionals learn.Justin Hammack (Author)Justin Hammack is a founding patner of Wine Folly and leads conceptual development, interactive tools and marketplace branding.

Review

Become a true wine-tasting connoisseur with the aid of Wine Folly, and impress all your friends at your next dinner party * Living North *
The best introductory book on wine to come along in years * The Washington Post *
Regular wine drinkers and newcomers alike will enjoy the visual, superb maps and detailed grape variety profiles... Its profusion of facts will guide recent wine converts, yet amaze some older hands -- Brian Elliott * Scotland on Sunday *
...packed with graphics to make wine tasting and appreciation easier to understand...

Guardian's Best Drink Books of 2015
* Guardian *
Its profusion of facts will guide recent wine converts, yet amaze some older hands.
-- Brian Elliott * Scotland on Sunday *
Really useful, and it looks great too. -- Tim Atkins * Woman & Home *

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Drinking great wine isn't hard, but finding great wine is much easier when you understand the fundamentals.

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Become a true wine-tasting connoisseur with the aid of Wine Folly, and impress all your friends at your next dinner party

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The best introductory book on wine to come along in years

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A unique visual guide to the world of wine

Details

ISBN071818307X
Author Madeline Puckette
Pages 240
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN-10 071818307X
ISBN-13 9780718183073
Format Hardcover
Media Book
Imprint Michael Joseph Ltd
Place of Publication London
Country of Publication United Kingdom
Subtitle A Visual Guide to the World of Wine
DEWEY 641.22
Year 2015
Publication Date 2015-11-26
Short Title Wine Folly
Language English
UK Release Date 2015-11-26
Narrator Tom Judd
Birth 1939
Affiliation Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Bipolar Clinic and Reseach Program, Massachusetts General Hospital
Position Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Qualifications Ph.D.
Alternative 9780718183141
Audience General
NZ Release Date 2016-04-17
AU Release Date 2016-04-17

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