The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Wine (The Pocket Idiot's Guide)

the long version

Everything you need to know about wine?to goWith separate chapters for the best whites and reds and special advice on bubbly wines, dessert wines, and more, Tara Q. Thomas provides a perfect quick reference book for pocket or purse. Most importantly, Thomas brings her fresh, approachable tone to this book, making beginners feel welcome with straight, unsnobbish talk about wine-including the basics of labels, how to taste, recommended wines, bargains, price ranges, and more for chardonnay, sauvignon blanc, riesling, pinot grigio, cabernet sauvignon, merlot, pinot noir, and syrah.The U.S. is the third largest wine-consuming nation in the world and is projected to benumber one by the end of this decadeAuthor is a wine expert with contacts at all levels throughout the wine worldWine books sell wellA new and fresh approach-not too stuffy, snobby, arrogant, or overbearing