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Larousse Encyclopedia of Wine (Larousse) | 
| Creators: Christopher Foulkes, Michael Broadbent
Publisher: Hamlyn
Category: Book
Buy New: $37.18
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 603264
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2nd
Pages: 624
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.1
Dimensions (in): 10.6 x 7.8 x 1.7
ISBN: 0600604756
Dewey Decimal Number: 641
EAN: 9780600604754
ASIN: 0600604756
Publication Date: October 15, 2001
Availability: Usually ships in 2 to 3 weeks
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Amazon.com Review
Filled with practical information on everything anyone would need to know about wine, this wonderfully illustrated reference book will appeal to the novice as well as the serious wine enthusiast. Subjects such as reading a wine label, selecting wine, storing, uncorking, decanting, and serving are all carefully explained and illustrated. For the serious enthusiast, the greatest value of this book will be its comprehensive coverage of the wine-producing regions of the world. Each section begins with a beautiful color illustration of the area, with the major districts, rivers, and cities highlighted. A short history and analysis of each region follows, with a discussion of the types of wines produced in each district, the specific oenological properties that make the region unique, and the appelations of the area. Though a fairly large book (more than 600 pages), this would be an invaluable reference to bring along on your next wine-tasting trip--whether that takes you to The Rhone, Burgundy, Napa, or Walla Walla.
Product Description
With hundreds of full-color photos, maps, and drawings, this spectacular book surveys the incredible diversity of wines that are available today. Background information about the history of wine, how to choose the right wine for each food, how wine is made, a tour of vineyards all over the world, and the intricacies of wine etiquette are provided.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Beautiful masterpiece August 17, 2005
G. Pap (Nashville, TN, USA)
The book is simply amazing and covers all the wine-producing regions of the world. I bought this book to my husband as a gift and he really likes it for it is being so complete about wine. I think this book is useful for both connaisseurs and those who try to become a connaisseur. I recommend this book to everyone interested in wine.
The book contains detailed information about production, bottles, regions, basically everything that is worth to know about wine.
A wine Encyclopdeia For Everyone. August 3, 2000
sherri j. thorne (brooklyn, new york United States)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This wine encyclopedia has all the information that you will need about wine. It is useful for anyone, from the novice to the connoisseur. I agree with my fellow reviewer that France gets the lion's share of the attention, though I did find the section on Italian wines to be quite good. What was particularly useful was detailed information about the various wine producing regions, the major vinyards, and how to read labels, which at times can be confusing. All of this gives the reader enough information to make really good choices. What was a welcome surprise was the section on the Czeck Republic and Slovenia, and the quality wines that they produce. The section on the United States could have been longer, and I expect that to be expaned in updated editions. Overall, an excellent book on wine.
 Wine with a French twist February 12, 1997
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
As you'd expect of Larousse, this hefty tome has a decidedly French twist, carrying approximately 170 pages about the wines of France compared with a scanty 37 pages about all of the United States. But France remains arguably the center of the wine world, and this one contains just about everything you'd ever want to know about French wine and a fair amount about the rest of the world, too
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