How to Test and Improve Your Wine Judging Ability (Third Edition) by Irving H. Marcus Updated and Edited by Heidi Butzine Written over 35 years ago, the wisdom in How to Test and Improve Your Wine Judging Ability is timeless. Even if you're not looking to become an "official" wine tasting judge, the author takes readers through the steps of understanding, evaluating and discussing wine. Useful to experienced and novice wine enthusiasts alike who want "to learn more about wine to enjoy it at its fullest" and be ...
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How to Test and Improve Your Wine Judging Ability (Third Edition) by Irving H. Marcus Updated and Edited by Heidi Butzine Written over 35 years ago, the wisdom in How to Test and Improve Your Wine Judging Ability is timeless. Even if you're not looking to become an "official" wine tasting judge, the author takes readers through the steps of understanding, evaluating and discussing wine. Useful to experienced and novice wine enthusiasts alike who want "to learn more about wine to enjoy it at its fullest" and be as good a wine judge as they can. NEW EXPANDED VERSION: includes insightful editor's notes... wine terms, aromas and flavors, grape varietals and regional wine styles comparison of today's popular wine rating systems wine aging guide and suggested comparisons for your own wine judging Comments about the book from over the years still stand today: San Francisco Chronicle: "A good book to have." Long Beach (Calif.) News-Post: "An important addition to wine literature; enjoyable and instructive." Liquor Store Magazine: "Can help the retailer become a better judge of the wines he buys." Los Angeles Times: "Helpful, concise and over nobody's head." Vintage Magazine: "A concrete basis to the subjective art of wine tasting and evaluation." San Francisco Examiner: "Games that measure the accuracy of a taster's perceptions." Sunset Magazine: "Has many suggestions for post-graduate tasters." Wine World Magazine: "A book for anyone who wants to develop his tasting ability or to find out how good it already is." Beverage Industry News: "Can improve the imbiber's ability to make sound quality Judgements." Chicago Tribune: "A meaty new treatise; a helpful handbook." American Wine Society Journal: "No question of its overall value.
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