Making Sense of Wine

Name: Making Sense of Wine
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Matt Kramer
ISBN: 9781433298493

Author: Matt Kramer

Narrator: Frederick Davidson

Unabridged: 6 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Published: 04/16/2009

Categories: Nonfiction, Cooking

Synopsis

Since its first publication in 1989, Matt Kramer's extraordinarily accessible guide to wine has become a classic. Where others talk jargon about centrifuges, steel tanks, and acidity levels, Kramer talks about wine itself. The result is an enriching experience that goes far beyond knowing how to read a label or impress a waiter.The text explains everything an oenophile needs to know, including the creation and naming of wines, wine cellars, presentation and glassware, pairing wine with food, and much more. Kramer reminds us that wine is an expression of the earth that reveals the site and conditions under which it is cultivated. He explores connoisseurship through the practical devices of "thinking wine" and "drinking wine," making for a most enjoyable and engrossing journey through one of life's most dependable pleasures.

About Matt Kramer

Matt Kramer has been a full-time food and wine writer since 1976. He is a columnist in every issue of Wine Spectator and Diversion magazines. He is the longtime wine critic for the Oregonian, and has worked as a wine columnist for the Los Angeles Times. He resides in Portland, Oregon.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Daniel2

A great read. Not what I would call an"introductory" work on wine like the name suggests, but very entertaining. Another thing, the author states facts and lets the reader know his opinion is, after all, only an opinion. This may seem like a common sense qualifier in a work of this kind, but it isn'......more

Goodreads review by Robert

Cool book/ taste over etiquette- tons of knowledge and attitude. Last chapter on recipes and parings was not appreciated.......more

Goodreads review by Michael

Good book of essays for anyone who's interested in wine. The essays in the first half about connoisseurship, authenticity, and how wine is made are great. Goes a little off the rails at the end - the chapter on wine pairings is basically a list of food Kramer likes to eat and some suggestions of win......more

Goodreads review by Anneli

I thought this was a really good book about wine that taught me a lot about history, storing, myths and problems with transportation among other things. I read it as an audio book and must say that the voice actor reading it made up a lot of the rating as he was superb.......more