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Informationen zum Autor Richard L. Chilton Jr. co-owns an award-winning winery, Hourglass Vineyard, in Napa Valley. He is the founder of Chilton Investment Company, a trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and a trustee of the Classic American Homes Preservation Trust, all three located in New York City. Mr. Chilton has been a member of the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin, a Burgundy wine society, for thirty years. Klappentext This book provides a clear and knowledgeable overview of wine for beginning connoisseurs. In addition, it offers detailed snapshots of key vineyards and vintages that will be an excellent reference for collectors and wine lovers alike. Zusammenfassung This book provides a clear and knowledgeable overview of wine for beginning connoisseurs. In addition! it offers detailed snapshots of key vineyards and vintages that will be an excellent reference for collectors and wine lovers alike. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1 Getting Started and Buying WineChapter 2 Storing Wines: Establishing a CellarChapter 3 The Art of Tasting: How to Appreciate WineChapter 4 Collecting versus ConnoisseurshipChapter 5 How to Read a Wine ListChapter 6 The History and Role of the SommelierChapter 7 Vines, Grapes, and Climate . . . After All, It's Just FarmingChapter 8 From the Grape to the Bottle: How Is Wine Really Made?Chapter 9 The Benchmark Wines . . . Let the Journey BeginVineyard ProfilesNotesCreditsIndex
About the author
Richard L. Chilton Jr. co-owns an award-winning winery, Hourglass Vineyard, in Napa Valley. He is the founder of Chilton Investment Company, a trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and a trustee of the Classic American Homes Preservation Trust, all three located in New York City. Mr. Chilton has been a member of the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin, a Burgundy wine society, for thirty years.
