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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 Adventures with Old Vines offers an engaging and knowledgeable guide to demystify wine for novice enthusiasts. Richard Chilton provides detailed information about buying and storing wine, how to read a wine list, the role of the sommelier, wine fraud, how wine is really made, and how weather patterns can influence the quality of a vintage. A vineyard owner and lifelong wine lover, the author encourages readers to discover wine by tasting, taking notes, and tasting again. The book also includes a richly illustrated, full-color reference section on a select group of vineyards from all over the world, describing their history, winemaking philosophy, terroir, and top vintages-what Chilton calls benchmark wines. The characteristics of these memorable wines provide the essential starting point to understand what to look for when evaluating any wine. Equipped with this easy-to-read reference, readers will have all the tools they need to begin their own wine journey. 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 Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 Getting Started and Buying Wine Chapter 2 Storing Wines: Establishing a Cellar Chapter 3 The Art of Tasting: How to Appreciate Wine Chapter 4 Collecting versus Connoisseurship Chapter 5 How to Read a Wine List Chapter 6 The History and Role of the Sommelier Chapter 7 Vines, Grapes, and Climate . . . After All, It's Just Farming Chapter 8 From the Grape to the Bottle: How Is Wine Really Made? Chapter 9 The Benchmark Wines . . . Let the Journey Begin Vineyard Profiles Notes Credits Index ...
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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.
