The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Wine Basics (The Complete Idiot’s Guide) From Chardonnay to Cabernet, discover the world of wine…

The senior editor of Wine & Spirits magazine helps beginners understand everything about wine from the process to popular varieties, from tips for tasting to advice on buying, and more. She also covers world wine regions and offers tips on wine making, storage, etiquette, wine and food pairing, and entertaining.

• Author is a wine expert with contacts throughout the wine world
• The U.S. is the third largest wine-consuming nation in the world and wine consumption in the U.S. has more than doubled in the past 12 years
• Wine books are consistently strong sellers

Customer Review: great first book about wine
This was my perfect first book on wine, after this one I can now chose and read the others. In particular guided tastings are what I will be looking for when I will dig deeper into any given continent, country or region. Main chapters of this book are the 4 or 5 most known varietals for white and red. This way at your own pace you get to know the basics. This book will also help “red wine only” drinkers to discover the world of whites and, why not, vice-versa. I also liked the fact the author gave excellent suggestions to save money where possible. There is also information on different styles (like sparklings or porto for example), accessories and basic notions (one getting closer to this world would need to know something about how wine is produced). Great hints on organizing guided tastings, purchasing at the stores or reading wine lists at the restaurants.
Customer Review: have a winetasting party
this is a great book for anyone wanting to grasp the basics of wine, not knowing where to start! I feel like the author doesn’t talk down to readers who might not know alot about wine already. She explains things thoroughly, so you get involved in chapters, but it’s not overwhelming, esp. because of the helpful summary of key info at the end of each chapter. The setups for the winetastings were really helpful when I had a winetasting party, everyone could participate, have fun, and learn something.

Living in a Foreign Language: A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Love in Italy

Customer Review: great read
This book, Living in a Foreign Language, is a delightful read, making the reader wish to join these ex-pats in Italy! Tucker’s writing is fast-moving and evokes a real mental ‘taste’ of the country, its people and enjoyment of food and food preparation.
Customer Review: Off to Italy
This is a sleeper. Once you start you cann’t put it down. You are taking on an adventure and you feel part of it. You learn about a true love story and buying a place in Italy and getting to know the locals. The place, food, wine and how about the 400 year old pizza oven. Wonderful..couldn’t put it down. At the end you wonder could they let you rent this place?
Marie, St. Louis, MO