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e.demont

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Oct 27, 1986, 4:00:24 PM10/27/86
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Although I enjoy wine, I must plead ignorance of the subject. I
wish to improve my knowledge/appreciation of wine and am looking
for books or other information that explain the different types of
wine and their characteristics (dry, full-bodied, etc.). Please
let me know if you have discovered any information that is written
in English (i.e. novice-proof, no pun intended) rather than in
Wine-ese.
Ellen De Mont
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fai...@uiucdcsb.cs.uiuc.edu

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Oct 28, 1986, 3:23:00 PM10/28/86
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To Ms De Mont:

Try to get a current copy (1987 edition) of Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine
Book, published in the UK by Mitchell-Beazley. Not only does it contain,
in capsule form, a good deal of up-to-date information on wines in general,
it has "ratings" of wines from the major producing areas around the world,
and it's small enough to fit in a pocket of purse, so that you can take it
with you as a handy reference when you go to a liquor store or a restaurant.
Cost in England is L4.95 (about $7). I've seen it in some big city book
stores, but I'm not sure whether it's the latest edition. Good luck.

Mike Faiman - University of Illinois, Urbana

Mark Scheevel

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Oct 28, 1986, 6:09:01 PM10/28/86
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A good book for beginners is by Kevin Zraly (I think that's the correct
name, my book is at home and I'm not) entitled "Windows of the World
Wine Course". I believe that Zraly runs the Windows of the World
restaurant in NYC (World Trade Center?), and was interested in teaching
neophytes about wine in a less intimidating manner than usual.
If you want to learn more after reading that book, Hugh Johnson's
books (I have his _Atlas_ and another one) are exceptionally well-done
and heartily recommended.

--
Mark Scheevel
MCC, Parallel Processing
Austin, Texas
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Steve Pope

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Oct 29, 1986, 6:19:35 PM10/29/86
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A good book, although very outdated with respect to California
wines, is the one by Julian Street. I think it's just called
"Wines" or something like that. It's short and readable,
and contains a good mix of factual and anectdotal material.

The next step up from that may be Alexis Lichine's "Wines of
France".

steve

John Wilkes

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Nov 2, 1986, 3:44:49 PM11/2/86
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Another guide book for California wines is ``The Pocket Encyclopedia of
California Wines'' by Bob Thompson. The latest edition is 1985. I am
also a wine novice, and I have found this book useful.
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