The Wine Lover's Page-A-Day Calendar 2005

by Karen MacNeil

What a Super Tuscan has that a Chianti doesn't--and vice versa. Or Italian pinot grigio and Alsace pinot gris: same grape, completely different tastes. Uncork a year of advice, lore, and stellar recommendations that will bring your appreciation of wine to an exciting new level. Karen MacNeil, author of the 161,000-copy bestseller The Wine Bible, brings expertise and an irrepressible spirit to every page of this calendar. Can't get hold of Châteauneuf-du-Pape's legendary Château Rayas? Try its sister wine Pignan, a gem in its own right. Want to marry well? Find sparkling wine matches (and avoid mismatches). Plus great wine festivals, to decant or not to decant, the rosebush in the vineyard, and French oak versus American

Get BookMosh