How can the same grapes make two different wines? Can you tell what
a wine tastes like by reading the label? By understanding wine, you
can drink better wine. In grocery stores, liquor stores, and at the
vineyard, the key to picking a tasty wine is knowing how the wine
was made--not by looking at the price. Even the glass you
drink wine out of can enhance the experience. With some basic
guidance, being a wine connoisseur is as easy as knowing what you
like.

Canadian Wine For Dummies is for everyone from beginning
wine drinkers who need a friendly primer on wine to experienced
wine tasters who want a thorough introduction to the diverse
variety of wines produced in Canadian. This is the perfect guide if
you're interested in:

Entertaining at home
Collecting wine
Cooking with wine
Touring Canadian vineyards
Impressing your friends

Explore all the factors that influence a wine 212;from the soil
the grapes grow in to the winemaking process--and understand
how to decipher this information from the label. Navigate any
restaurant's wine list and order the best tasting and priced
bottle. Serve the perfect wine to complement the food your serving.
This friendly guide helps you do these things and more:

Introduce your friends to Icewine
Happily marry food and wine at your wedding
Purchase wine online from private shops
Properly taste and describe any wine
Organize wine tastings
Know when to send back a bottle of wine

Tired of relying on other people's wine choices? Want to
discover a vast country of delicious wines? There are many, many
reasons to explore the world of Canadian wines. No matter what the
reason, the experience you take away from delving into the savory
world of Canadian wines will make itself useful the rest of your
life.

Autorentext

Tony Aspler is the recognized authority on Canadian wine and
is the author of Travels with My Corkscrew and Vintage
Canada.

Barbara Leslie has 15 years of writing and editing
experience at Winetidings magazine.

Zusammenfassung
How can the same grapes make two different wines? Can you tell what a wine tastes like by reading the label? By understanding wine, you can drink better wine. In grocery stores, liquor stores, and at the vineyard, the key to picking a tasty wine is knowing how the wine was madenot by looking at the price. Even the glass you drink wine out of can enhance the experience. With some basic guidance, being a wine connoisseur is as easy as knowing what you like. Canadian Wine For Dummies is for everyone from beginning wine drinkers who need a friendly primer on wine to experienced wine tasters who want a thorough introduction to the diverse variety of wines produced in Canadian. This is the perfect guide if you're interested in:

Entertaining at home
Collecting wine
Cooking with wine
Touring Canadian vineyards
Impressing your friends
Explore all the factors that influence a wine 212;from the soil the grapes grow in to the winemaking processand understand how to decipher this information from the label. Navigate any restaurant's wine list and order the best tasting and priced bottle. Serve the perfect wine to complement the food your serving. This friendly guide helps you do these things and more:
Introduce your friends to Icewine
Happily marry food and wine at your wedding
Purchase wine online from private shops
Properly taste and describe any wine
Organize wine tastings
Know when to send back a bottle of wine
Tired of relying on other people's wine choices? Want to discover a vast country of delicious wines? There are many, many reasons to explore the world of Canadian wines. No matter what the reason, the experience you take away from delving into the savory world of Canadian wines will make itself useful the rest of your life.

Inhalt
**Introduction
How to Use This Book
Part I: What Is Wine?
Part II: Appreciating Wine
Part III: Enjoying Wine
Part IV: Wine and Food
Part V: Wineries across Canada
Part VI: The Part of Tens
Part VII: Appendixes
Icons Used in This Book Part I: What Is Wine?

**Chapter 1: What Makes a Wine
Understanding What Wine Is
Winemaking Basics

The importance of air
The grape's goodness
A fascination for thousands of years
A widespread appeal
An astonishing array of colours and sizes
A knockout combination: Sugar and acid
Setting the Standards
Canada's designated viticultural areas
VQA regulations **Chapter 2: Wine in Its Elements
Breaking It Down: Wine's Key Ingredients
Where's the fruit?
What's so good about acid?
What's the degree of alcohol?
What use are tannins?
What's this fifth element of wine?
Deciphering a Canadian Wine Label
Chapter 3: Getting to Know Your Berry
Looking Closely at the Grape
Life Preservers for Wine: Tannins to the Rescue!
Contrasting Reds and Whites
Macerating makes the difference
White wines don't macerate
Drinking red wine in its youth
Exploring the Variety of the Grape World
Labelling for Variety
Chapter 4: In the Vineyard
All Grapes Are Not Created Equal
Where Wine Grapes Grow And How!
Why vines should struggle
How grapes get sweet
The cool connection
A History of Mediocrity
A Year in a Canadian Vineyard
Weathering the Vintage
Frost warnings
Singing in the sunshine
Crying in the rain
Harsh lessons
The Education Advantage
Part II: Appreciating Wine

Chapter 5: Sensing Good Wine
Visual Basics

Judging colour
Looking at whites
Seeing red
Checking out those legs!
Sending wines back: Five unsightly reasons to do so
Nuancing the Nose
Getting swirling again (it's worth it)
Finding the right partners
Smelling something fishy: Avoiding bad wine days
Bottle stink and other problems
Oxidation
Corkiness
More stinky reasons for sending wines back
Chapter 6: Pleasing Your Palate
Getting to Know Your Tongue
Putting Your Palate to the Test
Comparing whites
That glowing colour
Those revealing legs
The nose knows
The proving of your palate
Comparing reds
**Chapter 7: Judging the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Describing How Wines Taste
Scoring Wine by Number
Your basic tasting sheet
The write words
Appearance
Bouquet
Taste
Chapter 8: Sharing Good Taste
Organizing a Tasting
Striking the right mood
Setting the scene
Tasting in Private
Intimate encounters
Crowd scenes
Dinner parties
Tasting in Public
Cruising the best wines
Getting the right answers
Part III: Enjoying Wine