Textbook
Beverage/Wine
Hardcover, 368 pages
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The Taste of Wine
The Art Science of
Wine Appreciation
Second Edition
©October 1996
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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Author: Emile Peynaud
Emile Peynaud's Le Goôt du Vin has long been considered the definitive book
on wine tasting by professional tasters. Now, this new English language second edition makes his timeless classic
truly accessible to a new generation of American readers.
The Taste of Wine is Peynaud’s complete examination of the science and practice of
wine tasting, with detailed treatment of the senses and how they function, tasting techniques and problems, wine balance
and quality, wine tasting vocabulary, training, and the art of drinking. A brilliant synthesis of the Bordeaux and
Burgundy/Beaujolais schools of tasting, Peynaud’s unique method combines the subjective description of wine with
well-established scientific principles-forming an approach, which is definitive, comprehensive, and free of
esoteric jargon.
With a foreword by Michael Broadbent, this edition features Michael Schuster's excellent
translation, which retains all of the wit and sparkle of the original while remaining faithful to Peynaud’s precise
vocabulary. The text is beautifully complemented by a carefully selected range of illustrations and full-color
photographs, which give full expression to the principles and spirit of the book.
As vital to increasing our understanding of wine tasting as it is to enhancing our
appreciation of wine, The Taste of Wine will be savored by professionals and amateurs for generations to come.
This English translation of Emile Peynaud’s Le Goôt du Vin brings a new edition
of this classic French work to an American audience for the first time. Erudite yet accessible, as beautifully written
as it is scientifically documented, The Taste of Wine is, quite simply, the complete guide to the science and
practice of wine tasting. Covering all of the essential elements of the subject, from the physiology and experience of
the senses to tasting techniques, vocabulary, training, and quality assessment, Peynaud’s singular approach is a masterful
combination of the empirical and statistical styles of wine tasting-a blend as distinctive and enduring as wine
itself.
Whether you are an oenologist, wine producer, wine merchant, restaurateur,
or informed consumer, The Taste of Wine is now yours to enjoy…
$120.00
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