Winetaster's Secrets: A Step-by-Step Guide to the Joy of Winetasting

The paperback edition of the ever-popular guide to winetasting is available once again! The secret to this guide's success is the way it encourages readers to trust their own palates, rather than simply accept the judgement of "experts." By explaining in detail the whole tasting experience, Winetaster's Secrets lifts the mystique surrounding wine and eliminates the intimidation some feel when they enter a wine shop or are approached by a wine steward. This guide helps those new to winetasting gain confidence in their own senses and perception, and more experienced winetasters deepen their understanding of how wine "works," resulting in a greater appreciation of the varied world of wine, and better use of precious wine-buying dollars. Author Andrew Sharp conveys vital technical information about the creation of wine and the physiology of taste and smell clearly, with delightful touches of humor. Winetaster's Secrets covers topics that many other winetasting guides fail to address, such as the effects of aging on the palate, how scoring systems work, and the special techniques for tasting and evaluating unusual varieties of wine such as icewine and "burnt" wine (brandy). This guide makes a wonderful gift for the aspiring wine connoisseur; it can be read straight through or dipped into as a valuable reference. It is also used as a text in the many winetasting workshops springing up across North America.Andrew Sharp is the author of 'Winetaster's Secrets: A Step-by-Step Guide to the Joy of Winetasting', published 2006 under ISBN 9781894622479 and ISBN 1894622472.