Uncorked

Cabernet, pinot noir, tannins, residual sugar. The language of wine is foreign to many of us, and wine itself is a topic that can also seem foreign-and snobbish. An unpretentious presentation of the essentials of wine, Uncorked is an easy way to gain straightforward information about a simple yet complex subject. This entertaining book, presented in an easy-to-understand format, will allow you to better:

Introduction	p. 1
Drinking and tasting	p. 9
Don't trust your first sip	p. 13
Why red is red and white isn't	p. 17
Wines your (grand) parents drank	p. 23
Wine labels	p. 27
How can wine, a liquid, be dry?	p. 36
The color is not just red and white	p. 39
Why don't all cabernet sauvignons taste the same?	p. 44
Oak in wines	p. 50
Sediment	p. 58
Sulfites: what's the big deal?	p. 66
Cork conflict	p. 71
Corked wine and TCA	p. 77
ML (malolactic) fermentation	p. 81
Sweet wines and the wine cycle	p. 85
All about wine snobs	p. 91
Smelling and tasting	p. 97
Enjoying wine by using a thermometer	p. 103
Getting the data to your receptors	p. 107
Aging wine gracefully	p. 113
Class on glass	p. 119
Water into wine	p. 125
Wine reviewers and point systems	p. 129
How to act in a tasting room	p. 137
Case for buying a case of wine	p. 145
Leftover wine	p. 149
Wine clubs: wine from the source	p. 155
Wine is in the moment	p. 163
Tasting blind	p. 167
Spitting in public	p. 173
Knowledge and creativity: building your database files	p. 177
Murder by heat	p. 181
Restaurant behaviors	p. 185
Store your treasures, but use them	p. 193
Wine word lookup and quiz	p. 199
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