A short guide to German wines / issued by Deutsches Weininstitut.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Deutsches Weininstitut.

Nick Malgieri Culinary Archive and Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Culinary Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wine and wine making--Germany.

Wine and wine making.

Germany.

Penn Provenance:

Malgieri, Nick (donor) (Malgieri Collection copy)

Physical Description:

38 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 17 cm

Place of Publication:

Mainz : Deutsches Weininstitut, [1986?]

Contents:

Origins of German wine

Vines grown in Germany and their characteristic tastes/White wine

Red wine: varieties of vine

Climatic influences

The soil and its effect on the flavour of wine

German wine regions

A guide for those who are unable to visit Germany

How the German wine law helps / What the wine label tells you: the quality grade

The four German table wine growing areas / Quality grade

Quality wines from designated wine growing areas

Quality grade: specially graded quality wine

How wine bottles are allocated their official Examination number

The wine's "Birth certificate"

The year is important / Another insurance-who the wine comes from / The three types of wine

Sekt (German sparkling wine)

From the vine to the bottle / The wine grower

The wine harvest / Now grapes become wine

The cellar master

The art of blending / Enriching wine

The "Must" scales of Herr Öchsle

Enjoying young and mature wines / How long does wine keep?

Wine crystals / Red and Rosé wine

Different bottles / How to stock wine

How to store wine / Serving wine

Wine tasting.

Local Notes:

Nick Malgieri Culinary Archive and Library copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2015 by Nick Malgieri.

OCLC:

25470911