An Illustrated Guide to Wine / George Rainbird.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rainbird, George.

Contributor:

Chef Fritz Blank Culinary Archive and Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Culinary Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wine and wine making.

Penn Provenance:

Blank, Fritz (bookplate) (donor)

Physical Description:

224 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm

Edition:

First American Edition

Distribution:

New York : Division of Crown Publishers, Inc.,

Place of Publication:

New York : Harmony Books, 1983.

Contents:

Introduction

Understanding Wine. The soil, the sun, the grape and its vinification; How and where to buy wine; The service of wine; Bottles, glasses and decanters; Cellars and cellarage

Wines of the World. France. Bordeaux, Burgundy, The Rhône Valley, The Loire Valley, Champagne; Alsace; The little wines of France, Brandy; Germany. The Rhine, The Moselle, Saar and Ruwer, Other German Wines; Italy; Spain; Portugal; Central Europe; Eastern and Southern Mediterranean; England; Australia and New Zealand; South Africa; North America; South America.

Notes:

"Part of the text is based on a previous book by George Rainbird entitled 'The Subtle Alchemist' (Michael Joseph, 1973). The text has been extensively revised, up-dated and expanded, and during his researches the author has had recourse to the expertise of a number of Masters of Wine, wine writers and importers."--Acknowlegements.

Includes bibliographical references (page 218) and index.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Chef Fritz Blank Culinary Archive and Library copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Fritz Blank in 2008.

Kislak copy has bookplate of Chef Fritz Blank.

Kislak copy has dust jacket retained.

ISBN:

0517550784 (cloth) :

9780517550786

OCLC:

9685580