New World Wines: Complete Guide: The Complete Guide

by JulieArkell (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2000

  $25.59

  Delectable, fresh tastes at amazingly great prices: the wines of North and South America, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa are challenging the dominance of established European classics and setting new standards for lovers of the grape everywhere. One of the world's most highly respected wine experts answers all your questions in the first comprehensive treatment of the subject, analyzing exactly why New World Wines are so special and so popular. Meet the influential winemakers whose products have won over the world market, and become an insider clued into the best vineyards in every area. A buyer's guide will aid you in collecting the finest the New World has to offer, from California's Bonny Doon winery to Chile's Errazuriz to Australia's Henschke. With numerous boxed features and color photos that capture the grape-filled farmlands, the winemaking process, and glasses filled with reds, whites, and sparkling wines so tempting you'll want to rush right to the store!

• Used

  Hardcover
  1999

  $3.25

  New world wines (defined as the wines of Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the USA, Canada, Chile and Argentina) have taken the wine industry by storm. In this manual, wine expert Julie Arkell explains what makes the new world wines different, how their production and viticulture affects the flavours and quality achieved and how each country has distinctive characteristics that make its wines different from those of the old world. The buyer's guide offers advice on drinkers and keepers in all price ranges. Julie Arkell discusses the wines country by country, adding comprehensive information about leading and innovative vineyards, the characteristics to look out for and the individual wines to buy. Illustrated with colour photography as well as with maps of the wine-growing areas, this should be a useful guide to wines of the new world.