With straightforward advice on everything from the best way to press fruit to how long you should cellar your wine, Crowe has you covered throughout the entire winemaking process. Packed with encouragement and proven solutions, The Winemaker’s Answer Book will have even the most bewildered winemaker confidently bottling up batch after batch of delectable homemade wine.

    The first half of the book covers "how to" aspects of wine drinking, tasting, and appreciation. The second half covers major regions of wine producing countries. It also provide pronunciation guide for French wine terms.

    Oz covers chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon, and fifteen other "classic" grapes in depth, and includes features on tradition and innovation, methods used in the vineyard and the winery, and different wine styles around the world. He also provides vivid descriptions of more than three hundred grape varieties organized in his renowned A-to-Z format, as well as a glossary of technical terms and a wine decoder that lists which grapes go into which wines.This authoritative volume by one of the world's great wine writers is all you need to distinguish among grape varieties-- the wines they create and the flavors they contribute--and to make an informed choice on selecting the most satisfying wines.

    Washington Wines and Wineries offers a comprehensive, critical, and accessible account of the nation's second largest wine-producing region. Gregutt, who has covered Washington wine in books, newspapers, and magazines since the mid-1980s, enthusiastically dispenses information along with his editorial opinion, displaying the depth of his knowledge of the area, the players, the regions, and the wines. He points out the best vineyards, the most accomplished winemakers, the must-have wines, and the newcomers to watch. He rates wineries—not wines—with a unique and detailed 100-point scale, providing an insider's view of the best that Washington state has to offer. As the global wine industry reinvents itself for twenty-first-century palates, Washington is poised to become as important and influential as California on the world stage. Washington Wines and Wineries is the definitive reference book on the subject.

    Most WineTrails can be experienced in a day or two. Profiles of each winery include a winery description, winemaker philosophy, photos, contact information, hours, maps and driving directions. Bonus material includes tasting room etiquette and wine tasting tips. The guide also reveals the best destination wineries for lodging, eating, shopping, picnicking and hosting the perfect wedding.

    Essential for the millions who tour and taste each year, the book features detailed profiles of 30 wineries, extensive resource and directory information, and over 100 gorgeous color photographs, making it equally compelling for locals and visitors.

    The authors offer a guide to wine, food and travel in Portugal, with recommendations of wineries, restaurants, hotels, wine and food shops and places to visit.