Publisher's Synopsis
This guide sets out everything a beginner needs to know about Australian wine. James Halliday demystifies the process of wine-making and appreciation, describes fermentation and bottling procedures, and explains the differences in grape varieties and their influence on taste. A glossary provides helpful definitions for the wide array of wine-tasting terms and descriptions, and there are also some guidelines for those who are thinking of setting up their own wine cellar.;Fully illustrated throughout, this book also has colour photographs of wineries and wine-making techniques, practical tables and diagrams of the wine-producing regions. The author is an authoritative wine critic and has also written "Pocket Guide to the Wines of Australia and New Zealand" and "Wine Atlas of Australia and New Zealand".
