Essential Etiquette Fundamentals, Vol. 2: Wine Selection & Etiquette
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.16 (658 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0980195128 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 518 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2013-07-09 |
Language | : | English |
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About the AuthorAs a practicing corporate attorney who frequently dined with clients, Mike Lininger quickly learned to appreciate the value of displaying correct etiquette and wine knowledge in business and social dining situations. They started by reading every dining, wine and etiquette handbook available. Finally, as they started to draft the scripts for these CDs, they sought guidance from professional educators to help structure the lessons. Taking a break from the practice of law, Mr. Their contemporaries in pol
As a practicing corporate attorney who frequently dined with clients, Mike Lininger quickly learned to appreciate the value of displaying correct etiquette and wine knowledge in business and social dining situations. Finally, as they started to draft the scripts for these CDs, they sought guidance from
The Food Scholar Wine Selection & Etiquettelesson includes the following units: Unit One: The Basics (including basic wine descriptions and characteristics, a brief introduction to winemaking, and the basics of red, white, rosé, sparkling, and fortified wines) Unit Two: Grapes and Regions (including basic guides to the most commonly encountered white wine and red wine grapes) Unit Three: Wine Tasting (including proper glassware, the tasting process, and detecting wine flaws) Unit Four: Food and Wine Pairings (covering perfect pairings for various types of foods, as well as foods to avoid when drinking wine) Unit Five: Enjoying Wine in Restaurants (including wine lists and prices, selecting wine, interacting with the sommelier, and general wine etiquette) Unit Six: Sparkling and Fortified Wines (covering sparkling wines, port, and sherry). In audio format you benefit from an exceptional narrator teaching you how to correctly pronounce grape varieties and important wine terms. It is simply the best wine reference available for beginners. Why an audio book? Convenience and practical learning. It does not was
"Excellent Resource For Novice Wine Drinkers" according to Anthony Tranquilino. Although drinking good wine isn't difficult, learning about wine can be. Once on a winery tour a vintner explained that there are 15,000 different choices that can be made from grape to bottle. Sometimes picking out a wine can seem daunting. Food Scholar's Wine Selection & Etiquette does a superior job of teaching those of us who would like to learn more wi. Wine Etiquette Made Easy The last book on CD my wife and I bought was average at best: mens' voices for female characters, etc. And what's the alternative on the radio? Pop music or Howard Stern? I spend twenty percent of my waking life in my car. I might as well spend it wisely. The Food Scholar is easy listening and presented in a way that makes the information easy to learn and . "Clear, concise and easy to remember the details" according to E. Schmidt. Very clear and professional. I was impressed with the knowledge of the Food Scholar and how easy it was to remember the main points. I have listened to the CD multiple times. Each time I add to what I learned the prior time. I think it would make a great gift for college students. But, personally, I just enjoyed learning all the details about wine etiquette