Read Online The Wine Bible eBook Karen MacNeil

Product details File Size 65809 KB Print Length 1008 pages Publisher Workman Publishing Company; 2 edition (October 13, 2015) Publication Date October 13, 2015 Sold by  Digital Services LLC Language English ASIN B00U0OBRAS

The Wine Bible eBook Karen MacNeil Reviews

• I'd been looking forward to this new edition of the Wine Bible and it did not disappoint. Great updates and expansive new information. It sits on my coffee table, convenient for quick reads when time permits. That is the beauty of the book. I work in the retail wine industry and this book is necessary. I also recommend it to my regular customers who want to increase their wine knowledge because of the approachable style of the content. Good job, Karen!
• great reference, but very biased selection of winemakers and wineries, no rhyme or reason why some names are listed and other high quality producers were omitted. The author should stick to factual style of writing instead of dramatizing certain issues. It is also quite bizarre that Turkey is not included even though the country is #5 in the world in terms of vineyards ( after Spain, China, France, and Italy and BEFORE USA) and it has numerous indigenious grapes and a booming wine industry. This is on top of the fact that vitis vinifera may have actually originated along the fertile lands around the Black Sea almost 8000 years ago. The lists at the end are also a little sloppy, the DOC and DOCG regions of Italy mixed together. A list of important grapes from each country would have been useful as well. Tons of helpful information, so an OK book to study for "the test"
• Energetic resource, educational, & fun. The pages are a different texture than the last one, which is a little weird, but still enjoyable to read. I purchased one for myself, some as gifts, & the online edition as well (as opposed to ripping out pages to travel, as I did the last edition). I read a few bad reviews about KM's style. NOTE this is NOT Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia, HJ's Wine Companion, Broadbent's Great Vintage Wine Book, or Oxford's Companion, etc etc (all of which I love & use). This IS infotainment. The first edition was a gift, which inspired me to research further & become a Somm (meh, why not). It also informed me of a fun way to travel. I started going to the wineries she recommended & having the food pairings as well. Traveling to Jerez and enjoying gambas al ajillo (garlic shrimp) with manzanilla while breathing the salty ocean air...I got that idea from this book, & the retelling of it, helped me pass my last Exam. If you're boring, this book isn't the right pairing for you. But if you want the knowledge of the wine world to be as alive as the wine itself...
  
  If you're not sure, sample her blog.
• Great book - a bargain considering the amount of work (over 1000 pages). Highly recommended!
  
  If you want just one book covering the subject in all gritty details, get this one. But then you probably already know this given all the other five-star reviews praising The Wine Bible -).
  
  In addition to this book (after all, you probably won't read the 1000 pages in one go) I recommend the following movie documentaries covering wine and wine regions
  
  - Mondovino (2004) - Critical documentary
  - Red Obsession (2013) - Global wine business and China's influence
  
  (These two movies work well back to back)
  
  - Sideways (2004) - Feature film, not a documentary.
  
  - "A Year In...." Trilogy (A Year in Champagne, A Year in Burgundy, A Year in Port was released in 2016)
  
  - Somm Trilogy. Somm (2012), Somm Into the Bottle (2015), Somm 3 (2018)
  
  PS Somm 2012 is probably the least interesting of the bunch for a wide audience (since it focuses on wine exams and personal stories), but it's still worth watching. Otherwise, skip the 2012 film and just watch the 2015 Somm movie where you will find some interviewees featured again.
  
  Edit/Update The new 2018 movie Somm 3 is about blind tasting vs branding and wine reviews. It discusses the global influence of critics such as Jancis Robinson (featuring in the movie) or Robert Parker.
• I bought the first edition of this incredible tome in 2015. As an ardent winelover for the past fifty years, I fully appreciate the dedication and passion that went into writing it. But MacNeil didn't just write it, she submitted the chapters to literally dozens of experts in their specialty for review. That is how it took TEN years to write!
  How good was it? Good enough to take a two pound book with me to the Basque Country of Spain!
  I own more than a dozen wine books, most of which gather dust on my bookshelf...not that one, it is a constant companion!
  Imagine, a book that took TEN years to write, TEN years ago, and is still valuable. Wait, isn't that a bible?
  If you read the reviews of it, you will find only two complaints when will she write a new edition, and the weight. Oh, one more why nothing on Temecula wines?
  Finally, ten years and 4,000 pages of manuscript later, we got our wish...and more, because of all the changes, THE most valuable is the edition! Portable, quick and easy to search, and dozens of other new features.
  As a wine advocate and aficionado who is a blogger and is working on a book project on wine, or more accurately the passion of the people who make them, this is a huge help to me.
  I have been asked what wines I would take if I was going to a deserted island. I cannot narrow the list down, but as for what wine book I would take, this is it!
  Oh, and even Temecula gets mentioned, as well as upcoming regions like Slovenia!
  Thank you, Karen!
• The first fifty pages alone are worth the reasonable price of this useful and entertaing resource. "How Wine is Made" does not just describe the steps in the process but also the decision points along the way and why/how they affect the outcome. It is not as all inclusive as "The Oxford Companion to Wine" but for most of us folks this is a great reference especially for those beginning their wine journey and wanting to take the next step. The author has a pleasing, comfortable approach. A good gift for those wanting a reference and introduction.