Wine Buying Companion for Dummies (R)

by Mary Ewing-Mulligan and Ed McCarthy

The great thing about buying wine is that you have so many vintages and so many labels to choose from. However, this multitude of choices is also daunting -- and risky, too, when you consider the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764550438
• ISBN13: 9780764550430
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: For Dummies
• Length: 414 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.6" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Good for Beginners

This book is a good companion guide to "Wine for Dummies", with a more precise emphasis (as the title implies) on wine purchase. A wine-food chart is helpful for pairing wine varietals with meals. The book is smaller than "Wine for Dummies," so it can be thought of as a pocket guide that can be brought along on shopping trips. Overall, it is a precise, no-nonsense guide to wine basics. Wonderful for beginners, but probably nothing new to seasoned oenophiles.

Uninformed Senior

I was not a dining out person. Never aquired a knowlege of wines. Or how to order them. Have read pamplets in liquor stores. But still can't pronounce many of the names of wines. I am hoping that Dummys will help me.