Argentine Wines: Foreword - The History of Wine in Argentina - Argentine Wine in the World  - Varietal Wines versus Blended Wines  - Grape Varieties in Argentina - Predominant Red Grape Varieties in Argentina- Predominant White Grape Varieties in Argentina - What is the Clone of a Vine?  - The Wine Areas  - Wine Production  - Stages in Wine Production  - The Production of Sparkling Wine - Brut or Demi-Sec? Which One Should be Chosen?  - “Champagne” in Argentina  - Serving Sparkling Wines  - The Wine Life Cycle  - The Three Main Defects of Wine  - The Storing of Wine  - The Cork Oak  - What Happens in the Bottle While the Wine Ages?  - Change of Colour - Wine and Wood  - Oak Barrel Maturation  - Large Oak Cask Maturation  - Maturation in Stainless Steel or Concrete Tanks - Label Interpretation - Big Bottle Sizes  - Flavours that can be Distinguished  - The Glasses  - Glasses and Flavours - The Glass and the Sight - Glasses and Aromas - Cleaning Crystal Glasses - Corkscrew - Capsule Cutter - Thermometer - The Drop Stop - The Decanter - Decantation and Montchenot - The Pliers - The Home Wine Cellar - Where Should you Store your Wine? - Food, Wine and Friends - Food and Argentine Wines - The Four Phases of Wine Tasting - Aromas of the Main Varietals - Glossary

Hard cover
128 pages
Full colour
17.5 x 11.7 cm
6.9 x 4.6 inches
ISBN 987-947904-1

“…The vine may be very good, and the winemaker may be very good, but the resulting wine can be miserable, if Nature is not on man’s side”

Raúl Riba D'Ave

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