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WINE TASTING
Wine Tasting
A Professional Handbook
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Second Edition

By
Ronald Jackson, Brock University, Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute, St. Catharine's, Ontario, Canada

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Description
Wine Tasting: A Professional Handbook is an essential guide for any professional or serious connoisseur seeking to understand both the theory and practice of wine tasting. From techniques for assessing wine properties and quality, including physiological, psychological, and physicochemical sensory evaluation, to the latest information on types of wine, the author guides the reader to a clear and applicable understanding of the wine tasting process. Including illustrative data and testing technique descriptions, Wine Tasting is for professional tasters, those who train tasters and those involved in designing wine tastings as well as the connoisseur seeking to maximize their perception and appreciation of wine.

Audience
For people involved in wine production, tasting, commercial judging, quality assessment of wine and wineries, wine societies, wine appreciation courses, or training of tasters (wineries, wine merchants) University researchers and students at schools with viticulture programs.. Also serious wine connoisseurs who want to maximize their perception and appreciation of wine.

Contents




1 Introduction


Tasting Process

References



2 Visual Sensations


Color

Clarity

Viscosity

Spritz

Tears

Suggested Readings

References







3 Olfactory Sensations


The Olfactory System

Odorants and Olfactory Stimulation

Chemical Compounds Involved

Sensations of the Trigeminal Nerve

Vomeronasal Organ

Odor Perception

Sources of Variation in Olfactory Perception

Odor Assessment in Wine Tasting

Off-Odors

Chemical Nature of Varietal Aromas

Suggested Readings

References





4 Taste and Mouth-feel Sensations


Taste

Factors Influencing Taste Perception

Mouth-feel

Chemical Compounds Involved

Taste and Mouth-feel Sensations in Wine Tasting

Appendix 4.1

Suggested Readings

References





5 Quantitative (Technical) Wine Assessment


Selection and Training of Tasters

Pre-tasting Organization

Tasting Design

Wine Terminology

Wine Evaluation

Sensory Analysis

Chemical Analysis of Quality

Occupational Hazards of Wine Tasting

Appendices

Suggested Readings

References



6 Qualitative (General) Wine Tasting




Tasting Room

Information Provided

Sample Preparation

Wine Score Sheets

Sensory Training Exercises

Tasting Situations

Appendices

Suggested Readings

References







7 Styles and Types of Wine


Still Table Wines

Sparkling Wines

Fortified Wines (Dessert and Appetizer Wines)

Brandy

Suggested Readings

References



8 Nature and Origins of Wine Quality


Sources of Quality

Vineyard Influences

Winery

Chemistry

Suggested Readings

References







9 Wine and Food Combination


Introduction

Wine Selection

Historical Origins of Food and Wine Combination

Concept of Flavor Principles

Food and Wine Pairing

Uses in Food Preparation

Types of Occasion

Wine Presentation

Final Note

Suggested Readings

References





Glossary









Index




Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 512 pages, publication date: APR-2009
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-374181-3
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS

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