Download or read book Wine Wit and Wisdom written by Maggie Rosen and published by Think Books. This book was released on 2005-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Would-be wine connoisseurs will not only learn how to recognize and enjoy a good vintage from this informative guide, they'll also gain a terrific repertoire of sparkling conversation. They'll understand the difference between aroma and bouquet, and organic and biodynamic. They'll master classic wine recipes, from Coq au Vin to Beef Bourguignon, and find out how to give a toast in 20 different languages. And they'll be able to dazzle their companions with apt wine quotations by famous authors from Omar Khayyam to Oscar Wilde. It's all charmingly illustrated with cartoons, wine labels, and other fascinating wine-related artwork.