Wine Tasting: A Professional Handbook
by Ronald S. Jackson, Ron S. Jackson
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology Books
Pub. Date: February 2002
ISBN-13: 9780123790767
Sales Rank: 419,493
295pp
One of the most respected professionals in the wine industry-Ron Jackson,
author of Wine Science (now in its second edition)- covers all practical a
nd theoretical aspects of wine tasting in his new book. It details the basic
techniques used by professionals to sense all visual, gustatory, and olfactory
wine properties (sight, taste, and smell). It also describes the physiologic,
psychologic, and physicochemical origins of sensory perception and discusses
wine types to illustrate the characteristic features that distinguish the
majority of wines.
A large portion of the book is dedicated to the practical concerns of preparing
and performing wine assessments. Readers are instructed in how to differentiate
between the various types of wine tastings (each requiring its own design,
tasting sheets, training, skill measurement, and analysis). Included is a general
overview of the types and sources of wine quality and how wine is most appropriately
paired with food. Special features include a flow chart of wine tasting steps,
details of errors to avoid, procedures for training and testing sensory skills,
sample tasting sheets, original data from 14+ years of training tasters, and
numerous tables, charts, and figures.
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