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Wine Folly: Magnum Edition: The Master Guide

Wine Folly: Magnum Edition: The Master Guide

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  • Create Date：2021-03-30 11:21:29
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Madeline Puckette
  • ISBN：0525533893
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Summary

JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER

The expanded wine guide from the creators of Wine Folly， packed with new information for devotees and newbies alike。

Wine Folly became a sensation for its inventive， easy-to-digest approach to learning about wine。 Now in a new， expanded hardcover edition， Wine Folly: Magnum Edition is the perfect guide for anyone looking to take his or her wine knowledge to the next level。 Wine Folly: Magnum Edition includes:
- more than 100 grapes and wines color-coded by style so you can easily find new wines you'll love;
- a wine region explorer with detailed maps of the top wine regions， as well as up-and-coming areas such as Greece and Hungary;
- wine labeling and classification 101 for wine countries such as France， Italy， Spain， Germany， and Austria;
- an expanded food and wine pairing section;
- a primer on acidity and tannin--so you can taste wine like a pro;
- more essential tips to help you cut through the complexity of the wine world and become an expert。
Wine Folly: Magnum Edition is the must-have book for the millions of fans of Wine Folly and for any budding oenophile who wants to boost his or her wine knowledge in a practical and fun way。 It's the ultimate gift for any wine lover。

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Reviews

Thai Dang ，

Alright book as a reference。 Easy to follow and to start your wine exploration。Riddled with ridiculous and unfounded， albeit often-repeated， cliches about the wine's 'terroir'。 One of the peak absurdities is how the author describes Albariño as “one of the most delightfully refreshing whites from the Iberian Peninsula。 It’s found in cooler areas， close to the sea， which is how it gains its salty flavors。”No。 Wine doesn't taste 'salty' because the 'terroir' is close to the sea。 Also， grapes and w Alright book as a reference。 Easy to follow and to start your wine exploration。Riddled with ridiculous and unfounded， albeit often-repeated， cliches about the wine's 'terroir'。 One of the peak absurdities is how the author describes Albariño as “one of the most delightfully refreshing whites from the Iberian Peninsula。 It’s found in cooler areas， close to the sea， which is how it gains its salty flavors。”No。 Wine doesn't taste 'salty' because the 'terroir' is close to the sea。 Also， grapes and wine do not taste 'mineral' and 'dusty' because the soil is 'volcanic' （on Cabernet Sauvignon in Napa Valley）， or crisp and 'mineral-driven' because the soil is chalky （on Chablis Chardonnay）。 It's surprising how such outdated， unfounded anecdotes are still alive and well。To be fair， the terroir （as in， compassing of the soil nutrients， water drainage capacity， the aerial environment， sunlight， and most importantly， the bacteria and yeasts/fungi） is important in determining the wine's （or coffee's， for that matter） flavours。 But reducing such complex and under-explored topics to ridiculous nonsense such as 'wine taste salty because the grapes are grown near the sea' is just not only plainly false， but also blasphemous and utterly shallow。 。。。more

Sunny Tompkins ，

Not designed to be read cover-to-cover， but that's what I did！ Engrossing。 Not designed to be read cover-to-cover， but that's what I did！ Engrossing。 。。。more

Mario Riontino ，

Go-to-guide if you want to start your journey into wine making or wine tasting。 Why am I saying this？ Because it gives you a perfect panoramic of the “wine world” on a global level， making you curious to explore the details of each element of wine making。

Becky Pliego ，

What a beautiful book - definitely 5 stars to the design。 This is a fun， concise， and useful book for the wine amateurs out there。

Jessica ，

I liked it。 Probably a better fit for someone even more of a novice than I at wine。 Also it is sort of more of a quick reference to page through。。。so if you have someone just stating to learn a bit more about wine and who does’t really want to read a lot。。。 this would be a nice gift。

Riccardo Lo Monaco ，

The best。

Carlos Nunes ，

Great starting point for amateur wine enthusiasts

Cedric Bogardus ，

Insanely valuable and accessible reference resource。

Ethan ，

A fantastic introduction to the history， production， varieties， and many sources of wine。 I look forward to using this as a reference in the future。

Emily Saumure ，

Excellent， super visual reference book for the average folks like me， wanting to learn more about wine and what to know when buying and tasting。 Some great info about serving and storing wine， as well as a short chapter about food pairings。 A large section devoted to the different wine grape varieties as well as growing regions。 Not necessarily the kind of book you’d read cover-to-cover （although， you could if you wanted to， lol）， but will be a good resource to have when trying new bottles or wi Excellent， super visual reference book for the average folks like me， wanting to learn more about wine and what to know when buying and tasting。 Some great info about serving and storing wine， as well as a short chapter about food pairings。 A large section devoted to the different wine grape varieties as well as growing regions。 Not necessarily the kind of book you’d read cover-to-cover （although， you could if you wanted to， lol）， but will be a good resource to have when trying new bottles or wine varieties。 Plus， it’s really pretty 😁 。。。more

Beth Casler ，

Full of information on wine regions， grape varieties and wines。 I am sure I will refer back to book again and again。

Thierry M ，

Best wine book I have read so far。 Easy to read and learn thanks to the graphics and designs on each page。

Becky F。 ，

This is more of a reference book， so I can rate it even though I haven't read the whole thing。 It has good pictures and lots of wine information。 We will be using this book frequently as we choose what foods to pair our wines with， etc。 This is more of a reference book， so I can rate it even though I haven't read the whole thing。 It has good pictures and lots of wine information。 We will be using this book frequently as we choose what foods to pair our wines with， etc。 。。。more

Melanie Rogers ，

Considering this read although I haven’t gone through the bulk of the text which is all the different wines and palates （which I’ll have to come back to when I try the wines！）。 Very cool graphics， I would’ve like more info in some parts， but in all a great beginners book （and a pretty one to say the least！）

Leah Weisman ，

Great illustrations and explanations。 I will keep this in hand to reference wine pairings and proper decanting and temps， as well as for inspiration to try new wines！

Chenoa S Woods ，

Very readable， informative， and interesting。 Love the visual aids。

Jessi ，

Excellent quality and wonderful resource。 I’m using it to assist in studying for my WSET training and it has been a great tool！

Emma ，

I'm not sure I know what to do with this information or if I'll remember it to use in the future。 I'm not sure I know what to do with this information or if I'll remember it to use in the future。 。。。more

Gard ，

The one and only book on wine I'll ever need。 The one and only book on wine I'll ever need。 。。。more

Ray Eary ，

GREAT reference book:

Manuel Espinoza Proudinat ，

While not knowing anymore what to do with my time during the harsh months of the coronavirus-lockdown， I decided to get me a new hobby。 I'd always been attracted by enology and sommelerie， but never had the time nor the budget to begin to learn and taste properly， with a more focused aim。 And there I was， entering an almost completely unknown field to me， training my tasting skills， learning French， learning words in different languages for the same grape or the same concept， trying not to get d While not knowing anymore what to do with my time during the harsh months of the coronavirus-lockdown， I decided to get me a new hobby。 I'd always been attracted by enology and sommelerie， but never had the time nor the budget to begin to learn and taste properly， with a more focused aim。 And there I was， entering an almost completely unknown field to me， training my tasting skills， learning French， learning words in different languages for the same grape or the same concept， trying not to get drunk with wine everyday。 I couldn't say I could find a better and more accesible introduction to the wine world than Madeline Puckette's Wine Folly: it's accesible to the layman and， most important of all， its style hints at the passion with which Puckette treats her subject matter。 The layout is just the perfect didactization for the myriads of information one must get acquainted with if something serious is to get out of this hobby， and every chapter provides just the right contents to get a sufficient overview on the most important regions， grapes and wine types; extra helpful are the bibliographical recommendations at the end of the Magnum Edition。 One of the few details I'd revise are some mistaken phonetic reproductions of the names of some wines and regions， specially when it comes to German and Spanish names， which could sound extremely ridiculous if heard by a native speaker or someone knowledgeable。 But， all in all， we're talking about one of the finest introductions to the field。 。。。more

Sharon Lightholder ，

LOVE IT。 Found the prior edition excellent as well。 This builds on it nicely。 The use of infographics， color charts， and easily understood descriptions make this a great resource for the learning or learned wine lover。 They found the sweet spot for offering great and complex information in a very easily understood format。 Also， you can pop in and out of sections with ease， take their tasting tests to find out what wine you really like （and why-if you are interested）。 Both the Kindle and printed LOVE IT。 Found the prior edition excellent as well。 This builds on it nicely。 The use of infographics， color charts， and easily understood descriptions make this a great resource for the learning or learned wine lover。 They found the sweet spot for offering great and complex information in a very easily understood format。 Also， you can pop in and out of sections with ease， take their tasting tests to find out what wine you really like （and why-if you are interested）。 Both the Kindle and printed versions are gorgeous。 。。。more

Alexander Chychykalo ，

This is well illustrated masterpiece which uncover lots of common secrets about wine - how to consume？ how to serve？ how much to drink？ how to taste？ which wine to buy？ where does it grow？ I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to talk intelligently about wine。

Greg Öman ，

Really nice reference book

Julie Drake ，

It reads like a third-grade textbook with lots of errors and omissions。 But hey， if this is her target audience， good for her。 Considering the book is remarkably derivative， and exceedingly narrow in depth， I find it odd it won a James Beard award。

Sergio ，

Wine， （visually） explained。 Its attempt at marrying conciseness with an abundance of information almost unavoidably suffers from oversimplification at times， but I’d say it’s still a great addition to any aspiring wine connoisseur’s bookshelf。 I’ll keep coming back to this one regularly， I’m sure。

Cassie Haldeman ，

Great book for reference！

Ben ，

The first part of the book is basically a guide to wine tasting and is an excellent introduction to terminology used by wine aficionados， identifying characteristics of wine， and a high level overview of the wine making process。The latter part， which seems to take up most of the book， is basically an encyclopedic reference of different wine varietals and regions。 This would be fine if it could really stand alone as its own reference。 However， descriptions are often too light to give a good idea The first part of the book is basically a guide to wine tasting and is an excellent introduction to terminology used by wine aficionados， identifying characteristics of wine， and a high level overview of the wine making process。The latter part， which seems to take up most of the book， is basically an encyclopedic reference of different wine varietals and regions。 This would be fine if it could really stand alone as its own reference。 However， descriptions are often too light to give a good idea of what the wine tastes like and range of different options。 Also disappointing that there was no thematic connection between the different wines presented。 It’s just a collection of facts that you have effectively no chance of remembering。 Would have been useful to have， for example， groupings of different wine characteristics by varietal， region， high-level weather patterns， etc。 Ultimately， if you just expect to use this part as a brief reference for wines you encounter， you’ll probably be happy。 If you want to learn more about “how” wines work， you’ll need to look elsewhere。 。。。more

Brian Foo ，

A great beginner's book to wine。 Tons of infographics。 It'd be a life companion in your wine tasting journey A great beginner's book to wine。 Tons of infographics。 It'd be a life companion in your wine tasting journey 。。。more

Cynthia Van ，

Reads a little like a textbook， informative but dry。

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