The Taste of Wine: The Art Science of Wine Appreciation, 2nd Edition

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Summary: A SECOND EDITION? I THINK NOT
Review: First of all, this is the essential text for anybody serious in developing the skills and the vocabulary to discuss thetaste components of wine. Solid reference books on thesubject of wine do not come along every year. Last yeartwo titles by Remington Norman (Rhone Renaissance andhis second edition of Great Domaines of Burgundy) couldbe added to that pantheon. But for every serious book likeEmile Peynaud's or Remington Norman's, there are dozensregurgitating reviews on a 100 point scale from trade publications. A second edition of this classic text could have been a special event, but instead John Wiley & Sonschose to add a couple of paragraphs of new text and repackage it as a new edition. How could one possiblyimprove upon the original seminal work? We do not knowbecause this effort seems to have been knocked off in alazy afternoon. I read most of both and found whole chapters left intact. A true second edition may haveincorporated photos (more than the four included)such as those found in the original French Le Gout du Vin.But until then the first English translation is still in print (ISBN0-932664-64-4) at a better price $39.95 vs. $54.95.This is an amazing book, but its new format is a bitdisingenuous.Michael [e-mail]