Download or read book Get Started: Wine Appreciation written by David Williams and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-01-17 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever wanted to learn more about wine but don't know where to begin? Take the first step with Get Started: Wine Appreciation, part of a new series of learning guides from DK where nothing is assumed and everything is explained. Each course follows the same structure: start simple and learn the basics, build on what you've learned, and then show off your new skills! Get Started: Wine Appreciation teaches complete beginners the skills needed to identify and appreciate wine. Start simple with the differences between key wines, build on your skills with tasting sessions on different grape varieties, and then show off with wines from different climates and regions. With step-by-step pictures and practice exercises to keep you on the right track, Get Started: Wine Appreciation will help you learn your new skill in no time. More than any other series on the market, DK's Get Started aims to provide the reader with carefully structured learning and a classroom approach to teaching that allows you to build your own course from practical lessons and themed projects. Each book begins by answering fundamental questions, identifying an essential starter kit of tools and equipment, and explaining how to build a course. The book then divides into subject areas, with key techniques for each area demonstrated through visual glossaries and step-by-steps, followed by graded projects with annotated instructions and an assessment of how to build on achievements. Let DK be the perfect one-on-one tutor you never had: patient, illuminating, inspiring - always at hand to point you in the right direction so you can achieve your potential.