Wine for Dummies

In Wine For Dummies, 6th Edition, the authors—both accredited as Certified Wine Educators—share their expertise, revealing the latest on what's in, what's out, and what's new in wine. Featuring 25% new and revised content, including:

• New information on emerging wine regions in the US, such as Washington state, Ohio, New Mexico, Virginia, Michigan, and Long Island, NY
• New information on upcoming international regions such as Bulgaria, Croatia, and Argentina
• Updated information on "old world" wine regions such as France, Italy, and Spain; plus new and improved coverage of "new world" wine regions such as the United States, Australia, and New Zealand
• Revamped information on navigating wine shops and supermarket wine selections, and the latest expert advice on buying, collecting, and rating wine; plus new tips on marrying wine and food
• Updated vintage charts and price guidelines
• Recent trends in wine, including packaging innovations such as wine in a can; labeling trends to make wine less intimidating and more fun; legal issues regarding ordering wine online; mixing wine with fruit or other mixtures; and gimmicks such as magnets & crystals that are intended to make wine less tannic.

Ed McCarthy and Mary Ewing-Mulligan share over a half-century of professional wine experience and have coauthored 12 books on wine. Ed also writes for the trade publicationBeverage Media and is a columnist for Wine Review Online. Mary is president of the International Wine Center, a prominent wine school in New York City.