This volume explains the scientific and simple wine tasting method created in 1995 by Luca Maroni. The method, shareable by anyone, is based on the logical principle that the "Quality of a Wine equals the Pleasantness of its Taste." It is not necessary to be a skilled sommelier to enjoy a glass of good wine and it is not true that only wine professionals can understand or describe excellent wines: as wines talk to senses anyone can hear and comprehend what they say. Curiosity, love for wine, passion and commitment drove Luca Maroni to the creation of the original tasting method explained. It is not by chance that he wrote the entry "Wine Tasting" for the Italian Treccani Encyclopaedia: the plain reading of the method develops evaluation abilities of anyone. In the volume, together with the method, a few technical indications for wine tasters and a basic glossary of wine jargon are included. Contents: 1. Sensorial analysis and wine 2. Important aspects for tasting 3. Inside the glass: theory 4. Inside the glass: practice 5. The index of pleasantness of wine through time 6. Food-wine marriages 7. Fruitiness of wine 8. Other indexes of quality of wine 9. Meaning of wine and tasting technical terms AUTHOR: Luca Maroni, the most prestigious signature of the oenological field in Italy. Born in Rome, Luca Maroni graduated with Honours in Business sEconomics in 1986. Between 1987 and 1989 he worked with Luigi Veronelli, wrote for L'Etichetta magazine and founded Ex Vinis, Italy's first wine-oriented newsletter. In September 1990, Luca started the Lm editing company by creating The Taster of Wine, a magazine dedicated to wine and wine tasting. Since 1993 he has been writing the Annuario dei Migliori Vini Italiani, a report on the oenological production within major Italian winemaking companies currently at its 19th publication. In 1995 he penned the 'Wine tasting' entry for the Treccani Italian Encyclopedia. From the beginning of his career up to date, he has been writing and editing 57 volumes on wine; tutoring more than 10,000 people between wine lovers and operators; collaborating with more than 1,000 oenologists of the most prestigious Italian wineries. From 1989 to 2012, Luca Maroni has tasted over 20,000 wines. SELLING POINTS: ?This volume clearly explains the wine tasting method adopted, thus allowing everyone the possibility of sharing both the evaluations and a scoring system with a professional wine taster ?Addressed to anyone who likes wines or would like to discover something about one of the most internationally appreciated drinks ILLUSTRATIONS: 13 b/w
