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<b>Introduction<br /> </b> How to Use This Book <br /> Part I: What Is Wine? <br /> Part II: Appreciating Wine <br /> Part III: Enjoying Wine <br /> Part IV: Wine and Food <br /> Part V: Wineries across Canada <br /> Part VI: The Part of Tens <br /> Part VII: Appendixes <br /> Icons Used in This Book <p><b>Part I: What Is Wine?</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 1: What Makes a Wine<br /> </b> Understanding What Wine Is<br /> Winemaking Basics</p> <ul> <li>The importance of air</li> <li>The grape's goodness</li> <li>A fascination for thousands of years</li> <li>A widespread appeal</li> <li>An astonishing array of colours and sizes</li> <li>A knockout combination: Sugar and acid</li> <li>Setting the Standards</li> <li>Canada's designated viticultural areas</li> <li>VQA regulations</li> </ul> <b>Chapter 2: Wine in Its Elements<br /> </b> Breaking It Down: Wine's Key Ingredients <ul class="noindent"> <li>Where's the fruit?</li> <li>What's so good about acid?</li> <li>What's the degree of alcohol?</li> <li>What use are tannins?</li> <li>What's this fifth element of wine?<br /> Deciphering a Canadian Wine Label</li> </ul> <p><b>Chapter 3: Getting to Know Your Berry</b><br /> Looking Closely at the Grape<br /> Life Preservers for Wine: Tannins to the Rescue!<br /> Contrasting Reds and Whites</p> <ul class="noindent"> <li>Macerating makes the difference</li> <li>White wines don't macerate</li> <li>Drinking red wine in its youth<br /> Exploring the Variety of the Grape World<br /> Labelling for Variety</li> </ul> <p><b>Chapter 4: In the Vineyard</b><br /> All Grapes Are Not Created Equal<br /> Where Wine Grapes Grow— And How!</p> <ul class="noindent"> <li>Why vines should struggle</li> <li>How grapes get sweet</li> <li>The cool connection<br /> A History of Mediocrity<br /> A Year in a Canadian Vineyard<br /> Weathering the Vintage</li> <li>Frost warnings</li> <li>Singing in the sunshine</li> <li>Crying in the rain</li> <li>Harsh lessons<br /> The Education Advantage</li> </ul> <p><b>Part II: Appreciating Wine</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 5: Sensing Good Wine</b><br /> Visual Basics</p> <ul class="noindent"> <li>Judging colour</li> <li>Looking at whites</li> <li>Seeing red</li> <li>Checking out those legs!</li> <li>Sending wines back: Five unsightly reasons to do so<br /> Nuancing the Nose</li> <li>Getting swirling again (it's worth it)</li> <li>Finding the right partners</li> <li>Smelling something fishy: Avoiding bad wine days</li> <li>Bottle stink and other problems</li> <li>Oxidation</li> <li>Corkiness</li> <li>More stinky reasons for sending wines back</li> </ul> <p><b>Chapter 6: Pleasing Your Palate</b><br /> Getting to Know Your Tongue<br /> Putting Your Palate to the Test</p> <ul class="noindent"> <li>Comparing whites</li> <li>That glowing colour</li> <li>Those revealing legs</li> <li>The nose knows</li> <li>The proving of your palate</li> <li>Comparing reds</li> </ul> <p><b>Chapter 7: Judging the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly<br /> </b> Describing How Wines Taste<br /> Scoring Wine by Number</p> <ul class="noindent"> <li>Your basic tasting sheet</li> <li>The write words</li> <li>Appearance</li> <li>Bouquet</li> <li>Taste</li> </ul> <p><b>Chapter 8: Sharing Good Taste</b><br /> Organizing a Tasting</p> <ul class="noindent"> <li>Striking the right mood</li> <li>Setting the scene<br /> Tasting in Private</li> <li>Intimate encounters</li> <li>Crowd scenes</li> <li>Dinner parties<br /> Tasting in Public</li> <li>Cruising the best wines</li> <li>Getting the right answers</li> </ul> <p><b>Part III: Enjoying Wine</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 9: Wine in Restaurants</b><br /> Getting to Know the House Wine<br /> Reading a Wine List</p> <ul class="noindent"> <li>Pick the perfect wine</li> <li>Remember weight and acidity</li> <li>Weight</li> <li>Acidity</li> <li>Consider how it's cooked<br /> Ordering Wine<br /> Sending Wine Back<br /> Real-Life Wine Experiences</li> <li>The wrong way</li> <li>The right way<br /> Wines for Vegetarians<br /> White Wine as an Aperitif</li> </ul> <p><b>Chapter 10: At Home with Wine</b><br /> Wine Buyer Beware<br /> Bringing Home the Wine</p> <ul class="noindent"> <li>Handling reds</li> <li>Handling whites and roses<br /> Cork Procedures</li> <li>Choosing a corkscrew</li> <li>Uncorking the bottle</li> <li>After you've opened the bottle</li> <li>To air is divine<br /> What a Difference a Glass Makes</li> <li>A glass for red</li> <li>A glass for white</li> <li>A glass for champagne and sparkling wine</li> </ul> <p><b>Chapter 11: Buying for Keeping</b><br /> Storing Your Wines<br /> Choosing the Best Cellar Site</p> <ul class="noindent"> <li>No basement? No worries!</li> <li>Setting up your cellar<br /> Cataloguing Your Wines<br /> Collecting a Canadian Cellar</li> <li>24 bottles of wine on your wall</li> <li>Preparing for future consumption<br /> Buying Wine in Canada</li> <li>The liquor monopolies</li> <li>Catalogue shopping</li> <li>Private orders</li> <li>Personal importation</li> <li>Privatized wine shops</li> <li>Auctions</li> <li>Independent wine stores</li> <li>The Internet</li> <li>Purchasing wine on-line from Ontario wineries</li> <li>Purchasing wine on-line from B.C. wineries</li> <li>Purchasing wine on-line from wine agents</li> <li>Purchasing wine on-line from your provincial liquor board</li> </ul> <p><b>Part IV: Wine and Food</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 12: The Marriage of Wine and Food<br /> </b> Planning a Wine and Food Wedding<br /> Grape Expectations</p> <ul class="noindent"> <li>Chardonnay</li> <li>Chenin Blanc</li> <li>Gewurztraminer</li> <li>Icewine</li> <li>Muscat</li> <li>Pinot Blanc</li> <li>Pinot Gris</li> <li>Riesling</li> <li>Sauvignon Blanc</li> <li>Cabernet Franc</li> <li>Cabernet Sauvignon</li> <li>Gamay</li> <li>Merlot</li> <li>Nebbiolo</li> <li>Pinot Noir</li> <li>Sangiovese</li> <li>Syrah/Shiraz</li> <li>Tempranillo</li> <li>Zinfandel<br /> Don't Forget the Fortifieds</li> <li>Sherry: Any Palomino is a pal of mine</li> <li>Port: Overturning the tradition</li> <li>Ruby ports (bottle-aged)</li> <li>Tawny ports (cask-aged)</li> </ul> <p><b>Chapter 13: Wine and Cheese</b><br /> The Perfect Match</p> <ul class="noindent"> <li>Types of cheese</li> <li>How cheese is made<br /> Classifying Cheeses<br /> Matching Canadian Wines and Cheeses<br /> Matching International Wines and Cheeses</li> </ul> <p><b>Chapter 14: Planning Your Wine Matches</b><br /> Zeroing In On the Right Wine<br /> Asking Two Easy Questions<br /> Matching Dish by Dish</p> <ul class="noindent"> <li>Matching wine and soup</li> <li>Matching wine and fish</li> <li>Matching wine and beef</li> <li>Matching wine and pork</li> <li>Matching wine and lamb<br /> Life Is Short: Start with Dessert<br /> Facing Up to the Big No-No: Wine and Chocolate<br /> What about Nuts?</li> </ul> <p><b>Chapter 15: Cooking with Wine</b><br /> Why Cook with Wine?<br /> What Wine to Use in the Kitchen</p> <ul class="noindent"> <li>Where to start</li> <li>How much wine to use<br /> Going Back to (Cooking) School</li> <li>The Wine Country Cooking School at Strewn</li> <li>The Cooking School at Hainle Vineyards</li> </ul> <p><b>Chapter 16: Icewine: Canada's Icing on the Cake</b><br /> What Exactly Is Icewine?</p> <ul class="noindent"> <li>Where Icewine comes from</li> <li>How Icewine is made<br /> Canadian Content: Icewine in Canada</li> <li>The Vidal grape</li> <li>The Riesling grape</li> <li>The parade of awards<br /> Savouring Icewine</li> <li>Matching Icewine with food</li> <li>Laying down Icewine</li> </ul> <p><b>Part V: Wineries across Canada</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 17: The Origins of Canadian Wine</b><br /> The First 700 Years: 1000 to 1700</p> <ul class="noindent"> <li>Jacques Cartier and the French tradition: 1535</li> <li>Crossbred resistance and the American influence: 1619<br /> Potential in Ontario: 1800 to 1866</li> <li>First international recognition</li> <li>Niagara developments<br /> Ontario's Potential Realized: 1866 to 1900</li> <li>Temperance in a teacup</li> <li>The birth of the liquor boards</li> <li>Post-Prohibition days</li> <li>A Brights spot during the Depression</li> <li>Changing styles in the postwar years</li> <li>The daffy world of Baby Duck</li> <li>The invasion of the imports<br /> Beginnings in British Columbia: 1920</li> <li>Tried, tested, and true</li> <li>An apple a day couldn't keep creditors at bay</li> <li>Winds of change</li> <li>With a little help from the legislature<br /> Quebec's Story begins in 1870<br /> Experimentation in Nova Scotia: 1913</li> </ul> <p><b>Chapter 18: Ontario Wineries</b><br /> Between a Rock and a Wet Place<br /> Niagara Bench Wineries<br /> Mainly on the Plain<br /> Niagara-on-the-Lake Wineries<br /> Canada's Deep South<br /> Lake Erie North Shore Wineries<br /> Urban Corkfitters<br /> Toronto (GTA) and North of Toronto Wineries</p> <p><b>Chapter 19: British Columbia Wineries</b><br /> North of the Border, Down Okanagan Way<br /> Okanagan Valley Wineries<br /> Over the Hill, Not Too Far Away<br /> Similameen Valley Wineries<br /> A Gentle Style of Wine<br /> Greater Vancouver and Fraser Valley Wineries<br /> New Kids on the Block<br /> Vancouver Island Wineries</p> <p><b>Chapter 20: Quebec and Atlantic Province Wineries</b><br /> Quebec Wineries: And They Said It Couldn't Be Done!<br /> Eastern Townships Wineries<br /> Monteregie Wineries<br /> Quebec City and Other Wineries<br /> Atlantic Province Wineries: Not a Fish Story<br /> Annapolis Valley Wineries</p> <p><b>Chapter 21: Fruit Wineries</b><br /> A Fruity Phenomenon<br /> Which Fruit Where<br /> Ontario Fruit Wineries<br /> British Columbia Fruit Wineries<br /> Nova Scotia Fruit Wineries</p> <p><b>Part VI: The Part of Tens</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 22: Ten Frequently Asked Questions About Wine</b><br /> Where Do I Start If I Want to Get into Wine?<br /> Why Are Some Wines More Deeply Coloured Than Others?</p> <ul class="noindent"> <li>What is a vintage wine?<br /> What Wine Should I Bring to a Dinner Party?<br /> How Can I Tell When Wine Is Ready to Drink?<br /> How Can I Tell When a Wine is "Off"?<br /> How Long Can I Keep a Bottle of Wine after I Opened It?<br /> Why Do I React Badly When I Drink a Certain Wine?<br /> Which Region of Canada Produces the Best Wines?<br /> How Do Canadian Wines Compare to Those of Other Countries?</li> </ul> <p><b>Chapter 23: Ten Ontario Winemakers to Watch</b><br /> Marcus Ansems: Creekside Estate Winery and Habitant Vineyards, N.S.<br /> Derek Barnett: Southbrook Farm & Winery<br /> Pierre-Jean Bosc: Chateau des Charmes<br /> Ray Cornell: Hernder Estates Winery<br /> Philip Dowell: Inniskillin Wines<br /> Ron Giesbrecht: Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery<br /> J-L Groux: Hillebrand Estates Winery<br /> Brian Schmidt: Vineland Estates<br /> Ann Sperling: Malivoire Wine Company<br /> Jim Warren: Daniel Lenko Estate Winery and Nesher Wines</p> <p><b>Chapter 24: Ten British Columbia Winemakers to Watch</b><br /> Olivier Combret: Domaine Combret<br /> Roger Dosman: Alderlea Vineyards<br /> Bill Dyer: Burrowing Owl Vineyards<br /> Ian Mavety: Blue Mountain Vinyard & Cellars<br /> Alex Nichol: Nichol Vineyard & Farm Vintners<br /> Bruce Nicholson: Vincor/Jackson-Triggs Vintners<br /> Sandra Oldfield: Tinhorn Creek<br /> Howard Soon: Calona Vineyards<br /> Frank Supernak: Hester Creek Estate Winery<br /> Erik von Krosigk: Hillside Estate Winery, Pinot Reach Cellars, Red Rooster Winery, Saturna Vineyard</p> <p><b>Part VII: Appendixes</b></p> <p><b>Appendix A: Glossary</b><br /> <b>Appendix B: Directory of Canadian Wineries</b><br /> Ontario</p> <ul class="noindent"> <li>Niagara Bench wineries</li> <li>Niagara-on-the-Lake wineries</li> <li>Lake Erie North Shore wineries</li> <li>Toronto/GTA wineries</li> <li>Other areas<br /> British Columbia</li> <li>Okanagan Valley wineries</li> <li>Similkameen Valley wineries</li> <li>Greater Vancouver and Fraser Valley wineries</li> <li>Vancouver Island wineries<br /> Quebec</li> <li>Eastern Townships wineries</li> <li>Monteregie wineries</li> <li>Quebec City and other wineries</li> <li>Other Areas<br /> Nova Scotia</li> <li>Annapolis Valley wineries<br /> Prince Edward Island<br /> Fruit wineries</li> <li>Ontario</li> <li>British Columbia</li> <li>Nova Scotia</li> <li>Newfoundland<br /> Useful Web sites for more wine information</li> </ul> <p><b>Appendix C: Coolers Corkscrews</b><br /> Wine accessories<br /> Wine magazines (English)<br /> Wine magazines (French)<br /> Computer software: Cellar programs<br /> Catalogue shopping for wine</p> <ul class="noindent"> <li>Manitoba</li> <li>Ontario</li> <li>Quebec</li> </ul> <p><b>Appendix D: Canadian Highlights of the Vintners Quality Alliance (VQA) National Wine Standard</b><br /> Mission Statement<br /> Geographical Indications (G.I.)</p> <ul class="noindent"> <li>Provincial areas</li> <li>Viticultural areas<br /> Vineyard Designation<br /> Estate Bottle Declaration<br /> Wine Categories<br /> Labelling</li> <li>Varietal wines</li> <li>Blended wines (proprietary names)</li> <li>Vintage dating</li> <li>Foreign geographical indications</li> <li>Synonyms</li> <li>Addition of water</li> <li>Chaptalization</li> <li>Sweet reserve</li> <li>Certification process</li> <li>Label approval</li> <li>Tasting/evaluation panel— composition</li> <li>Packaging</li> <li>VQA label declaration<br /> Maintenance of This Standard<br /> Establishment of New Provincial Authorities</li> </ul> <p> <b>Index</b></p>

<b>Tony Aspler</b> is the recognized authority on Canadian wine and is the author of <i>Travels with My Corkscrew</i> and <i>Vintage Canada.</i> <p> <b>Barbara Leslie</b> has 15 years of writing and editing experience at <i>Winetidings</i> magazine.</p>

Includes directory of 120 wineries coast to coast! <p>The fun and easy way to enjoy Canadian wine.</p> <p>Baffled by Bordeaux? Stumped on Sauvignon? Whether you're new to wine or a more seasoned oenophile (wine lover) this is the book for you. this friendly guide explains wine— and Canadian wine in particular— in easy-to-understand terms and sets you on course for a lifetime of wine enjoyment. Cheers!</p> <p>Discover how to:</p> <ul> <li>Enjoy the best Canadian wines</li> <li>Order wine in a restaurant</li> <li>Pair wine with food</li> <li>Recognize when wine's gone bad</li> <li>Choose the best wine to collect</li> <li>Pick the right wine for any occasion</li> </ul>

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