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Tables of Contents for Sniff Swirl & Slurp
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
6
2
How the book works; a manifesto for wine-drinking enjoyment
Tools of the Trade
8
4
The things you need to get more pleasure out of every glass of wine
It's All About Flavour
12
10
Why different grape varieties taste the way they do
Taste the Earth
22
10
Why grapes from different places make different styles of wine
Sugar, Sugar
32
8
None or heaps? The amount of sugar has a huge effect on wine style
Firewater
40
8
Without alcohol, wine would just be grape juice; but how much is enough?
Getting Wood
48
8
What happens when wine is aged in oak barrels
Fiddling Around
56
8
Why some wines are blends of different grape varieties
Old Versus New
64
10
The difference between modern and traditional wines
Tall, Dark, & Handsome
74
10
Big, butch wines for big, butch boys and girls
Posh Wines
84
8
If you've paid more for it, does that mean it's going to be better?
Party Wines
92
8
Wines to match your mood and your mates
Froth & Bubble
100
8
The business of fizz, or what it takes to make good bubbly
Pensioned Off
108
8
What happens to wine as it gets older
Altered States
116
10
The world's more unusual or esoteric wines
Wines Your Granny Drinks
126
8
Why nobody drinks fortified wines anymore
Going Back to Your Roots
134
8
Organic wines and the environmental side of the business
Index
142