WINE FOLLY Life is too short to drink bad wine. –Anonymous An imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 375 Hudson Street New York, New York 10014 Copyright © 2015 by Wine Folly LLC Penguin supports copyright. Copyright fuels creativity, encourages diverse voices, promotes free speech, and creates a vibrant culture. Thank you for buying an authorized edition of this book and for complying with copyright laws by not reproducing, scanning, or distributing any part of it in any form without permission. You are supporting writers and allowing Penguin to continue to publish books for every reader. Most Avery books are available at special quantity discounts for bulk purchase for sales promotions, premiums, fund-raising, and educational needs. Special books or book excerpts also can be created to fit specific needs. For details, write [email protected]. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Puckette, Madeline, author. Wine folly : the essential guide to wine / Madeline Puckette and Justin Hammack. p. cm ISBN 978-0-39957596-9 1. Wine and wine making. I. Hammack, Justin, author. Book design by Madeline Puckette Contents Epigraph ii Introduction vi Wine Regions Fundamentals Wine Regions of Wine Basics 2 the World 176 Tasting Wine 12 Argentina 178 Handling Wine 22 Australia 180 Food and Wine Austria 184 Pairing 30 Chile 186 Styles of WIne France 188 Germany 196 Styles of Wine 40 Italy 198 Sparkling Wine 44 New Zealand 202 Light-Bodied Portugal 204 White Wine 54 South Africa 206 Full-Bodied Spain 208 70