The practical reference guide to wine. The best advice for designing or improving your cellar, knowing the different wines of the world, choosing, buying, and storing your wine, tasting and serving it in the best conditions, making the right food and wine pairings... are presented here in a clear and precise.Enriched with numerous vineyard maps and a vintage chart, this comprehensive manual will delight all wine enthusiasts, from occasional tasters to seasoned connoisseurs. Gilles de Pontavice, a wine expert, is the author of acclaimed works on wines, their tasting, and their pairings.