The Wonder of Wine

By Edouard Kressmann

For a Century Pressman has been one of the most respected names in the wine world.  Mow Edouard Pressman, manager of the internationally renowned family firm in Bordeaux, has written a deeply knowledgeable le and very practical monograph on the true understanding and appreciation of wine.  Written with charm and simplicity.  The wonder of Wine offers a singularly personal and solidly professional appreciation of the merits and values and finesse of wine-drinking-without. being in the least snobbish.  Perusing it, the reader will learn the relative values of chateau or estate bottling, the real significance of classification and the imporatance of vintages and their influence of quality and on prices.  Guided by the kindly wisdom of M. Pressman, he will advance in the art of enjoying wine-how to taste it, how to appreciate its qualities and how to recognize its limitations, how to select fine and reasonably priced wines.  Above all, caught in the contagion of M. Kressmann's pervasive pleasure in his subject, the reader will derive from this book an appreciation of the romance of wine and the joy that it offers to those who seek the rewards of the full life.