Windows on the World Complete
Wine Course: 2009 Edition by Kevin
Zraly
It Truly Is "A Complete Wine Course"
Windows on the World Complete Wine Course is simply the bestselling
wine book in North America—it’s a classic. In addition to retaining the
expanded 60-page section on “101 Wines You Should Know,” from last
year, the 2009 revision will include 16 pages of quizzes (two at the end of
every chapter) to test readers on how much they’ve learned—just as if they
were in Kevin’s class. Those who use the book as an actual course will
find this enormously helpful, and a great challenge for testing their
knowledge of wine fundamentals. Of course, all wine lists and labels,
vintage charts, and trend reports will receive a complete update, too.
As always, Zraly organizes his wines by region, from simple to complex,
beginning with white wines from France, the U.S., and Germany; he moves
on to the red wines of Burgundy and the Rhône, Bordeaux, the U.S., Italy,
Australia, Argentina, and Chile; and concludes with champagnes and
ports. By following Kevin’s order, readers will experience the best wines
and the wide diversity of taste, style, region, and country. It’s not only a
comprehensive and bargain-priced hands-on wine education, but a superb
catalog from which to start a wine cellar or find a bottle appropriate for any
occasion at any price.

This unequaled volume retains all the invaluable information, fabulous
illustration, and gorgeous styling of the previous editions—presented in
Zraly’s inimitable, irreverent style. It’s clearly the wine guide against which
all others are judged.
Personal Review: Windows on the World Complete Wine
Course: 2009 Edition by Kevin Zraly
I was one of those people who knew just enough about wine to get my
wallet in trouble but not enough to know WTF I was doing at a winery or at
the liquor store. So I picked up this book to learn more. Wow! It's really
helped me to learn how to make good choices (like a textbook) rather than
to memorize facts (like an encyclopedia).
Don't get me wrong. There is a place on the shelf for the wine
encyclopedia, but the place for Windows On the World Complete Wine
Course has been on my desk or in my lap.
As a reference is is fairly good but really this should be used as a text for
yourself, or perhaps more organized study.
The book includes an introduction that outlines the wine basics that
everyone should know and then moves into wines of the world by region,
which are the best producers or shippers, and various facts about the
grape, weather for particular years, anecdotes, explanation of the best
values, etc.
Rather than having chapters, the book is broken up into classes with the
idea being that you would learn the things in that class before moving on or
jumping around in the book.
Class One covers the White Wines of France.
Class Two covers The Wines of Washington, Oregon, and New York along
with The White Wines of California. Then covers American Wine and
Winemaking: A Short History.
Class Three covers The White Wines of Germany and Red Grapes of the
World.
Class Four covers The Red Wines of Burgundy and the Rhone Valley.
Class Five covers The Red Wines of Bordeaux.
Class Six covers The Red Wines of California.
Class Seven covers Wines of the World: Italy, Spain, Australia, Chile, and
Argentina.

Class Eight covers Champagne, Sherry, and Port.
Some additional content includes The Greater World of Wine, The
Complete Wine-Tasting Course, The Physiology of Tasting Wine, Matching
Wine and Food, Wine Buying Strategies for Your Wine Cellar, Creating an
Exemplary Restaurant Wine List, Wine Service and Wine Storage in
Restaurants and at Home, and Frequently Asked Questions About Wine.
I'm fairly certain that after studying this book and completing a good
amount of tasting that I will be able to take (and pass) some of the lower-
level certification courses that exist in the industry. In fact, each chapter
has a series of questions, (not all of them have been easy) and a page
number where you can find the answer. If that's something you're
interested in, you really will want to read this book. The price represents a
great value for the content and I think everyone who can read and has an
interest in wine will find the information to be both interesting and useful.
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