The Hospitality manager's guide to wines, beers, and spirits /
Albert W.A. Schmid.
- 2nd ed.
- Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2008.
- xviii, 299 p., [14] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), map (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A brief history of alcoholic beverages -- Fermentation -- Alcohol safety -- The vineyard -- Wine labels and bottle shapes -- Getting to know alcohol : tasting and paring -- Light-bodied white wines -- Medium-bodied white wines -- Full-bodied white wines -- Light-bodied red wines -- Medium-bodied red wines -- Full-bodied red wines -- Sparkling wines, dessert wines, fortified wines, and aperitifs -- Beer : ales and lagers -- Distillation and distilled spirits -- Mixology -- Professional alcohol service -- Purchasing, receiving, storing, and issuing -- Beverage cost control : managing for profit -- Marketing and selling -- Glossary.