Schmid, Albert W. A.

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.

9780132059688 (hbk. : alk. paper)


Bartending.
Food service management.

TX950.7 / .S35 2008 REF

641.8/74