Franklin wng-2009 Mode D'Emploi

 ➤ Deselecting a Subtopic

You know a menu item is selected
when a check mark appears next
to it. To deselect an item, press

 when the checked item is

highlighted.

 ➤ Understanding Producer

According to Robert M. Parker,
Jr., those producers with four to
five stars have been selected
because (1) they make the
greatest wine of their viticultural
region, and (2) they are remarkably
consistent and reliable even in
mediocre and poor vintages.

✽✽✽✽✽

Outstanding

✽✽✽✽

Excellent

✽✽✽

Good

✽✽

Average

✽

Below average

You can become a true oenophile (i.e.,
wine connoisseur) by reading the other
topics in this guide. Select them from
the Topics menu and then select their
menu items. Here are brief descrip-
tions.

Glossary

 explains wine tasting terms

from 

acetic 

to 

woody

.

How To...

 tells you how to buy, serve,

and store wine, as well as providing
other useful information.

Cellaring a decade or more

 recom-

mends wines by area and variety worth
storing for ten years or more.