GRAPES AND WINES:A Comprehensive Guide to Varieties and Flavours

by: Oz Clarke (Author)

Publisher: Pavilion

Publication Date: 3 Nov. 2008

Language: English

Print Length: 320 pages

ISBN-10: 1862058350

ISBN-13: 9781862058354

Book Description

Approaching wine through grapes is in tune with the way consumers now think and lea about wine. This is the definitive, up to date guide to the world's greatest grapes and the wines they make - the history, the places, the people, the wine styles and the flavours. Highly acclaimed winner of the Lanson Wine Book of the Year award, 'Grapes and Wines' has been updated to make it once again a helpful, thorough and very readable guide to the world's most interesting wines and grapes.
Review 'An exhilarating book' - Wine Spectator
About the Author
A former leading West End actor, Oz Clarke is one of the world's best known wine experts, whose formidable reputation is based on his extensive wine knowledge and accessible, no-nonsense approach. Known for his phenomenal palate, irreverent style, accurate predictions and enthusiasm for life in general, Oz is Britain's most popular wine writer and the author of a collection of bestselling books about wine. He also broadcasts extensively on BBC television and radio.