Synopses & Reviews
One of the most respected lecturers on wine tells you everything you need to know in a comprehensive, structured course. Although accessible to beginners, this new paperback edition also has enough depth to appeal to more experienced tasters and explores in detail how to taste and assess the quality of a wine. The big feature: nine practical tastings that guide the reader through tasting and comparing wines in every major style.
Winner of The Wine Book of the Year Gold Label Award (Le Prix due Champagne Lanson); the Glenfiddich Award for Best Drink Book; and the Best Drink Book of the Year by the coveted Andre Simon Memorial Fund Awards.
Review
ESSENTIAL WINE TASTING is still "the most effective wine tasting manual ever written."
Synopsis
This authoritative and inspirational wine tasting course received rave reviews when it was originally published, winning all three major wine awards in its first year of publication. Now, Michael Schuster, one of the world's finest wine teachers, has updated it with new vintages, to make this step by-step wine tasting course even more useful.
"A beautifully designed and intelligently organized wine primer." Boston Globe
About the Author
Michael Schuster trained in Bordeaux, and then helped to establish an award-winning retail business in the 1980s. He now works independently as a writer and lecturer, running his own wine school, Winewise. He also writes for Which?, Wine Guide, Decanter, and WINE and is the author of