Synopses & Reviews
The award-winning guideand#151;updated!
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and#147;An exhilarating bookand#133;No serious wine loverand#8217;s library is complete without it.and#8221;and#151;Wine Spectator
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What do you taste in wine? Why do you taste it? Where does it come from?
Oz Clarke says it best: and#147;If we have any interest in wine and in flavours, we have to be interested in the grape variety itself.and#8221; Thatand#8217;s how more and more consumers think and learn about wine today, and Clarke, one of the worldand#8217;s most renowned wine writers, has created the definitive guide on for wine lovers who want to know more. In his usual accessible and appealing style, Clarke appraises the world's greatest grapes and the wines they make, looking at the history, the places, the people, the various wine types, and the diversity of flavors to enjoy.
Oz Clarke: Grapes and Wine won the prestigious Lanson Wine Book of the Year award, and this updated edition is once again the most helpful, thorough, and readable look at the subject.
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GRAPES and WINES offers:
- Vivid descriptions of more than 300 varieties in an A-Z format
- Extended features on the top grapes (such Cabernet Sauvignon)
- Hundreds of recommended products
- Insights from modern windemakers
- European appellation decoderand#151;a guide to the grapes behind the wines
- Beautiful botanical illustrations plus more than 550 photos, maps, artworks, wine labels, and maturity chartsand#160;
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Synopsis
Winemaking is as old as civilization itself, and this illuminating volume takes a unique approach to that history: by exploring 100 bottles that have had the biggest impact on the evolution of wine. Moving from the first cork tops to screw caps, renowned wine writer Oz Clarke presents such landmarks as the introduction of the cylindrical wine bottle in the 1780s; the first estate to bottle and label its own wine (formerly sold in casks to merchants only); the most expensive bottle sold at auction and the oldest unopened bottle; the change in classifications; and the creation of numerous famous vintages. Fully illustrated with photographs of bottles, labels, and other images, this is a beautiful tribute to the "bottled poetry" that is wine.
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.