Product Description
The expert editorial team of the FINE magazines has selected and ranked the 1,000 top wines out of over 60,000 fine wine experiences. The team members share with the reader their extensive knowledge, experience and vision about the finest and most sought-after wines of all times. The FINE way to appreciate wine differs from all others. The tasters do not award additional points for future potential. Instead, they judge all wines by their drinkability and capability to give pleasure today, essential information for those of us who wish to enjoy our wines now. In addition to identifying, describing and analysing the 1,000 wines, this comprehensive book provides expert advice on the care of fine and mature wines, their optimum drinking time, as well as decanting and durability in the galss - a totally new approach to wine writing.
About the Author
Pekka Nuikki, founder and editor-in-chief of FINE-magazines, is an author and one of the leading experts on fine wines in Europe. He has published almost twenty international wine and art books, among them In Vino Veritas, a book on investing in wines, Drinking History on fine wines and their vintages between 1870-1970, a book about the Château Mouton-Rothschild -Wine and Art 1924-2003 and most recently a book about the best German white wines. His next book will be all about the 100 Most Important Champagnes. Mr Nuikki is also an award-winning photographer, who has exhibited his artwork all over the world and he has worked as creative director of advertising agency group. He is also the luckiest man in the world, having hit seven hole-in-ones.