- Hardcover: 176 pages
- Publisher: Pavilion (2 Nov 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1862058652
- ISBN-13: 978-1862058651
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 20.6 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 23,339 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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You don't need to know all about wine regions or how wine is made to choose wine with confidence. If you like the sound of intense, blackcurranty reds or aromatic whites, this book will tell you how to find these flavors in the wines you buy, regardless of whether the wine is labeled by grape variety or by country. Drinking wine is all about enjoyment. Oz explains how to get maximum enjoyment out of every bottle you buy, from dealing with broken corks, to learning basic tasting techniques, spotting faulty wine, and matching food and wine, whether at home or in a restaurant. In Oz's down-to-earth guide to all the world's major wine regions you'll find everything you need to know to navigate your way round a wine shop or wine website. Oz explores grape varieties, flavors and styles, giving equal consideration to classic wine regions - such as Bordeaux and Chianti - and the newer wine-producing countries such as New Zealand, Australia, Chile and Argentina. Do vintages matter? Are the wines good value for money? Oz tells you everything you really need to know. Gradually building your knowledge with expert tips, information boxes and wines to try, this is a complete guide for the beginner wine enthusiast.
About the Author
A former leading West End actor, Oz Clarke is one of the world's leading 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 television and radio.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Before I start, I should make it known that I find Oz Clarke a very engaging and entertaining character with whom to run through the minefield of oenology. His TV show with James May was utterly fantastic, his frustrations at May's philistine nature showing through time-and-time again. On paper, however, his personality isn't so infectious and it instead left a rather lip-smacking, tannin-rich after taste having read this book.
I am an absolute novice when it comes to all things grape. That's why I plumped for this book - with many of the recommendations pitching it at just my level - and parts of it are certainly very useful in developing one's knowledge of wine. However it did at times feel as though you were being led on Oz's wine tour in which he goes into detail about the wines to which he is partial and always providing subjective insights into the wines, regions and grapes. There are useful guides, yes, but there is also a lot of wit and diatribe which, for me, took away from the guidebook essence of this volume.
I wouldn't urge anyway to shy away from this book as it is an accessible start-up but I would almost certainly recommend you supplement it with a more hardy and objective tome like the Oxford Companion to Wine if you are truly to become the cultured student of oenology.
I am an absolute novice when it comes to all things grape. That's why I plumped for this book - with many of the recommendations pitching it at just my level - and parts of it are certainly very useful in developing one's knowledge of wine. However it did at times feel as though you were being led on Oz's wine tour in which he goes into detail about the wines to which he is partial and always providing subjective insights into the wines, regions and grapes. There are useful guides, yes, but there is also a lot of wit and diatribe which, for me, took away from the guidebook essence of this volume.
I wouldn't urge anyway to shy away from this book as it is an accessible start-up but I would almost certainly recommend you supplement it with a more hardy and objective tome like the Oxford Companion to Wine if you are truly to become the cultured student of oenology.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
For anyone who enjoys a glass of red, white, rose or even 'bubbly' but is keen to know more about what they're actually drinking, Oz's book is a must read - particularly at the price charged by Amazon. Written in Oz's unique style you can always sense his passion for all things wine - well most of them - but it is also full of 'wine facts', which will both please a certain Mr James May and make your trip around the local supermarket's wine section all the more enjoyable. However be prepared to spend time - and I mean alot more time - mulling over the various labels in order to search out a particular grape variety, region of France or even vineyward which appears to happen when you're on the road to becoming a 'wine ponce'. Cheers Oz!
Format:Hardcover
A good first wine book for those who would rather not be intimidated by wine snobs. Clarke writes like his TV persona and makes the grape accessible. Given this by a family friend who came with us on a sipping trip through Languedoc Roussillon not long ago. Meant that all members of the party could ask intelligent questions and it was a bit of a confidence boost even for those of us who are used to tasting wines in the vineyard.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Does what it says on the tin!
Bought for my sister in law, who has a basic understanding of wine.
Very informative and easy to read. Covers a bit of everything.
Very informative and easy to read. Covers a bit of everything.
Published 4 months ago by Louise brown
Good
Bought as a Christmas gift and well received though at time of writing still waiting to be read. However, it would appear to be a very good book for the novice wine drinker who... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Liz
GOOD VALUE FOR MONEY!!
IN MY VIEW A VERY INFORMATIVE AND EASY TO FOLLOW BOOK IDEAL FOR PERSONS WHO WANT TO KNOW, WITHOUT BEING OVEWHELMED OR PATERNIZED, ON THE WORLD OF WINE. Read more
Published 16 months ago by FBSOPS
Very useful book
I found this to be a very useful source to feed my initial interest in wines. It's rather comprehensive book covering general 'consumer' information such as types of grapes, wine... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Nomad in Caledonia
Boosting wine knowledge
I bought this book for a friend who wanted to boost their knowledge about wine without feeling patronised. He is enjoying the friendly tone and the tips.
Published 19 months ago by K. Boyle
Relax and Pour the Wine
I bought Oz Clarke's Let me tell you about Wine for a Christmas present but ended up keeping it myself! Read more
Published on 19 Jan 2010 by Mrs. L. A. King
Great, my dad will love it!
Bought this for my dad for Christmas and I think he will love it! Looks easy to read, fun, interesting and if you love wine it'll give you some great tips and facts to impress you... Read more
Published on 5 Dec 2009 by C. John
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