- Hardcover: 176 pages
- Publisher: Mitchell Beazley; 8th Revised edition edition (1 Sep 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1840003251
- ISBN-13: 978-1840003253
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 9.3 x 1.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,404,912 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The classic popular guide comprehensively revised and updated for another year, detailing world wines by region, grape varieties and wine styles, with advice on vintages, tasting, storage and serving. First published in 1968, and since translated into eight languages, this is one wine guide that has stayed the course. With the racks of wine books every bit as confusing as the range of product they describe, this is clearly a book that has earned its place on every bookseller's shelves. Includes a new illustrated section on colour variations, a glossary and appendices. An authoritative guide in a convenient format, for all wine lovers from beginners to professionals.
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Fully updated and revised for the new millennium, Pocket Winetasting features all the latest information on how to taste wine. Michael Broadbent - one of the world's leading wine tasters - opens up the mystifying world of winetasting to inexperienced novices and experts alike. He explains the principles of how to taste and reveals what influences the flavour of wine, including terroir, viticulture and vinification. An illustrated section demonstrates the subtle colour variations found in both red and white wines. - A straightforward, accessible guide to how to taste and appreciate wine. - Explains why various wines look, smell and taste different. - Describes wines by country, grape variety and wine style. - Suggests how to organise a tasting and record notes. - Written by one of the world's most respected winetasters.
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book concentrates a lifetime of training and wine-tasting experience into a concise, elegant handbook for anyone who appreciates wine - professional or amateur.
This is a timeless book - you won't find much space wasted on vintages or star winemakers - each page concentrates on the characteristics of grapes, the effects of climate and terroir (position and soil type), the influence of vinification, maturation and cellaring.
The author leads you through the wine-tasting experience, analyzing each stage of the process - appearance, aromas, flavours - without a trace of pomposity or arrogance.
A handbook - as important as a glass to anyone who wants to learn about wine - and a classic which belongs in every winelover's library.
This is a timeless book - you won't find much space wasted on vintages or star winemakers - each page concentrates on the characteristics of grapes, the effects of climate and terroir (position and soil type), the influence of vinification, maturation and cellaring.
The author leads you through the wine-tasting experience, analyzing each stage of the process - appearance, aromas, flavours - without a trace of pomposity or arrogance.
A handbook - as important as a glass to anyone who wants to learn about wine - and a classic which belongs in every winelover's library.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
One of the few landmark books in the field, to be treasured alongside Amerine and Roessler's "Wines: Their Sensory Evaluation", and Peynaud's "The Taste of Wine". Broadbent's much-revised and -reprinted classic combines a hypersensitive palate, immense vocabulary, irrepressible wit with an encyclopaedic memory. A perfect amalagam from this well-seasoned British wine writer, judge, auctioneer and claret connoisseur. The only flaw is not of Broadbent's doing; rather, it is the incredibly stingy publisher, Mitchell Beazley, who produced this book in 1-point "Versailles", a beautiful typeface rendered nearly unreadable without benefit of a magnifying glass. Broadbent deserves much better than this slap across the eyeballs.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
excellent source of useful information on wine tasting
4 July 2009
Format:Hardcover
This is a terrific book and a great bargain. He teaches you how to serve and enjoy wine, including the rarely found aspect of judging age of wine, and suggestions on how long to air wines before drinking. There are full color illustrations showing the difference between young, mature, and old wines. The opinions are honestly stated as opinions, not misleadingly given as gospel. One of the most helpful suggestions to me, is to be bold in regard to how long to air your fine wines. There is also information on glasses, storage, and serving wine to help anyone gain more enjoyment from his collection.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A marvelous classic
24 Dec 2007
Format:Hardcover
The first edition of this handy little book was published in almost 50 years ago, and it has been revised from time to time, not so much as to the substance, but more to update references to specific wines and new developments in the science of taste and to reflect Broadbent's experiences in tasting wine.
Broadbent has been tasting wines and writing down his impressions for a very long time -- a small phamplet became the first edition of this book in 1968. This book captures the essence of what he has learned about tasting wine during his career as a wine merchant and a wine auctioneer, dealing throughout both careers with wine consumers. "My viewpoint is based, fair and square on the finished product, as it appears on the market."
There many treasures here, not the least Broadbent's position that you don't need to be an expert, or even interested in wine, to enjoy drinking it.
But drinking is not tasting wine. "Drinking pleases, mellows, loosens the tongue and inhibitions; drinking wine with food is healthy and natural; drinking good wine with good food in good company is one of life's most civilized pleasures. To some, tasting is work, tasting is learning; tasting adds immeasurably to understanding, and understanding to deeper enjoyment."
Broadbent's prose is clear, and he has a gift for quoting some of the giants in the wine lovers world. Example: "I was convinced forty years ago -- and the conviction remains to this day -- that in wine tasting and wine-talk there is an enormous amount of humbug." T. G. Shaw, 1863.
Broadbent provides almost no humbug in this marvelous little book.
Robert C. Ross 2007 2008
Broadbent has been tasting wines and writing down his impressions for a very long time -- a small phamplet became the first edition of this book in 1968. This book captures the essence of what he has learned about tasting wine during his career as a wine merchant and a wine auctioneer, dealing throughout both careers with wine consumers. "My viewpoint is based, fair and square on the finished product, as it appears on the market."
There many treasures here, not the least Broadbent's position that you don't need to be an expert, or even interested in wine, to enjoy drinking it.
But drinking is not tasting wine. "Drinking pleases, mellows, loosens the tongue and inhibitions; drinking wine with food is healthy and natural; drinking good wine with good food in good company is one of life's most civilized pleasures. To some, tasting is work, tasting is learning; tasting adds immeasurably to understanding, and understanding to deeper enjoyment."
Broadbent's prose is clear, and he has a gift for quoting some of the giants in the wine lovers world. Example: "I was convinced forty years ago -- and the conviction remains to this day -- that in wine tasting and wine-talk there is an enormous amount of humbug." T. G. Shaw, 1863.
Broadbent provides almost no humbug in this marvelous little book.
Robert C. Ross 2007 2008
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