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Wine Report 2008 [Hardcover]

Tom Stevenson (Author)
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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Publication Date: 27 Sep 2007

The Essential Insider’s Guide to the world of wine

If you are a connoisseur looking for the inside track on what's going on in the world of wine right now this is essential reading.

Find out all the latest news, from the recent harvest to new vintages, great finds and the rising stars amongst producers. With tips on investing wisely so you can snap up this year's best bargains and save money (or alternatively make it!) - we've sniffed out the best wines to invest in.

Top ten lists, hot tips, wine science and more make this a tantalising and robust read which will appeal to any serious wine drinker's palate.

Winner Best Wine Guide & Wine Book in the World at the Gourmand Awards, 2004 & 2005 and short-listed Best UK Wine Guide 2006.

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  • Hardcover: 432 pages
  • Publisher: Dorling Kindersley (27 Sep 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1405322330
  • ISBN-13: 978-1405322331
  • Product Dimensions: 2.3 x 10.3 x 19.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 657,751 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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'Compelling reading, the most useful book imaginable' Independent on Sunday

'full of gossip, strong opinions and insider knowledge.' Observer Food Monthly

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Tom Stevenson has written about wine for almost 30 years, with 23 critically acclaimed books and 29 awards to his name, including Wine Writer of the Year three times and The Wine Literary Award, America’s only lifetime achievement award for wine writers. Tom lives in Oxfordshire.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Just what it says on the tin 23 Nov 2009
By nskelsey
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
If you're looking for an introduction to various wines and their regions this is not a book for you. It also doesn't tell you what specific wines to buy so for the average consumer it will also be pretty useless. It is more a progress report on most wine regions of the world including pretty obscure ones (take Belgium, Netherlands, Scandanavia and Luxembourg for starters) and how those regions have performed over the previous twelve months. It is not a book for beginners, but rather for wine geeks who are interested in the detail. It's like a company report at an AGM, but it's none the worse for that and great value. If you're an ardent wine enthusiast this is a fantastic book that you'll keep buying every year.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Not a lot of use 19 Aug 2008
By C. Higham
Format:Hardcover
Firstly - I think it amazing that Mr Stevenson should review his own book, not spell out the fact that he is the author, and give the book five stars.

Secondly, it is pretty shoddy to suggest that Amazon customers should thumb through copies in bookshops, when they intend to buy the book from Amazon.

Thirdly, it is quite true that hardly any of the wines can be found in the UK. What is wrong with pointing this out?

Fourthly, I am not at all sure that chasing after 'cutting edge' wine is altogether a good thing (unless, as Mr Stevenson and some of the commentators rather sneeringly suggest, money is no object). Is wine an appropriate medium for high fashion?

In all, I find this book rather less impressive than the author does.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Personal view 7 Dec 2009
By Mr. M. Dowsey
Format:Hardcover
I was disappointed, but this needs to be qualified. I am hugely influenced by Tom Stevenson's opinions on Alsacian wine. I bought this hoping it would update his fabulous 1993 tome. (This was in preparation for a wine-buying trip to Alsace.) Rather less of Tom than I had hoped. I have no reason to consider that the guide is not otherwise good at what it purports to do.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Out of my league?
A really difficult book to pass comment on. A sort of mini-Decanter (magazine). Good snippets of information but too little in any area to make it a reference book. Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2009 by M. Summerfield
3.0 out of 5 stars A bit thin with not much body
Something and nothing as a book, slightly disjointed which is probably due to the multiple contributors. Snippets of information rather than help as a reference book.
Published on 4 Feb 2009 by B. M. D.
5.0 out of 5 stars Wine Report 2008
I think HIgham and Merritt are badly misguided, but not by the Wine Report. One of them is not interested in anything that doesn't tell him where the next and nearest discounted... Read more
Published on 19 Sep 2008 by Amanda Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars Indispensable
Having just returned from a family visit in Switzerland I am delighted to be able to report back that the "Wine Report 2008" is of paramount importance when searching for Swiss... Read more
Published on 24 July 2008 by wine buff
5.0 out of 5 stars Jumping of the fence
Browsing your wine section and was interested to read these comments. I also initially thought these reports would be a guide and then realised they were for more `knowing' wine... Read more
Published on 12 July 2008 by C. R. Tupper
5.0 out of 5 stars Neville Langley
This is an authoritative, collectable and highly readable annual publication offering the broadest conspectus of the state of the world of wine of that year. Read more
Published on 3 July 2008 by Neville Langley
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
As Tom Stevenson points out in his reply - this book is not and was never intended to be a wine buyers guide. Read more
Published on 3 July 2008 by Art Sumpter
5.0 out of 5 stars Why did these people buy the book?
If Messers Merritt and Nation do not know the book they are buying, they should browse the shelves. Wine Report is not - repeat not - a wine buyers guide. Read more
Published on 2 July 2008 by Tom Stevenson
2.0 out of 5 stars Not a guide for buying wines
My experience with this book is that it is more or less useless as a guide to what to buy. It's really a wine industry yearbook - yields, hectalitres produced here, hectares under... Read more
Published on 30 Jun 2008 by C. Nation
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