Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes (Hardcover)

Synopsis
Grape names and characteristics have never been so important for wine producers and consumers. An increasing proportion of wines are labelled with the names of the grape variety or varieties that go into them. They can provide vital clues for the wine drinker to the likely flavour and characteristics of the liquid inside the bottle. A handful of varieties - Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc and so on - are grown in almost every wine region so that understanding them provides a fast track to understanding a significant proportion of all wine produced in the world today. But producers and consumers are tiring of this domination so that the range of grapes trumpeted on labels is broadening. This book, with more than 800 grape names listed and hundreds of different varieties described, provides a guide to an increasingly important aspect of wine appreciation.

About the Author
Jancis Robinson is a wine writer and broadcaster with an international reputation. The editor of the highly- acclaimed and best-selling The Oxford Companion to Wine , which is the recipient of 6 major international prizes, she is a regular columnist for the London Financial Times and the Wine Spectator (the world's largest circulation wine magazine, based in the US). She is the only British journalist to have qualified as a Master of Wine
and is the presenter of the first ever television series on wine, The Wine Programme. She is the writer and presenter of Jancis Robinson's Wine Course shown on the BBC in autumn 1995 and the author of the book which accompanied the series.