Oz Clarke, Britain's most popular wine writer, is absolutely in tune with what wine drinkers want today – flavour, individuality, excellent value for money and wines that are readily available. Oz has tasted thousands of wines and selected his 250 Best Wines for 2009.

This new edition of Oz Clarke's phenomenally successful annual Wine Buying Guide also covers: storing, serving and tasting; a guide to wine flavours; wine finder by country; buying for the long term; and a directory of the UK's top retailers, from fine wine merchants to supermarkets and high street chains.

Oz Clarke: 250 Best Wines is the must-have shopping guide to make wine buying hassle-free. Oz's independent, enthusiastic and reliable recommendations will help you find the wines you want at the prices you want to pay.

• Oz Clarke's top 250 wines for 2009, described in his well-known, chatty style
• How to find the flavours you want, from refreshing whites to spicy reds
  
• Includes special occasion and good value fizz
• Directory of the best places to buy wine in the UK