Oz Clarke's exhilarating tour through the world of wine is the definitive armchair reference. Beautifully illustrated, and new in paperback format, it contains a truly vast amount of up-to-date wine information.

Oz Clarke's Encyclopedia of Wine features:

   More than 1,600 entries

   37 special regional features on the world's most important wine regions, plus features on 15 major wine-producing countries of the world, their classification systems, local grape varieties and winemaking practices

   How wine is made; when to drink different wines; serving and tasting; identifying wine styles; matching food and wine

   Vintage charts giving essential advice on 70 of the world's top wine styles

   A comprehensive glossary of winemaking terms and techniques

   Nearly 700 colour photographs, maps and labels