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Winner
of the 2002 Lanson Wine Book
To purchase in the US, |
New paperback edition 'It
has been 15 years since Jancis Robinson wrote Vines, Grapes and
Wines, the first book to explore the wine world through the
grapes that make the stuff. It was a revolutionary book for the
time, but Clarke has now done it better. The A-to-Z format of the
new book is more useful, and Clarke's writing style packs in more
colour and contemporary information. He takes thoroughness to an
impressive level.... Clarke, one of the great wordsmiths of wine,
writes delightful articles on the major varieties.... This is an
exhilarating book; every page explores an unexpected angle, another
point of view or a fresh controversy. No serious wine lover's
library is complete without it.' |
The definitive new guide to the world's great grapes and the wines they
make, now available in paperback.
In
Grapes and Wines, as Oz Clarke writes, 'we look at the varieties
of the world in enormous details, much of it unpublished before. We look
at the history, the places, the people, the wine styles and the flavours.
The whole world of wine with the wine grape at its heart is what this book
is about.'
Grapes and Wines features:
Vivid descriptions of over 300
varieties in an easy-to-use A–Z format, including extended features on the
17 Classic Grapes and the 15 Major Grapes chosen by the authors
An introductory
section, All About Grapes, which explores the history of the vine,
shows where in the world wine grapes are grown today and provides
essential basic information on what happens in the modern vineyard and
winery
Hundreds of recommended
producers and good wines to try
Insights from leading
modern winemakers
European appellation
decoder – a guide to the grapes behind the wines
A Glossary of
Technical Terms and a comprehensive Index of Grape Varieties and
Their Synonyms
Beautiful botanical
illustrations by British artist Lizzie Riches; over 550 photographs, maps,
artworks, wine labels and maturity charts
Informative, readable and beautifully illustrated, Grapes and Wines never loses sight of its main objective: the book exists 'so that,' as Oz Clarke writes in his Introduction, 'we can all make informed choices about what we like and what we don't like.'
Published by:
UK - Websters/Time Warner
USA - Harcourt
Germany - Droemer Knaur
Denmark - Politikens
France - Gallimard
Holland - Tirion
Norway - Gyldendal Norsk
Spain - Blume
Sweden - Wahlström & Widstrand
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