"An exhilarating wine book...No serious wine lover's library is complete without
it" Wine Spectator Grapes & Wines is the key to enjoying modern wine. Approachi
ng wine through grapes is in tune with the way consumers now think and learn abo
ut wine. Most wines, especially those from the Americas, Australasia and South A
frica, are now sold under the name of the grape variety used rather than under t
he old European system of chateau and appellation name.
You're standing in a
wine shop and see bottles labeled Aglianico or Tannat. Do you know what they are
? Garnatxa sounds familiar and it is, as it is the Basque name of the popular Gr
enache grape, but how do you know this? You've heard of Carmenere from Chile, an
d probably bought the wine, but did you know it is an old historic Bordeaux vari
ety? This is the perfect book to help you find out more about the world's top cl
assic grapes, from Cabernet Sauvignon to Zinfandel - the history, the places, th
e people, the wine styles and the flavours are covered in detail. It is also jus
t the book for dipping into as you come across an unfamiliar grape variety.
