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Oz Clarke Pocket Wine Book 2008
by: Oz Clarke

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Binding: Hardcover
Brand: Books
EAN: 9781862057807
ISBN: 186205780X
Label: Pavilion Books
Manufacturer: Pavilion Books
Number Of Pages: 344
Publication Date: September 06, 2007
Publisher: Pavilion Books
Studio: Pavilion Books
Sales Rank: 20883

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Product Description:
You can't hold all the wine information you need in your head, but with this handy guide you can be sure it is all available when you need it. "Oz Clarke: Pocket Wine Book 2008" has more information, more recommendations, more facts, figures, passion and

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- A good reference book
Oz Clarke tells it like it is & thankfully seems to respect his reader regardless of whether they know their Pouilly Fume from Pouilly Fuisse.

If you're planning to stock up & take a foray into the wonderful world of (decent) wine, this is as good a starting point as any. However, if you're looking to do some research for wine exams or use as a reference book, then there are other, more weighty tomes out there which do a more exact job.

But, back to the book in hand. This books has interesting Food/Wine notes & also a decent synopsis of the various countries of origin. The A-Z of wines, grapes etc is pretty good & although there are perhaps a few missing (if you're feeling particularly pernickety)isn't ... Read More:

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- Really good annual reference for beginners
This seems to be the 'Oz Clarke version' of the more well known 'Hugh Johnson's pocket wine book'. So is it any good? Yes.

It is the same size as it's competitor (pocket) and is primarily a wine buying guide combined with very-mini-encyclopaedia, it also has useful mini-sections on food, producers, buying tips etc. It's easy to read and user friendly. Oz puts in plain English what you need to know without ever assuming that you know your St-Julien from your St-Joseph, and without ever being condescending either.

Unlike Johnson, Oz's book is A-Z which makes it a bit more fool-proof (Johnson is organised by country, then A-Z). If you are a hardcore wine buyer, and would never dream of confusing St-Julien with St-Joseph, ... Read More:

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