Oz Clarke's Grapes and Wines The Definitive Guide to the World's Great Grapes and the Wines They Make

From Albarino to Zinfandel, an essential reference for both the connoisseur and the novice ""If we have any interest in wine and its flavors, we have to be interested in the grape variety itself. If we have any interest in how a wine matures and changes with age, we have to know about the potential of the particular grape. If we care about the style of a wine, whether it should be sweet or dry, fizzy or fortified or still, each different grape variety's peculiar talents will be of prime importance."--Oz Clarke" "" "" First published in hardcover as "Oz Clarke's Encyclopedia of Grapes," "Oz Clarke's" "Grapes and Wines" is newly revised and updated to provide the most current information on an even wider array of grapes. Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, and fifteen other "classic" grapes are covered in depth--with features on tradition and innovation, methods used in the vineyard and the winery, and different wine styles around the world. The people behind the world's best wine talk about what they do and what they are trying to achieve. Oz also provides vivid descriptions of more than three hundred grape varieties organized in his renowned A-to-Z format, as well as a glossary of technical terms and a wine decoder that lists which grapes go into which wines. "Well-written and beautifully illustrated."--"Dallas"" Morning-Star Telegram" "A nicely packaged alphabetical directory of 350 varieties with lively commentary."--"Chicago"" Tribune" "Authoritative . . . Offers in-depth information about today's most important grape varieties."--Anthony Dias Blue, "Orient Express Magazine" [no author photo]Oz Clarke is one of the world's leading wine experts. He haswon all the major wine-writing awards, including the Glenfiddich (three times), the Andre Simon, the Wine Guild (three times), the Julia Child, and the James Beard. He lives in London. Margaret Rand is an award-winning wine writer and a former editor at the magazines "Wine," "Wine & Spirit International," and "Whiskey," She writes for "Decanter" and the "World of Fine Wine" and has edited a number of Oz Clarke titles. She lives in London.Clarke, Oz is the author of 'Oz Clarke's Grapes and Wines The Definitive Guide to the World's Great Grapes and the Wines They Make', published 2007 under ISBN 9780156032919 and ISBN 0156032910.