Oz Clarke pocket wine book 2015 [electronic resource] : 7500 wines, 4000 producers, vintage charts, wine and food.

ISBN:

9781909815971

Title:

Author:

Clarke, Oz.

Personal Author:

Clarke, Oz.

Publication Information:

New York : Pavilion Books Company Limited, 2014.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1264 p.)

General Note:

Description based upon print version of record.

Contents:

How to Use This Book; Contents; Introduction; Some of My Favourites; Today's Wine Styles; Good Matches: Food and Wine; Matching Wine and Food; Making the Most of Wine; France; The World of Wine; Italy; Germany; Austria; Spain; Portugal; USA; Australia; New Zealand; South Africa; South America; Other Wine Countries; A-Z of wines, producers, grapes & wine regions; Special Features; Barossa; Bordeaux Red Wines; Bordeaux White Wines; Burgundy Red Wines; Burgundy White Wines; Cabernet Sauvignon; Champagne; Chardonnay; Jerez y Manzanilla/Sherry; Merlot; Muscat; Napa Valley; Pinot Noir Port; Riesling; Sauvignon Blanc; Sparkling Wines of the World; Sweet Wines of the World; Syrah/Shiraz; Glossary of Wine Terms; Who Owns What; Index of Producers

Subject Term:

Wine and wine making.

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2014

Publication Information:

New York : Pavilion Books Company Limited, 2014.

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Summary

More than 1600 entries organised in an easy to use A-Z format and featuring over 4000 of the world's top producers and 7000 wines Packed with Oz's encyclopaedic knowledge and always honest opinion You can't hold all the wine information you need in your head, but with this handy guide you can be sure it is available whenever you want it. Indispensable as ever, Oz Clarke's now classic Pocket Wine Book is meticulously updated each year. This is the 23rd edition and the book has more information, more recommendations, more facts, passion and opinion than any other comparable guide to wine. Organised in an easy-to-use A-Z format, the entries cover wines, producers, grapes and wine regions from all over the world. Indispensable as ever and now with a new look for 2015, Oz Clarke's now classic Pocket Wine Book is in its 23rd edition and is meticulously updated each year. Britain's best- loved wine writer brings you more information, more recommendations, more facts, passion and opinion than in any other comparable guide to wine. Organised in an easy-to-use A-Z format, the entries cover wines, producers, grapes and wine regions from all over the world. For optimum browsing, the guide includes a handy country by country index as well as a full producer index to help you find over 4000 of the world's top wine producers and their wines. Detailed vintage charts, with information on which of the world's top wines are ready for drinking in 2015, can be found on the inside front and back covers.

Author Notes

Oz is one of the world's leading wine experts, known for his phenomenal palate, irreverent style, accurate predictions, and enthusiasm for life in general and wine in particular. He is the author of many award-winning books on wine. Before wine took over his life in 1984, Oz was a full-time actor and singer, appearing in West End hit shows and touring with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Alongside his entertaining television and radio broadcasts, including 'Food and Drink', 'Oz and James' with James May and James Martin's Saturday Morning, he presents a series of concerts, Drink to Music! with the acclaimed Armonico Consort. Oz is also sports mad. He was awarded an OBE in 2020.