Oz Clarke - renowned wine authority, Francophile and former Wine tasting champion of the World - attempts to reveal the wonder of the world's most complex viniculture to James May - a beer drinker who can only identify a wine only as being nice or nasty. The results are often ugly and embarrassing for Britain. This is what happens when two grown mean spend a month together in a car arguing about who's going to drive and whether or not it is acceptable to eat with your fingers in the Chateau of a French aristocrat. French wine, for many people, is a subject shrouded in mystery and confusion and following Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure, it remains so. Can you make your own wine in a bucket? Should you spit or swallow? And where does this tent pole go?

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Tips on buying, tasting, pairing, and storing wine--for novices and enthusiasts alike! Shiraz...Pinot Noir...Chardonnay...Malbec...Prosecco. There''s nothing quite like the perfect glass of wine. But with so many different wines to choose from, where do you start? The Everything Wine Book, 3rd Edition is a comprehensive wine resource for expanding your wine knowledge and taste buds. David White, founder of the influential wine blog Terroirist.com, provides you with an introductory wine course, covering all the essentials, including: How to identify the nuances of varieties by taste, smell,