An updated edition of the guide tothe best wines in the world by two of the world's most knowledgeable and entertaining wine experts. This handsome, updated edition of Clarke & Spurrier's Fine Wine Guide is the ultimate ready-reference to the world's best wine-for buying, for estimating the value of your collection, for restaurant selection, for investing. Organized by wine region with an alphabetical list of the top wine names and leading producers in every major wine-producing country, the guide is fully cross-referenced for ease of use. In this completely redesigned elegant and enduring format, these two expert authors survey the world of wine and bring you its best-not necessarily the famous Bordeaux growths, but the best wine from around the globe.
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In Clarke & Spurrier's Fine Wine Guide, Oz Clarke--the one-man brand of stylishly iconoclastic wine reportage--and Steven Spurrier--author, merchant, teacher, and patron saint of Napa Valley (ever since a Stag's Leap Cabernet and a Chateau Montelena Chard bested Bordeaux and Burgundy at his infamous 1976 Paris tasting)--present a valuable and handsome reference work brimming with maps and enlightened opinion. From the Cote d'Or and Canada to New South Wales and Walla Walla, serious enophiles will find much to inform their fine-wine choices, whether investing ("Buy double what you want, sell half for double what you paid, and drink for free") or cellaring ("To have kept a bottle too long is far, far worse than to have drunk it before its time"). Vintage recommendations for this "new edition" top out at 1998, and Oz's subjective list of "Great American Wines" will no doubt push a few noses out of joint--assuming readers can pull theirs out of the informed pages of Clarke & Spurrier's Fine Wine Guide. --Tony Mason
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"Here's yet another pocket wine guide, this one by two respected authorities. (Spurrier is the fellow who put together the Paris tasting of 1976 that was won by two Napa Valley wines, putting California wines on the world map.) The guide has A-to-Z listings of the best producers, divided by country - or in the case of France, by region - and offers detailed vintage information. It's a particularly good resource for devotees of French wine, because these wines get by far the most space. For an all-around pocket reference, I like Oz Clarke's Pocket Wine Guide (Harcourt Brace, $12), now available in its 1999 version. It's packed with information about producers, varietals, vintages and wine-producing regions, all written in Clarke's accessible style." -- San Jose Mercury News, November 4, 1998
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This review is from: Clarke and Spurrier's Fine Wine Guide: A Connoisseur's Bible (Hardcover)
Mystified by Morgon ? Not sure whether you should keep that bottle of Chateauneuf du Pape or quaff it now ? Clarke and Spurrier have the answers in this easy to follow guide which covers the main wine producing countries. Its certainly a must if you're a channel hopping wine shopper. Wines are carefully described and each entry includes a list of the best years, the best producers and when the wine is ready to drink. Best of all, here's a book that's free of the old tea chests and tcp school of wine tasting, preferring instead to use straightforward, easy to understand descriptions of taste and colour. Taking it with us to France recently led to the discovery of several wines we hadn't tried before because we weren't sure what they were. Highly recommended.
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botrytis character, vintage reports, concentrated wines, excellent aging potential, ripe tannins, family domaine, lemony acidity, structured wines, good aging potential, great aging potential, vieilles vignes, tropical fruit aromas, difficult vintage, noble grape varieties, best wines, black cherry fruit, very large crop, superb estate, vintage variation, tannic wines, best producers, elegant wines, best years, new oak, age superbly Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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botrytis character, vintage reports, concentrated wines, excellent aging potential, ripe tannins, family domaine, lemony acidity, structured wines, good aging potential, great aging potential, vieilles vignes, tropical fruit aromas, difficult vintage, noble grape varieties, best wines, black cherry fruit, very large crop, superb estate, vintage variation, tannic wines, best producers, elegant wines, best years, new oak, age superbly Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Grand Cru, Sauvignon Blanc, Premiers Crus, Napa Valley, Grands Crus, Cabernet Franc, Pinot Gris, New Zealand, Riesling Auslese, Chardonnay Reserve, Chianti Classico, Premier Cru, Blanc de Blancs, South Africa, Chenin Blanc, Steven Spurrier, Coteaux du Layon, Hawke's Bay, Hunter Valley, Pinot Blanc, Russian River Valley, Grains Nobles, Margaret River New!
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- Napa Valley (Mind Age Series) by Patton Howell on 6 pages
- Napa Valley, 4th: Land of Golden Vines (Hill Guides Series) by Kathleen Thompson Hill on page 266, page 269, and page 275
- Sonoma Valley, 5th: The Secret Wine Country (Hill Guides Series) by Kathleen Thompson Hill on page 268, and page 283
- Santa Barbara County by Automobile Club of Southern California on page 268
- River Valley (People and Environments) by Robert Low on page 299
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- Oz Clarke's Encyclopedia of Grapes by Oz Clarke in Back Flap
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