Oz Clarke's Pocket Wine Guide 2006 (Oz Clarke's Pocket Wine Guides) [Hardcover]

Oz Clarke (Author)

Book Description

Series: Oz Clarke's Pocket Wine Guides | Publication Date: November 7, 2005

Idispensable as ever, Oz Clarke's now-classic pocket wine guide has been thoroughly and meticulously revised and updated for 2006, with much-anticipated lists of favorite wines, top values, and producers and regions to watch, as well as with new vintage reports.

As user-friendly as it is complete, Oz Clarke's Pocket Wine Guide 2006 lists each wine, grape, winery, producer, and region alphabetically for easy reference. It is a perfect pocket reference for novices--and essential for the seasoned wine lover wanting the latest information.

Editorial Reviews

Review

PRAISE FOR OZ CLARKE'S POCKET WINE GUIDE

"Reliable Source, Solid Advice: His 'top value wines' and 'best look-alikes to the classics' repay the . . . cost."--Howard Goldberg, The New York Times

"For an omnibus guide to wine, the competition comes down to Clarke and Hugh Johnson. Clarke wins hands down."--The Wine Spectator

About the Author

Oz Clarke, one of the world's leading wine experts, is a featured advisor to winetoday.com, the New York Times wine Web site, and he has won all the major wine writing awards. He lives in West London. Margaret Rand is an award-winning wine writer and a former editor of Wine magazine, Wine & Spirit International and Whisky magazine. She contributes to a wide range of wine publications and Internet sites and has been general editor, then wine editor of Oz Clarke's Wine Buying Guide for the last 11 editions. Margaret has also worked as an editor on several other Oz Clarke titles.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (November 7, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0151011508
• ISBN-13: 978-0151011506
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 3.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,781,154 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better Than Hugh Johnson, March 27, 2006

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The Ranger (Santa Fe, New Mexico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oz Clarke's Pocket Wine Guide 2006 (Oz Clarke's Pocket Wine Guides) (Hardcover)

This is a terrific wine guide. Oz Clarke is knowledgeable and concise in his descriptions and often spot on. But best of all, the guide is totally alphabetical...you don't have to go to the country or regional section first...it's all one big section.

You can learn a lot from Clarke. but if you want a guide that helps you at the super market, the typical wine store (not one in NYC)...then get Andrea Immer's guide. Ever soooooooooo practical.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Over 1,600 entries on over 7,00 wines, February 6, 2006

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oz Clarke's Pocket Wine Guide 2006 (Oz Clarke's Pocket Wine Guides) (Hardcover)

With its A-Z organization, truly 'pocket' sized narrow format with a durable hardcover for lasting reference, and survey of wines from Napa to Lebanon, Pocket Wine Guide 2006 is a recommended reference pick for any who seek at-a-glance information. There are over 1,600 entries on over 7,00 wines, plus tips on top values and favorites and advice on how to match wine to food. The latest vintage information assures a current guide.

3.0 out of 5 stars A GOOD SECOND-LINE REFERENCE VOLUME, February 23, 2006

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Toner Low (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oz Clarke's Pocket Wine Guide 2006 (Oz Clarke's Pocket Wine Guides) (Hardcover)

While a decent enough compendium of wine info, it doesn't hold up against Hugh Johnson's better organized, more insightful guide. A good backup source for additional info but not what I'd go to for my primary research.