Oz Clarke's Pocket Wine Guide 2007 (Oz Clarke's Pocket Wine Guides) [Hardcover]

Oz Clarke (Author)

Book Description

Series: Oz Clarke's Pocket Wine Guides | Publication Date: November 6, 2006

Indispensable as ever, Oz Clarke’s now-classic pocket wine guide has been thoroughly and meticulously revised and updated for 2007, with much-anticipated lists of favorite wines, top values, and producers and regions to watch, as well as with new vintage reports. For increased browsability, this year’s guide will also include an all-new country-by-country index.

 

As user-friendly as it is complete, Oz Clarke’s Pocket Wine Guide 2007 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

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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

From the Inside Flap

Oz Clarke is known throughout the world for his phenomenal palate, witty style, and accurate predictions, as well as his enthusiasm for life in general and wine in particular. Whether you're a newly arrived wine lover or a seasoned oenophile, the 2007 edition of Oz Clarke's Pocket Wine Guide is an indispensable resource. Thoroughly and meticulously updated, Clarke's 2007 guide includes his much-anticipated list of favorite wines for the year along with the world's best wines, top values, and producers and regions to watch, as well as new vintage reports and helpful tips on matching food and wine, storing wine, and much more.

Along with the 1,600 reexamined and reconsidered wines, wineries, producers, and regions, what immediately sets this annual pocket guide apart from the competition is the A-Z format. Each entry, whether a wine, producer, grape, or region is accessible by name rather than by location. You can quickly find what you need. Once again, Oz Clarke has produced a guide of unrivaled quality. It is, quite simply, the best of all comprehensive pocket wine guides.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 344 pages
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (November 6, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 015101180X
• ISBN-13: 978-0151011803
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,141,917 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars If this was a wine I would give it a 75 rating., December 15, 2006

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This review is from: Oz Clarke's Pocket Wine Guide 2007 (Oz Clarke's Pocket Wine Guides) (Hardcover)

More of a wine dictionary than anything else. I find Hugh Johnson's guide much better for looking up individual vineyards and determining the quality of their wines.

Roger

5.0 out of 5 stars A compact take-along tote, April 14, 2007

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This review is from: Oz Clarke's Pocket Wine Guide 2007 (Oz Clarke's Pocket Wine Guides) (Hardcover)

Oz Clarke's a noted authority in the field and his POCKET WINE GUIDE is updated annual with the latest information: POCKET WINE GUIDE 2007 offers up an A-Z organization packing over 1,600 entries and over 7,000 wines into a handy 'best of' reference. From best years for grape-growing in regions from Africa to Australia to assessments of price and quality, here's the 'one stop shopper' place to consult an authority - in a compact take-along tote which lends to consumer consultation in a wine shop as well as library reference.