Food & Wine Magazine's Wine Guide 2002: New Expanded California Section (Food & Wine Magazine's Official Wine Guide) [Paperback]

Jamal Rayyis (Author)

Book Description

Series: Food & Wine Magazine's Official Wine Guide | Publication Date: September 28, 2001

"...an accessible and current guide to the most glorious nectar ever made..."--Jacques Pépin. Food & Wine Magazine, the most trusted and popular publication on the best to put on your table, brings you everything you need to choose wine like a pro! From traditional producers like France and Italy to the newest names in winemaking, and from Champagne to dessert wines, you'll find exactly what's the best on the market right now. And, new in this edition: a special expanded section on California vintages, with evaluations of the largest, most available producers! Plus, for the first time, you'll find information on the products of Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa.
* The 1,000 best wine values available in the United States
* All price ranges included, and an emphasis on inexpensive "finds" and how to find them
* Ratings for wines that are in shops and on restaurant wine lists now
* Food and wine pairing index
* Descriptions of the specific recommended varieties tell you what you want to know about taste--body, light or full flavor, acidity, tannin--in layman's language, not wine-speak
You'll lift a delicious glass in praise of this guide!

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: AMERICAN EXPRESS (September 28, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0916103706
• ISBN-13: 978-0916103705
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,244,836 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent pocket companion, December 17, 2001

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a superintelligent shade of the color blue (minneapolis) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Food & Wine Magazine's Wine Guide 2002: New Expanded California Section (Food & Wine Magazine's Official Wine Guide) (Paperback)

This guide has two things going for it - one, it is small enough to take along to the store, and two, it is well-balanced. Many wine writers carry their tastes too far, leading to books that are 80/20 red/white or somesuch. Jamal Rayyis lets you know his tastes (and i'm biased... i share his lack of enthusiasm for bombastic over-oaked California chardonnays, and his interest in unusual grapes from unusual places), but he doesn't insist that you share them. He has an eye for real bargains (like Eastern European wines), and his food matching advice, while necessarily brief, is always interesting and useful.

Highly recommended.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BEST WINE GUIDE I HAVE SEEN, April 15, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Food & Wine Magazine's Wine Guide 2002: New Expanded California Section (Food & Wine Magazine's Official Wine Guide) (Paperback)

I must admit, I am a wine novice who is still learning all the rules, etc., but this little guide is SO HELPFUL!! Not only does the author recommend varietals from every price range and geographical region, but he also helps break down grape type, appelations, etc in a quick and easy format. This book gets to the point and is so perfectly organized it really helps break it all down. I recommend it for those learning (like me) as well as the expert wine shopper. I just love it.