Good Wine Guide 2002 [Hardcover]

Robert Joseph (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 4, 2001

Essential reading for the wine buff, the beginner, the casual wine drinker and the bargain hunter, this annual wine guide will help you find the perfect bottle for every occasion. In a comprehensive survey of wine and wine-producing regions, wine writer Robert Joseph explains how to choose from the many different styles, flavours and vintages available. In a handy A-Z section, 2,750 entries are provided describing each wine, producer and region, together with definitions of hundreds of wine terms. Robert Joseph judges over 1,750 wines currently available, indicating with characteristic frankness those to savour or to scathe. An extensive directory of UK suppliers shows you where to find the vintage or variety you desire - whether by mail order, in the high street, at the supermarket or on the Web. Never afraid to puncture an inflated reputation or recommend a refreshing newcomer, Robert Joseph has given us a perfect book to consult when choosing, buying or drinking wine in the year 2002.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

As the brash, opinionated editor of the 2002 edition of the Good Wine Guide, Robert Joseph--founder of Wine magazine, columnist for the [London] Sunday Telegraph, and Web site host--presents a glossy volume as unctuously meretricious as an over-oaked Chardonnay. With more than 300 hardbound pages, the Good Wine Guide 2002 will never pass as one of the numerous "pocket" wine guides saturating the market, but it does share similar traits, albeit in puzzling proportions. Barely more than half the book is devoted to an A-to-Z of the entire world of wine, including terminology and producers (the entries for some of which being egregiously flip), while Joseph dedicates a whopping 18 pages to the preferred padding of pocket guides everywhere--food and wine matches. A risky chapter devoted to state-by-state retailers excludes California giant Beverages & More, but includes the defunct (later partially resuscitated) Wine.com; it's a lost gamble. Better are features such as full-color pages depicting wine labels from around the world and how to read them. And if California "White Merlot" does become the next big thing, it'll just prove that Robert Joseph is better at prognostication than presentation. --Tony Mason --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Review

Acclaimed wine writer and co-launcher of the world's biggest wine competition, "International Wine Challenge", Robert Joseph, brings all the information you will ever need about wine between the covers of this highly informative and often entertaining guidebook. From the background and insider's view of the industry through how to choose, store, and serve wine, to food/wine recommendations and an extensive 2003 wine catalogue including competition winners. The guide is well laid-out and easy to understand, intelligent enough to appease wine connoisseurs and simple enough for the novice. This is an ideal gift for all those interested in vinous facts and flavours. - Lucy Watson --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 415 pages
• Publisher: Dorling Kindersley H/B; Revised edition (October 4, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0751335126
• ISBN-13: 978-0751335125
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good reference/overview on wines, wineries and varietals., June 23, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Robert Joseph's Good Wine Guide 2000 (Hardcover)

This is an excellent reference book for either someone starting to enjoy wine or the more experienced wine drinker. It contains very good food / wine recommendations, wine ratings, winery ratings, wine definitions, and an overview of the wine growing regions of the world. Very comprehensive for a small book you can carry with you. It is well worth the money!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Maximum Info in a Quick Reference, September 24, 2001

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"1king" (Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Good Wine Guide 2002: The all-in-one wine companion -- buyers' guide and A-Z encyclopedia (Hardcover)

I have the 2000 version, just ordered the 2002 version. An excellent reference book for quick checks and general info. Contains more info than most, if not all wine books I have read/purchased. Just plain handy!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very useful book for me, a beginer drinker., August 6, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Good Wine Guide 2001 (Hardcover)

As an absolute beginner, I like this book. It's straightforward, easy to understand. It's not pretentious as some other wine books. The most part I like about this book is that the every pronunciation of the wines and grapes are spelled out. It's very useful for someone like who doesn't know French or Italian. I wish it were on tape as well.