Planet Wine: A Grape by Grape Visual Guide to the Contemporary Wine World (Mitchell Beazley Drink S.) [Hardcover]

Stuart Pigott (Author)

Book Description

Series: Mitchell Beazley Drink S. | Publication Date: July 28, 2006

Fasten your seat belts for a non stop, grape-by-grape tour of our wine planet! Combining witty words and provocative pictures, Stuart Pigott takes a simple, unique approach to describing how each of the major grape varieties taste. He provides invaluable information on their origins and flavors, where they are grown, the winemaker’s intervention, winemaking techniques, and environmental issues.
 
Winner of the Gourmand Best Wine Education Book 2004

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About the Author

Stuart Pigott was born in London and settled in Berlin in 1993. He has written numerous books on wine and is a regular contributor to Frankfurter Allegemeine Sonntagszeitung, Der Feinschmecker/WeinGourmet, the Los Angeles Times, Decanter (UK), and WINE (Australia). Stuart appears regularly on German television. He lives in Berlin.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: MITCH (July 28, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1840007761
• ISBN-13: 978-1840007763
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 8.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #919,249 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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