Saved in Sour Grapes recommends, Wine books
I’ve gone on record a number of times, expressing my disgust with Bordeaux. Not so much the wines, because they’re great but with the reverence, the prices and all the silliness that goes with the whole en primeur campaign. Here’s a book that could bring me back.
Saved in Sour Grapes recommends, Wine books
Without having his travelling buddy, James May, in tow, Oz Clarke has been able to focus and create a seminal work on Bordeaux, making what is a tough area to get to grips with a far more accessible place.
Saved in Sour Grapes recommends, Wine, Wine books
How I Saved the World from Parkerization (by Alice Feiring) is a well thought out, clearly presented book about how wines are being made to suit one particular person’s palate. The background To gain the recognition and high scores from one of the world’s most influential wine writers, Robert Parker, winemakers will adopt certain winemaking techniques. The [...]
Saved in Sour Grapes recommends, Wine books
Don’t want to commit to a wine course? Get this book instead and “learn” from home.
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Saved in Sour Grapes recommends, Wine books
Whether you’ve been smitten or bitten by wines from Burgundy, this wine book is for you.
Saved in Sour Grapes recommends, Wine, Wine books, €20-€30
If you only ever buy one wine book, then this probably should be it.
Saved in Sour Grapes recommends, Wine, Wine books
It’s 1976. Relatively unknown wines from California head over to Paris, give some of the best French wines one hell of a beating and in doing so, revolutionise the global wine industry. And there’s a genuinely interesting book about all this.
Saved in Sour Grapes recommends, Wine books
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More fine wine tastings from the Irish Wine Board.
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Saved in Sour Grapes recommends, Wine books
Quick review of a book I’m reading on the science behind wine growing, wine making and wine tasting. (Spoiler: it’s worth reading)
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