Oz Clarke S Wine Buying Guide 2002

In this accessible and up-to-date wine-buying guide, thousands of wines are listed by name, producer, vintage and price. The book also features a wealth of other essential information including region-by-region assessments, detailed vintage information and maturity charts. There are also profiles of over 100 top UK wine retailers. As in previous editions, Oz makes his own personal recommendations for Best Buys, Value-for-Money Wines and Top Supermarket Wines.

From 1984 to 2002 Oz Clarke's Wine Buying Guide became one of the most popular and accessible guides to buying wine in the UK, for both the wine trade and consumers. But the growth in internet use has made the publication of detailed price comparisons in annual book form almost redundant. So, keeping the wine recommendations and Oz Clarke's personal selections, and stripping out the historical duplication of information between his Pocket Wine Book and the Wine Buying Guide, leaves the most valuable content intact to form this pocket-sized new edition as a companion to Oz Clarke's Pocket Wine Book 2003.

From 1984 to 2005 OZ CLARKE'S WINE BUYING GUIDE has been the most authoritative, accessible and up-to-date guide to buying wine in the UK, the trusted bible of the wine trade and consumers alike. But, the growth in internet use has made the publication of detailed price comparisons in annual book form almost redundant. Keeping the wealth of wine recommendations and Oz Clarke's personal selections, and stripping out the historical duplication of information between POCKET WINE BOOK and the WINE BUYING GUIDE, leaves the most valuable content intact and makes this pocket-sized edition a true companion to OZ CLARKE'S POCKET WINE BOOK 2006. The guide offers readers 250 wine recommendations from 'The Wine Man', culled from the thousands he has tasted. The book contains sections on: Best Buys and Supermarket Selections - Oz Clarke's 250 favourite wines for 2006; Buying Wine on the Web; Oz Clarke's Wine Style Guide; How to Taste Wine - a step-by-step guide and finally, a Retailers' Directory - featuring the best wine retailers in the UK.

In this guide, thousands of wines are listed by name, producer, vintage and price, and all are available from wine merchants and leading supermarkets in Britain. Oz Clarke also offers his own particular recommendations.

Featuring an easy-to-use A-to-Z format, this pocket guide has new features including a series of intriguing personal lists--Oz's Favorites, Best-Kept Secrets, Producers to Watch--and an expanded glossary of wine terms. 2-color photos throughout.