Oz Clarke S Wine Guide 2002

Oz Clarke's wine guide has been completely revised and updated once again and this edition for 2002 features more than 1600 main entries, including a series of personal lists (such as Best Kept Secrets and Producers to Watch) and the expanded glossary of wine terms. There are in-depth wine profiles of classic wine and grape varieties, all the vintage information you need, recommended producers, clear symbols, helpful cross-referencing and extensive world-wide coverage.

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.

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.

First published in hardcover as Oz Clarke’s Encyclopedia of Grapes, Oz Clarke’s Grapes and Wines is newly revised and updated to provide the most current information on an even wider array of grapes. Oz covers chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon, and fifteen other "classic" grapes in depth, and includes features on tradition and innovation, methods used in the vineyard and the winery, and different wine styles around the world. He also provides vivid descriptions of more than three hundred grape varieties organized in his renowned A-to-Z format, as well as a glossary of technical terms and a wine decoder that lists which grapes go into which wines.This authoritative volume by one of the world’s great wine writers is all you need to distinguish among grape varieties— the wines they create and the flavors they contribute—and to make an informed choice on selecting the most satisfying wines.

An introduction to the world of wine by the acclaimed wine writer covers the basics of grapes, regions, and vintages, and ends his tour on the wine rack with valuable advice on how to choose the best bottle.

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.

OZ CLARKE'S WINE GUIDE is the most authoritative and up-to-date wine-buying handbook available today. Thousands of wines are listed by name, producer, vintage and price, and all are available from wine merchants and leading supermarkets in Britain. Oz makes his own personal recommendations, lists 'best buys' and picks the top of the supermarket own-brand wines. In addition, his guide provides a wealth of useful background information, including region-by-region assessments; detailed vintage charts; maturity charts and cost-of-a bottle diagrams. Established in 1984, this guide, now in its fifteenth edition, is considered to be the bible of the wine trade.