Exploring & Tasting Wine

Explore the pleasures of wine with the experts from an award-winning wine school!
There is no more inspiring place to buy, drink, or study wine than at Berry Bros & Rudd’s historic building in St James’s, London. And now the firm’s internationally renowned school offers their class in book form. Whether you’re a newbie or looking to enhance your experience, Exploring & Tasting Wine gives you the tools to recognize, remember, and enjoy wine. It helps you answer such questions as: Why do I like this wine, not that one—and how can I use that knowledge to find other wines I’ll enjoy?Why does this wine work with that food? What about organic wine? Biodynamic wine? Natural wine? Featuring a foreword by actor and author Emma Thompson, a former Wine School pupil, the book focuses on the classic grape varieties and features groundbreaking graphics that describe vital factors such as aroma, flavor, and balance. Background pages broaden your understanding of wine and its components. This is not a book for wine snobs, it simply helps you answer the most pressing question of all: Is it good to drink?