The Wine Flavour Guide
  • Published: 19 October 2024
  • ISBN: 9781529913460
  • Imprint: Square Peg
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $45.00
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The Wine Flavour Guide

How to Pick the Best Wine for Every Occasion

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Pick the best bottle for your palate every time with this visual guide to understanding wine.

Do you love to have good wine, but feel unsure of how to tell a Pinot from a Merlot? Do you every find yourself wondering which option will suit your meal best? The Wine Flavour Guide will teach you how to pick the best bottle for every occasion.

Internationally recognised wine expert Sam Caporn is here to demystify wine once and for all.
- Discover how different wine-making processes create flavour
- Find out how where a wine shapes its taste
- Decode labels to identify how a wine will taste before you try it
- Learn how to savour wine like a pro
- Easily pair with food using intuitive advice

From Proseccos to Sauvignons, orange wines to rosés, there's an endlessly fascinating world of wines for you to explore, and The Wine Flavour Guide is your chic and simple map to understanding your palate and discovering delightful new favourites. Whether you're new to wine or a devoted connoisseur, this book will help you elevate your wine knowledge and think about flavour in a brand new way with helpful infographics and tips for picking an excellent bottle for every occasion at any price point.
  • Published: 19 October 2024
  • ISBN: 9781529913460
  • Imprint: Square Peg
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $45.00
Categories:

About the author

Sam Caporn

Sam Caporn is a wine expert who has written about wine and travelled the world extensively, buying and blending wines for the UK market for over 20 years. In addition to being only one of just over 400 people to hold the 'Master of Wine' qualification, she also holds the Madame Bollinger Medal for Outstanding Achievement for her ability to identify wines based on smell and taste alone. She runs wine tasting events and works as a consultant across the wine industry. She is a regular judge for Which? magazine, co-chairs the International Wine Challenge and has shared her wine expertise on Saturday Kitchen and This Morning.

Praise for The Wine Flavour Guide

Tells you everything you need to know about wine and how to get the best out of it.

The Field

A beautifully illustrated accessible guide.

Daily Mail (Gift Ideas for the Wine-Lover in Your Life)

Easy-to-read guide... [teaches] you to pick the perfect bottle for every occasion.

Daily Express

Demystifies the subject [of wine] ... Pop it in your basket and never fret about buying an unsuitable bottle again. Cheers!

Woman's Weekly (Zoe West shares her favourite picks for the week)

Wannabe wine buffs can be easily spotted in the supermarket… Instead of all that aisle indecision, arm yourself with The Wine Flavour Guide… and never fret about buying an unsuitable bottle again

Woman's Weekly

The mistress of wine. Although she’s a master of wine, this is all about how your palate works, and how you can taste different fruits … [it’s] bloody fantastic.

Tom Gilbey (The Wine Guy), author of 'Thirsty'
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