Wine Uncorked: My Guide to the World of Wine, Without the Sediment

Understanding wine is like understanding music: there are alwaysnew discoveries to be made. In music there are so many genres, andwithin each of these genres there are thousands of differentbranches that each take you in a different direction. Wine is thesame.The good news is that I have no interest in making you a Master ofWine – this is not that book. In fact, there is no book in existencethat could do that. Training to the highest levels of wineappreciation takes years of study and there are only a very smallhandful of people in the world who have reached those heights. Fulldisclosure: I am not one of them. Who I am is someone who loveswine and knows enough about it to make confident choices thatmostly pay off. And that’s what this book is about: choices. I can’ttell you which bottles of wine you will love – our tastes may becompletely different – but I can give you the knowledge andinformation that YOU need to help YOU identify what YOU arelooking for in a glass of wine.Though I love wine, there is a snobbery around it that I can’t stand.Over the centuries a mythology has built up that can feel impossibleto navigate – there are rules. Perhaps it’s because I’m French, butI’ve never been much of a rule follower, so while I will lay them outin this book, I will also tell you why they don’t matter. After all, it’sonly a drink. And in life we can and should do whatever we like! How To Select Wine For Its Taste, Not Its Packaging Or Its Price. Knowing The Difference Between All Those Bottles On The Supermarket Shelves Will Double The Pleasure You Get From A Glass Of Wine And, With Fred Sirieix As Your Guide, You'll Discover How To Get The Flavour You Want. In Wine Uncorked, Fred Decants A Career's Worth Of Expertise In His Own Friendly And Accessible Style, Revealing How Everything From Price Point To Percentage Impacts What Ends Up In Your Glass, How To Decipher A Label And Which Glass To Use. He'll Then Take Us On A Tour Of The Regions, Showing Us How The Landscape And Climate Work Their Magic On The Wine Produced Around The World, Highlighting Key Producers And Notable Vintages To Suit All Budgets Along The Way. Illustrated Throughout With Handy Infographics, Regional Maps And Annotated Wine Labels, This Is The Book For Anybody Who Has Ever Said, 'i Wish I Knew More About Wine.' How to select wine for its taste, not its packaging or its price. Knowing the difference between all those bottles on the supermarket shelves will double the pleasure you get from a glass of wine and, with Fred Sirieix as your guide, you'll discover how to get the flavour you want. In Wine Uncorked , Fred decants a career's worth of expertise, revealing how everything from percentage to vintage impacts what ends up in your glass, how to decipher a label and the optimum temperatures for serving. He then takes you on a tour of the regions, showing you how the landscape and climate work their magic on the wine produced around the world, highlighting key producers to suit all budgets along the way. If you have ever said, 'I wish I knew more about wine,' this is the book for you.