{"id":3756,"date":"2023-11-27T10:14:43","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T10:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp\/?p=3756"},"modified":"2022-02-19T13:36:11","modified_gmt":"2022-02-19T13:36:11","slug":"grapes-wines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/grapes-wines\/","title":{"rendered":"Grapes &#038; Wines by Oz Clarke &#8211; review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-4-3 image-review alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/img\/Grapes%20web.jpg\" alt=\"Grapes and Wines\" width=\"256\" height=\"324\" \/> First published as Oz Clarke\u2019s Encyclopaedia of Grapes, Oz Clarke\u2019s new Grapes &amp; Wines, with Margaret Rand, is revised and updated to present the wine lover with the best information on a comprehensive selection of grapes and the wines associated with them.<\/p>\n<p>Oz Clarke has become a household name. He oft graces our TV screens and has written a shelf-load of books on wine. This particular volume might well act as an indispensable handbook for those of us who don\u2019t know much about wine and don\u2019t even know enough to ask about what we don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n<p>Seventeen classic grape varieties are covered in depth, with another fifteen major grapes also discussed in some detail. Oz touches upon more than three hundred grape varieties in total, categorized from Abouriou to Zinfandel.<\/p>\n<p>This is a book that will help to demystify wine. Each section is a one-stop-shop for information on the specifics of each grape variety.\u00a0 The chapters on the classic grape varieties are outstanding, with pages of historical context, terroir, taste profiles, countries growing particular grapes, and also notes on the most celebrated producers, as well as how to enjoy each wine at its best.<\/p>\n<p>Grapes &amp; Wines &#8211; A Comprehensive Guide to Varieties and Flavours is a book to give confidence to the beginner or non-professional wine enthusiast. It will be a must-have for anyone lucky enough to go on a wine tour, and gives the home wine buyer a few ideas for wines that will fit their personal taste. It\u2019s great value for money and is bound to become a best-seller. It\u2019s beautifully presented with illustrations, photographs, maps and diagrams, making this book truly gift-quality.<\/p>\n<p>Grapes &amp; Wines &#8211; A comprehensive guide to varieties and flavours<br \/>\nAuthors: Oz Clarke and Margaret Rand<br \/>\nPublished by: Pavilion Books<br \/>\nPrice: \u00a325.00<br \/>\nISBN-10: 190910862<br \/>\nISBN-13: 978-1909108622<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/?cat=20&amp;tag=wine\"><strong>Read reviews of more books about wine here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Wine guidebook review by Chrissie Walker \u00a9 2018<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First published as Oz Clarke\u2019s Encyclopaedia of Grapes, Oz Clarke\u2019s new Grapes &amp; Wines, with Margaret Rand, is revised and updated to present the wine lover with the best information [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4476,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,24],"tags":[919,615,1266,1030,3],"class_list":["post-3756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-books","category-food-travel-guides","tag-alcohol","tag-drink","tag-grapes-wines","tag-oz-clarke","tag-wine"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Grapes &amp; Wines by Oz Clarke - review - Mostly Food and Cocktails<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"First published as Oz Clarke\u2019s Encyclopaedia of Grapes, Oz Clarke\u2019s new Grapes &amp; Wines, with Margaret Rand, is revised and updated. 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