Book description
An authoritative and inspirational winetasting course, from one of the world's leading wine educators.
'Explains the mechanics of taste and tasting better than any book I've seen.' - Richard Ehrlich, Independent on Sunday
Learn how to taste wine, with one of the world's leading wine educators.
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1 author picked Essential Winetasting as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I began my education in wine in small classes run by Michael Schuster; this book is the next best thing. The title makes it sound a bit tedious, but it’s not. Inside is the key – ‘Taste with your head, and drink with your heart.' It is a bit depressing to hear someone say that ‘I don’t know about wine, but I know what I like’ – it sounds as though the speaker is embracing ignorance. Rather, it should be ‘this is a wine that I like and this is why.’ Besides, what could be more fun than learning about…
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