Mitchell Beazley: Red Wine Guide: A Complete Introduction To Choosing Red Wines

Whether you prefer a refreshing rose, a mature claret, a deeply fruity New World red or a rich, heavy port, the Red Wine Guide explores the styles available and features cross-referencing to help you discover which regions and grape varieties best suit your tastes. The character and background of each style of red wine is explored, with hints and tips on matching it with food and basic information about wine laws also included. The essential, up-to-date, no-nonsense A-Z guide to the myriad of red wine styles available through retailers, mail-order and supermarkets today. - The complete reference book to the red wines of all the key countries, regions, appellations, styles and grapes around the world. - Bullet points offer at-a-glance information about the grapes and wine styles of all regions and countries listed, plus recommended food matches. - It lists the red wines that best represent their style, with price bands and quality ratings for each. - A "where next" cross-referencing system helps the reader discover new and exciting alternatives to suit all their tastes. - Extensive colour pictures and maps throughout the book complement the information in the text.