Red & White: An unquenchable thirst for wine

About this book

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 ANDRE SIMON AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE FORTNUM AND MASON DRINK BOOK AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES BEARD AWARD With Red & White Oz Clarke has reinvented wine writing. This is a book to read for pleasure rather than merely refer to. Combining fast-paced witty memoir with passionately opinionated guide Oz pops the cork on his life-long love affair with wine. The best loved wine communicator of our time Oz Clarke is the guest you want at your table the person to select the wine and the ideal drinking companion. He explains how why & where he fell in love with wine; he explains the essentials of how wine is grown and made today; then takes you into the worlds wine regions and introduces you to the wines he loves. Oz reveals how he tastes wine and how you can enjoy wine whatever the budget. He covers with equal care & attention all categories of wine from the blue-chip to the most affordable. With Red & White you are in the hands of the best-informed and the most inspirational guide and you will pick up without even trying a wealth of knowledge that Oz is bursting to share with you. With climate change and the move to organic & sustainable practices wine is evolving faster than ever before. And hundreds of local grape varieties until recently facing extinction are also being rediscovered. There have never been so many brilliant & original wines. To discover them all you need is a glass in your hand a sense of adventure and Ozs Red & White as your companion & inspiration!