Red Wine: The Comprehensive Guide to the 50 Essential Varietals and Styles

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This definitive compendium tells the story of red wine through the world's 50 essential varieties and styles, from Agiorgitiko to Zinfandel.

Award-winning authors Kevin Zraly and the World Wine Guys tell the story of red wine, grape by grape, revealing the vast world of the 50 essential varieties and styles. The introduction explains how red wine is made and how the winemaking process affects taste, and each chapter profiles a variety or style with comprehensive at-a-glance information covering tasting notes, food pairings, and recommended wines from bargains to splurges. Companion essays detail origins, typical characteristics, popularity, and other notable countries that produce each grape or style. Winemakers appear in their own words alongside gorgeous photography that brings red wine to vivid life.

All the favourites are here: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Sangiovese, and Syrah, covered in fascinating, eye-opening detail; alongside little-known gems, such as Amarone, Baco Noir, Xinomavro, and Zweigelt.

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This new, definitive resource for all things red wine covers 50 essential varieties and styles from around the world, plus facts about wine that everyone deserves to know perfect for wine newbies and experts alike. Marie Claire

Red Wine isnt a book made to collect dust on your shelf, its a book made to be used. brief and engaging narratives . . . make the book super user-friendly and a must-check before running out to the wine store. HuffPost

Red Wineis, simply stated, an exceptional book. Wineormous

With eye-catching photography and engaging anecdotes from winemakers the world over,Red Wine is . . . a great, easy-to-read resource with tasting notes, food pairings and more . . . which makes it a great gift for the novice and geek alike.Wine Enthusiast

This user-friendly guide is organized by grape rather than region. All the better for big Cabernet Sauvignon fans read up on global offerings and the authors specific wine suggestions ranging from bargain options to special occasion options for each varietal. Bundle this book with a nice bottle of red wine for the oenophile in your life. Itll be a hit. Oh, and Zraly is the founder of Windows on the World Wine School; DeSimone and Jenssen are the World Wine Guyswine, spirits, food and travel writers, educators and hosts. The combined expertise of the three wine minds behind this guide is equal to almost a century's worth of wine education and experience. Forbes.com

Its a great introductory book for a new wine lover the chapters are short and punchy but thoroughand also a very solid reference text for true experts as well. Santa Barbara Independent
This new, definitive resource for all things red wine covers 50 essential varieties and styles from around the world, plus facts about wine that everyone deserves to know perfect for wine newbies and experts alike. Marie Claire

Red Wine isnt a book made to collect dust on your shelf, its a book made to be used. brief and engaging narratives . . . make the book super user-friendly and a must-check before running out to the wine store. HuffPost

Red Wineis, simply stated, an exceptional book. Wineormous

With eye-catching photography and engaging anecdotes from winemakers the world over,Red Wine is . . . a great, easy-to-read resource with tasting notes, food pairings and more . . . which makes it a great gift for the novice and geek alike.Wine Enthusiast

This user-friendly guide is organized by grape rather than region. All the better for big Cabernet Sauvignon fans read up on global offerings and the authors specific wine suggestions ranging from bargain options to special occasion options for each varietal. Bundle this book with a nice bottle of red wine for the oenophile in your life. Itll be a hit. Oh, and Zraly is the founder of Windows on the World Wine School; DeSimone and Jenssen are the World Wine Guyswine, spirits, food and travel writers, educators and hosts. The combined expertise of the three wine minds behind this guide is equal to almost a century's worth of wine education and experience. Forbes.com

Its a great introductory book for a new wine lover the chapters are short and punchy but thoroughand also a very solid reference text for true experts as well. Santa Barbara Independent

Author Bio

Kevin Zraly is the founder and teacher of Windows on the World Wine School as well as the Sherry- Lehmann/Kevin Zraly Wine Club and master classes. His Windows on the World Complete Wine Course has sold more than 3 million copies worldwide. Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, the World Wine Guys, are wine, spirits, food and travel writers, educators and hosts. They are the authors of the successful Wines of the Southern Hemisphere.