Wine has been popular for thousands of years, and for good reason. It is one of the most varied and versatile alcoholic drinks, coming in an array of colours, flavours and strengths and hugely enjoyable with or without food. When it comes to wine we are, quite literally, spoilt for choice.
If you, like many, love drinking wine but know precious little about it beyond its price in the shop, then Quicklook@Wine provides an instant solution to help you get to grips with this fascinating industry and its products. Wine expert Richard Avery takes you briefly and clearly through the story of wine, exploring the amazing care taken in its production and the marriage of art, science and luck needed for success.
There are many ways of producing different wines. Some, as we know, are much better than others. Learn how and why this is. What is the significance of the use of different grapes? What can you tell about a wine by looking at the bottle in a shop? How should you assess a wine that you have bought? All of these questions and many more are tackled in this intriguing guide to the world of wine.
Richard Avery represents the fifth generation of his family to be associated with the wine trade. He studied at the University of Bordeaux and worked in the business in France.
