"This book takes in his introduction to wine – at the age of three! – through his continued travels and championing of New World wines when they were less fashionable." – Matthew Nugent, The Irish Sun
“ You can feel Oz Clarke’ s expansive, chatty presence in every sentence” – Telegraph
"Reading Clarke may be the closest we’ ll come to sharing a glass of sack with the Bard himself." — David McIntyre, Washington Post
"Frankly, it's the best and most entertaining wine read I've had in years." — Tom Doorley, The Irish Mail
"You can never have too much of his captivating enthusiasm and rich knowledge and this is him at his best." — Waitrose magazine
"A rollicking good read." — Sommelier India
There have never been so many delicious and original wines in the world, and to discover them, all you need is a glass in your hand and Oz Clarke – the ideal wine companion. With his inimitable sense of adventure and fun, Oz explains how his fascination with flavor led him to abandon a promising acting career and follow his heart from Chablis to ‘ the lost Himalayan valleys of Yunnan’ in pursuit new taste experiences and wine thrills. He found them! Oz Clarke On Wine takes us on a fast-paced, witty romp around the grape varieties key to the world’ s major wine styles, then explores the vineyards and regions where a vast trove of wine treasure lies waiting for discovery. Oz’ s passion for sharing, his deep wine knowledge, and his ability to conjure up the wine world’ s most beautiful landscapes, make this book the most unputdownable wine read this century.
Includes:
- How Oz fell in love with wine: from his first dramatic encounter on a river-bank (aged three), to his post-performance tasting tales (after ‘ governing Argentina’ as General Peró n in the hit show Evita
- Oz explains how global warming affects what we drink today, and the new styles we can expect ‘ tomorrow’
- Organic and Biodynamic wines, Oz’ s favorite fizz
- The world’ s best-tasting wines, from Aconcagua to Okanagan, from Patagonia to east Yorkshire… , and wines to enjoy, from budget to blue chip… For sipping and savoring now. Or to age and enjoy in 10, 20, 30-years’ time…
Inhaltsverzeichnis
How I Discovered Wine Wine Grapes, Wine Styles My World of Wine What Next? – A future for wine? Glossary Acknowledgements Index
