Perhaps it is this: I love wine because it is one of the last true things. And it’s not about the need to retell what I have learned, though I can lie awake for hours thinking about how to capture a wine in words. It’s not about scoring or competitive analysis, though like any wine pro, I’m game for the next blind tasting.

What is it about wine that I hold so deeply? What is this endless attachment? Read Excerptĭuring the ten years it took to write the first edition of The Wine Bible and the four years it took to write this second edition, I have often asked myself why wine matters. A deeper grape glossary including 400-plus varieties, and an expanded Mastering Wine Section incorporating latest science on taste and smell. Expanded chapters on France, Italy, Australia, South America, and the U.S. New fully revised Great Wines section with recommended bottles to try for each country and region. A new section called In the Beginning… Wine in the Ancient World. Plus this completely updated 3rd edition offers: New chapters on Great Britain, Croatia, Israel. Page after page grounds the reader deeply in the fundamentals-vineyards and varietals, climate and terroir-while layering on passionate asides, tips, anecdotes, definitions, illustrations, maps, labels, and over 400 photographs in full-color. It’s America’s bestselling wine book, now fully revised, updated, and in color!īeloved and trusted by everyone, from newcomers starting their wine journey to oenophiles, sommeliers, restaurateurs, and industry insiders, The Wine Bible is comprehensive, entertaining, authoritative, beautifully written, and endlessly interesting.

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