Clarke and Spurrier's Fine Wine Guide

Clarke and Spurrier's Fine Wine Guide

by Oz Clarke (Author), Steven Spurrier (Author)

Synopsis

Clarke & Spurrier's FINE WINE GUIDE is the ultimate guide to the world's best wines. Every lover and collector of fine wines needs to look up the best producers or vintages in order to make quick evaluations - when buying or reviewing past purchases, eating out, or when travelling. Wine writers Oz Clarke and Steven Spurrier have joined forces and drawn on their vast personal knowledge and years of tasting experience to put together this connoisseur's bible. The guide is organized by country and wine region and covers only the world's best wines - though not necessarily the best known - in an easy-to-use format of at-a-glance lists of the best wines, best vineyards, best producers and other essential information, followed by more detailed A-Z lists of the top wine names and top producers within each region or country. The information is fully cross-referenced within each section, so that it is possible to locate a wine recommendation by way of the wine name, the cru, the grower or the year. There is also a comprehensive index to help you quickly find thousands of recommended wines and producers.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Little, Brown
Published: 12 Nov 1998

ISBN 10: 0316647535
ISBN 13: 9780316647533
Book Overview: * Targeted advertising campaign in DECANTER, THE SUNDAY TIMES and DAILY TELEGRAPH * Author PR activity to include media interviews and wine tasting events (some jointly with Steven Spurrier) * Poster and single copyholder * To be submitted for Christmas catalogues

Media Reviews
When two noses such as those of Steven Spurrier and Oz Clarke collude, the results are bound to be extraordinary. Spurrier is probably best known for the notorious blind tasting in Paris in the 1970s in which world-class experts ranked a Californian wine higher than the grandest Bordeaux crus classes. The energetically egregious Clarke has consistently managed to combine a breezy style with the highest standards of taste and discrimination. This guide is aimed unapologetically at the top end of the market; and with an aristocratic disregard of price (the wines are likely to be expensive, some of them grotesquely so) the emphasis is firmly on luxury and quality. The concentration of top-end wines in this book is intoxicating in the extreme. As Clarke and Spurrier review the chateaux of Bordeaux, the phrases take on a kind of music: beautiful dense fruit, never too heavy nor too extracted ; true botrytis richness and depth ; seduces when young but can improve for several decades ; deep smoothness of fruit but also balancing tannins . The judgements are not handed down lightly. No South African wine, for example, is awarded the top rating of three stars, despite the extraordinary quality of wines produced in the country. At this level, the competition is severe. Whether your intention is investment or pleasure, Clarke and Spurrier will show you how to spend your money wisely. Robin Davidson, AMAZON.CO.UK REVIEW ...an excellent country by country, personal guide to some of the world's best [wines]. Better still, the producer entries give some of the most descriptive impressions of what you'll actually find in the glass. DECANTER
Author Bio
Oz Clarke is a highly respected authority on wine. He appears regularly on BBC's Food and Drink and writes on wine for the Daily Telegraph. Steven Spurrier has been working in the wine trade since 1964 is currently a successful and respected wine consultant and writer.