A complete home wine tasting course from the basics of grapes to blind tasting from
celebrated wine critic and educator Rose Murray Brown Master of Wine. The perfect wine
gift for any wine lover A Taste for Wine is a complete home wine-tasting course from
award-winning wine critic and educator Rose Murray Brown MW. ONE OF THE TIMES BEST BOOKS OF
2025 ONE OF FORBES' ESSENTIAL WINE AND SPIRIT BOOKS OF 2025 ' How do you distil a
lifetime of knowledge and learning into 224 pages?...Rather than a dry encylopaedic catalogue
of wine grapes and styles this is a series of masterclasses for the layperson. So you cover
all the ground at your own pace - with a glass in hand.' Tony Turnbull The Times '
Books of the Year 2025' - Begin with the key elements of taste before learning how wine
is made and the effect this has on flavor. - Familiarize yourself with every significant grape
variety and the wine countries of the world including a complete directory of international
wineries to visit. - Dive into natural orange and low-alcohol wines and enjoy expert at-home
food and wine matching. - Prepare for a changing world of wine with features on everything
from urban wineries to PiWI grapes. A Taste for Wine includes ten step-by-step tasting
practices in which to apply your newfound knowledge interspersed throughout the book: 1.
Classic Whites 2. Classic Reds 3. Full Rich Whites 4. Crisp Delicate Whites 5. Soft
Juicy Reds 6. Sparkling Wines 7. Comparing Sweetness 8. Fortified Wines 9. Full Rich Reds
10. Taste Trends ' Rose Murray Brown has written a genuinely useful guide to tasting in
the no-nonsense vein of Mary Poppins.' - Club Oenoloqique
