The Richard and Judy Wine Guide - Hardcover

Atkins, Susy; Wadsack, Joe; Sauboua, Jean Marc

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0007221096 ISBN 13: 9780007221097

Publisher: HarperCollins Entertainment, 2005

Synopsis

The book that will do for wine what Susanna and Trinny did for fashion.

The Richard & Judy Wine Guide takes you on a fun and fact-filled journey through the world of wine from the vine to the bottle, with tasting tips that will transform your drinking experience and impress your friends and family.

The key to The Richard & Judy Wine Guide is to help you get enjoyment from wine, demystifying the once elitist practice of wine-tasting by asking all the questions that you've always been too embarrassed to. What is the difference between Merlot and Bordeaux? Why should I inhale before I taste? How can I tell if a bottle is 'corked' and what does that actually mean? Do I really need to drink white wine with fish and red wine with steak?

Susy Atkins, Joe Wadsack and Jean Marc Sauboua – the experts from Channel 4's Richard & Judy Wine Club – take you first through the Old World and then the New, visiting each area and the growers that make the regions' most famous wines. They explain each stage of wine producing and how variations in practice, grape and weather can affect the taste of the wine. They'll give you recommendations so you can drink and learn along with them. The book closes with a look at the ultimate celebratory drink: Champagne!

This fantastic, hugely accessible wine guide is filled with stunning photographs of all the beautiful regions visited along the way. Illustrated panels are filled with fascinating and fun tasting-tips from our experts, covering everything you need to know from basic tasting techniques to the benefits of decanting, and starting your own cellar.

The Richard and Judy magic illuminates wine in the same way that it did literary fiction: in a fun, no-nonsense manner that you simply cannot ignore.

About this title

About the Author:

Susy Atkins is an award-winning wine writer, author and broadcaster, known for her ability to make the subject of wine tasting, lively, and accessible, particularly to women.
Jean-Marc Sauboua is a multi-award-winning French wine maker who has been described as 'sex-on-legs' and is recognised as one of the best winemakers in the world.
Joe Wadsack is a firm favourite with viewers for his flamboyant straight-talking style and has worked as a wine buyer and consultant for the leading Supermarket chains.
The book's Editor, Amanda Ross, is Joint Managing Director of Cactus TV, the company she set up with her husband Simon. Together they produce Richard & Judy, as well as conceiving the Richard & Judy Wine Club segment.

From the Back Cover:

What does it mean when a bottle is "corked"?
How do you serve wine to get the best flavours?
What's a claret?
What's the difference between New and Old World Sauvignon?
And when you discover you like a certain grape, what's the next wine you should try to broaden your horizons without wasting money?
Not just another wine book, this is the only guide that helps you directly as you taste along with the experts, gaining unprecedented insight through the passion of the growers. They'll give you the power to be confident about wine in any situation.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins Entertainment
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0007221096
• ISBN 13: 9780007221097
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320
• Editor: Ross Amanda