Pocket Guide to Fortified and Sweet Wines (Mitchell Beazley Pocket Guides) - Hardcover

Radford, John; Brook, Stephen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1840002484 ISBN 13: 9781840002485

Publisher: Mitchell Beazley, 2000

Synopsis

An exciting addition to Mitchell Beazley's highly successful series of pocket books, this new title is an invaluable guide to fortified and sweet wine producers. It features a wide range of wines, from Spain's crisp, invigorating fino sherry to Australia's sticky, toffee-like liqueur Muscat; from nervy, slaty Mosel Auslese to potent Tuscan Vin Santo. Wines from every sweet and fortified wine-producing country are explored and for each wine there are recommended producers with descriptions of their top wines and star ratings. - Divided into two distinct sections on fortified and sweet wines. - Includes star ratings for each producer. - Features nine maps of the key wine regions. - Offers advice on matching wines with food. - Written by two of the world's leading experts.

About this title

About the Author:

John Radford, author of Glenfiddich award-winning The New Spain, is an unrivalled specialist in Spanish and fortified wines. He is a consultant to the Spanish Commercial Office and lectures for the Wine and Spirit Education Trust. Stephen Brook's books Liquid Gold: Dessert Wines of the World and Sauternes and Other Sweet Wines of Bordeaux have confirmed his status as a leading expert on sweet wines. More recently, his book Pauillac won the Special Award from Andre Simon in 1999.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1840002484
• ISBN 13: 9781840002485
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208