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The Wine Flavour Guide

The Wine Flavour Guide

How to Pick the Best Wine for Every Occasion

Summary

What if there was a method for picking the best wine for you, on any budget and for any occasion? The Wine Flavour Guide is the illustrated book all wine lovers and connoisseurs need.

Sam Caporn is one of just over 400 people in the world to hold the expert status of Master of Wine. Drawing on three decades of experience tasting thousands of bottles as a consultant for brands and supermarkets, she created the Wine Flavour Tree infographic to demystify the 10 major categories you’ll encounter. In this informative visual guide to flavours, Caporn, the Mistress of Wine, covers everything you need to know about choosing and enjoying wine at any price points, throughout the seasons.


Discover:

· How to decode any wine label and buy the best value bottle

· Which wines you are likeliest to enjoy on a menu

· Simple expert tips for pairing your meal with a delicious wine

· What the names of wine styles can tell you about quality

· How wine is made and categorised around the world


By mastering the Wine Flavour Tree, you’ll never stand in the wine aisle for long, order the second cheapest option on the menu, or pick wines that overwhelm your palate again.

About the author

Sam Caporn

Sam Caporn is a wine expert who has written about wine and travelled the world extensively, buying and blending wines for the UK market for over 20 years. In addition to being only one of just over 400 people to hold the 'Master of Wine' qualification, she also holds the Madame Bollinger Medal for Outstanding Achievement for her ability to identify wines based on smell and taste alone. She runs wine tasting events and works as a consultant across the wine industry. She is a regular judge for Which? magazine, co-chairs the International Wine Challenge and has shared her wine expertise on Saturday Kitchen and This Morning.
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