Wine Spectator's Ultimate Buying Guide: 8th Edition (Wine Spectator's Ultimate Guide to Buying Wine)
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (640 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0762419776 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 1132 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Review for WS Ultimate Guide to Buying Wine 8th Edition The previous editions of this book are very informative and helpful to both beginners and collectors.THIS new 8th edition however, is a complete departure from the old format, and in my opinion, it is a change for the worse. There are only the reviews for the past couple of years, . Timothy F. Halloran said Well constructed for the casual wine buff. Wine Spectator seems to have an excellent feel for who its audience is and what they want in a wine guide. Similar books by Hugh Johnson and Oz Clarke either skimp on the details with their pocket guides or inundate you with details in Encyclopedia sized tomes. This guide has just . A new format that is not as useful Past issues of the Wine Spectator Ultimate Guide included all of the past vintages for each wine listed. This one is departure from that, and only covers a short window (couple of years) for each wine. If I had know that I wouldn't have bought it.
No more excuses for buying wine based on label design! The popular Wine Spectator magazine's massive guide covers common recent vintages as well as rare collectibles. With that list, no one needs to rely on pretty labels anymore. Any wine enthusiast will do well with the table featuring "value wines" rated 85 points or higher but costing less than $12. This guide's most useful features are tables organizing the wines by overall quality or value. Each entry includes a rating on a 100-point scale, price information, and often a description of the wine--for example, "Wild and exotic, bursting at the seams with tons of round fruit flavors, lo
This is the only volume that gathers all the results of the magazine staff’s most current tastings into one convenient resource, and along with our other successful Wine Spectator titles, it’s sure to be a strong addition to our successful wine and spirits category.. The experts at Wine Spectator magazine have tasted tens of thousands of wines to provide oenophiles with a complete reference of exceptional wines from around the world. Each entry includes a full review and rating. Because it guides its readers to only the most sati
Wine Spectator is the premier American wine magazine. For more than 25 years, it has been the source for wine-tasting notes, best buys, winery profiles, ratings on wines from around the world, and much more.