Wine: A Tasting Course

Wine is the most complex and most rewarding of all beverages — a drink in which the interaction of soil, climate, vine variety, and winemaker’s art can produce thousands of distinct expressions from what is, at bottom, the same basic ingredient: fermented grape juice. DK’s Wine: A Tasting Course is the most comprehensive and most accessible introduction to understanding and appreciating wine that any single volume has provided.

Organised as a complete course — from the basics of viticulture and winemaking through the major grape varieties, the principal wine regions of the world, the art of tasting, and the practical business of buying, storing, and serving — the book combines DK’s unmatched visual approach with the expertise of professional wine educators. Tasting exercises using wines readily available in any decent wine shop allow readers to put theory immediately into practice.

Whether you are starting from scratch or deepening an existing appreciation, this is the definitive guide. Published by DK.