"Red & White" - Book of the month December 2024
The book "Red & White" is written by Oz Clarke, one of the most famous wine communicators of this moment in the whole world.
In the book "Red & White" Oz brings together his passion for wine, the experience gained during his years working at various newspapers and signing the BBC's "Food and Drink" show, as well as the experience gained from visiting wineries around the world. Oz explains in simple words and relatively short chapters about the most important wine producing countries as well as the most famous wine styles. At the end you find some pointers about what to expect in the world of wine in the future.
Chapters:
Setting the Scene
In the book "Red & White" Oz brings together his passion for wine, the experience gained during his years working at various newspapers and signing the BBC's "Food and Drink" show, as well as the experience gained from visiting wineries around the world. Oz explains in simple words and relatively short chapters about the most important wine producing countries as well as the most famous wine styles. At the end you find some pointers about what to expect in the world of wine in the future.
Chapters:
Setting the Scene
- Discovering my unquenchable thirst for wine
- The brave new world of wine and how we got there
- Nature & nurture
- Some thoughts on wine tasting - everyone can do it
My World of Wine
- France: Birthplace of the classic wine sales
- Australia: Taking on the Old World
- New Zealand: Much more than Sauvignon Blanc
- USA: Out with the old, in with the new
- Canada: hot and cold
- Italy: Sangiovese, Nebbiolo and brilliant whites
- Spain: The Spain you know and the Spain you don't
- Portugal: Braking out beyond port
- South America: The original New World
- South Africa: Cape of new hope
- Germany, Austria & Switzerland: Big changes in a warming world
- Eastern Europe: New beginnings and an old survivor
- Georgia & the eastern Mediterranean: Where it all began
- England At last, Champagne has a rival
- China and the rest of Asia: The dragon stirs
The Styles that Shape the World of Wine
- Cabernet Sauvignon and Bordeaux: The empire of King Cab
- Chardonnay: From the sublime to the mundane
- Pinot Noir and Burgundy: Looking for the Holy Grail
- Syrah - Shiraz: A French-Aussie score draw
- Sauvignon Blanc: A reverse conquest
- Riesling and the Germanics: The wine gurus' darlings
- Fizz: Why Champagne and England reign supreme
- Local heroes: Can they go global?
- What next? A future for wine
- Some of my favourites
Reasons to read the book: With Red & White, you are in the hands of the best-informed and the most inspirational guide, and you will pick up a wealth of knowledge that Oz is bursting to share with you.
Where you can find the book: the book is published in English and you can find it online on Amazon.de; the orders are received in about 2-3 weeks.
Carmina Nițescu
Winesday.ro & Winesday App
Where you can find the book: the book is published in English and you can find it online on Amazon.de; the orders are received in about 2-3 weeks.
Carmina Nițescu
Winesday.ro & Winesday App