Wine By Style

Rating:
Summary: Very helpful
Review: A quick summary: a wine-flavoured white, red or rose weighing around 750 grammes net is better than any amount of "yellow wine". Other helpful suggestions include how to chill wines (the fridge is my preferred mechanism) and how to drink them (from the bottle is considered poor form in the enclosures on Royal Day at Ascot, as I found to my cost.)

Rating:
Summary: Very helpful
Review: A quick summary: a wine-flavoured white, red or rose weighing around 750 grammes net is better than any amount of "yellow wine". Other helpful suggestions include how to chill wines (the fridge is my preferred mechanism) and how to drink them (from the bottle is considered poor form in the enclosures on Royal Day at Ascot, as I found to my cost.)

Rating:
Summary: A nice book to have around
Review: I have really enjoyed having this book. It's a joy to read and doesn't require me to go from cover to cover. It's not an exhaustive study, but rather has enough information to get me started in understanding a particular style. The book is divided into sections on each style (medium-bodied reds, full-bodied reds, rarities, dessert wines, etc) and in each section she provides an informative listing of the better-known wines in that style. The book itself is of very high quality and has lovely photos so it's fun to flip through.

Rating:
Summary: A starting point for exploring your own wine preferences
Review: The author has divided the wine world into a manageable number
of intuitive categories. There is also sufficient detail
to distinguish wines within a category. Try some of the
wines in each classification. When you find some you like
you'll have discovered many more you will likely enjoy.
Beyond the author's clever taxonomy is good introductory
material on the basics and beyond. A great reference and
a fun roadmap!