2001 Wine Watch Guide

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Summary: Direct, Easy, Fast, Practical
Review: I like lists that are well organized and help me make good buying decisions fast. This book does that perfectly--- organizes wines by variety then, within each variety, lists the wines in order of their average score in taster competitions. The big payoff is another list that lists the wines by value (taster points per $). It's great. It's not for reading about wines it's for buying them.

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Summary: Excellent "Glovebox" Guide
Review: This is a great book for when you need to find an affordable quality wine in a hurry. It puts the annual wine competition results into a consistent point system, so you can compare all wines on an "apples to apples" basis. It gives you those results in a clear, easy-to-scan graphic format. As a result you can quickly see which wines scored highest. You can also see which ones give the most bang for the buck. I keep a copy in the glovebox of my car, and now I find that the wine I bring to a party never disappoints.

Rating:
Summary: Excellent "Glovebox" Guide
Review: This is a great book for when you need to find an affordable quality wine in a hurry. It puts the annual wine competition results into a consistent point system, so you can compare all wines on an "apples to apples" basis. It gives you those results in a clear, easy-to-scan graphic format. As a result you can quickly see which wines scored highest. You can also see which ones give the most bang for the buck. I keep a copy in the glovebox of my car, and now I find that the wine I bring to a party never disappoints.