{"product_id":"the-concise-guide-to-wine-and-blind-tasting","title":"The Concise Guide to Wine and Blind Tasting","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; color: #444444; margin: 0px; text-shadow: #ffffff 1px 1px 0px; cursor: text; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444;\"\u003eThe Bootcamp Manual for Aspiring Masters\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eSpecial Colour Edition, with 505 b\u0026amp;w pages and 35 full-page colour wine maps\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eA comprehensive education in wine.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\"\u003e—The Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eThis book is for all those seeking to acquire a deep and systematic appreciation and understanding of wine, whether for exams, work, or pleasure. It outlines a simple yet robust framework for analyzing wine as objectively as possible, and provides all the background knowledge that you need to interpret your findings, covering everything from grape varieties and vineyard management to winemaking techniques and the world's most important wine styles. It seeks throughout to examine in what ways a particular wine is unique and different from other, similar wines. For example, why and in what ways is Pauillac, in Bordeaux, different from Pomerol, also in Bordeaux? Why and in what ways is Mosel Riesling different from Riesling from the Rheingau, or the Nahe, or Alsace, Austria, or Australia?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eThis book is dedicated to all wine lovers, and should prove particularly useful to amateur and competitive blind tasters, students on higher-level wine courses, sommeliers, and anyone else who buys, sells, or recommends wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eIncludes recommended producers and vintages for every major wine region.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2 style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; color: #444444; margin: 0px; text-shadow: #ffffff 1px 1px 0px; cursor: text; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444;\"\u003ePraise for previous editions\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eA rigorous, highly focused, well-honed bootcamp manual (Bible might be a better word) for the likes of WSET diploma students, MW students, Master Sommelier students, and anyone else who thinks that blind tasting competitions are a riot. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\"\u003e—Tamlyn Currin for JancisRobinson.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eWhile Burton suggests that readers should develop their own tasting markers, this book is a great jumping-off point for wine professionals or eager hobbyists as they develop their personal tasting grids. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\"\u003e—Alissa Bica for Wine \u0026amp; Spirits Magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eA book that will be of benefit to anyone taking a Wine \u0026amp; Spirit Education Trust (WSET) course in the coming years.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\"\u003e—Paul O'Doherty for JancisRobinson.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eSplendid, concise, up-to-date, comprehensive and accurate.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\"\u003e—Clive Coates MW, author of The Wines of Burgundy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eDelightful yet sophisticated.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\"\u003e—Konstantinos Lazarakis MW, author of The Wines of Greece\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2 style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; color: #444444; margin: 0px; text-shadow: #ffffff 1px 1px 0px; cursor: text; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444;\"\u003e \u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch2 style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; color: #444444; margin: 0px; text-shadow: #ffffff 1px 1px 0px; cursor: text; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444;\"\u003eContents\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\"\u003ePart I: Foundations and Blind Tasting\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e1. The Philosophy of Wine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e2. The History of Wine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e3. Principles of Viticulture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e4. Principles of Winemaking\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e5. The Art and Science of Blind Tasting\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\"\u003ePart II: France and Sparkling Wines\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e6. Alsace\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e7. Burgundy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e8. The Rhône\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e9. Bordeaux\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e10. The Loire\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e11. Other Notable French Regions and Appellations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e12. Champagne and Sparkling Wine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\"\u003ePart III: Europe and Fortified Wines\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e13. Germany\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e14. Austria, Switzerland\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e15. Hungary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e16. Greece\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e17. Georgia, Lebanon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e18. Italy: North-East\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e19. Italy: North-West\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e20. Italy: Central\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e21. Italy: South, Sicily, Sardinia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e22. Spain, Tenerife, Lanzarote\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e23. Portugal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e24. Port, Madeira, Vin Doux Naturels\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e25. Sherry, Montilla-Moriles\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\"\u003ePart IV: Wines of the World\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e26. New Zealand\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e27. Australia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e28. South Africa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e29. Chile\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e30. Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e31. USA, Canada\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e32. China, Japan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2 style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; color: #444444; margin: 0px; text-shadow: #ffffff 1px 1px 0px; cursor: text; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444;\"\u003e \u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch2 style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; color: #444444; margin: 0px; text-shadow: #ffffff 1px 1px 0px; cursor: text; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444;\"\u003ePreface to the new fifth edition\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eWho knows more loves more, and loving more tastes\/enjoys more.\u003c\/em\u003e —Saint Catherine of Siena \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eIt is sometimes said, not by me, that the world of wine has grown too large for a single man or woman to cover. When blind tasting began in the 1960s, it was mostly a matter of distinguishing Pauillac from Graves or Gevrey from Chambolle, with the occasional Rhône thrown in for thrills. It helps, of course, that I’ve visited many of the world’s wine regions, that I regularly attend tastings, and that I drink wine with every dinner—seeking to be as eclectic as possible at my table. Certainly, none of my other books has cost so much of myself to write, to say nothing of the visits to the dentist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eAs you’d expect, this new edition includes new statistics, regulations, appellations, producers, vintages… As the book is now over five hundred pages long, I’ve had to balance expansions with deletions—meaning that the writing is more concise than ever (concise, in case you’re jeering, is not the same as short).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eProducers and vintages have often been granted their own separate sections. Not all ‘great’ vintages are my kind of vintage. So when recommending vintages, I have often \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eemboldened\u003c\/strong\u003e one or two recent vintages that are maybe more classic or elegant or mineral, and that I personally favour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eThere are some \u003ca style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #0066cc;\" href=\"https:\/\/neelburton.com\/2022\/09\/26\/blind-wine-tasting-resources\/\"\u003eadditional resources\u003c\/a\u003e on my website, including virgin blind tasting sheets, colour wine maps, and the stylistic profiles at the end of the section on blind tasting. Feel free to download, print, and share these resources. The stylistic profiles can be used as crib sheets when blind tasting, or teaching blind tasting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eDifferences of opinion are inevitable in a work such as this, and, being just one man, I am bound to have made a few errors and misjudgements. Do let me know if you spot any, and I will do my best to address them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eThis book was made from love, and has little-to-no marketing behind it. If you think others might benefit from it, please leave a review or even just a rating to help them find and trust it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eHappy tasting, and may this book assist you on this very worthwhile journey. At first, wine seemed like a nothing; but looking back, it turned out to be everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eNeel Burton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; cursor: text; color: #444444; padding: 0px; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eIf you’re a WSET student, sommelier or MW student preparing for exams, you’d be foolish not to have this book open next to you through every study session and every tasting. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\"\u003e—Tamlyn Currin for JancisRobinson.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Acheron Press","offers":[{"title":"Case Bound - PPC","offer_id":66934884368688,"sku":"9781913260675","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/the-concise-guide-to-wine-and-blind-tasting","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}