Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes

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Summary: If you don't know wine grapes, you will!
Review: Everything you ever wanted to know, and everything you needed to know about grapes!

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Summary: Comprehensive and user-friendly
Review: One of Jancis Robinson's virtues is her ability to share her passion. This characteristic is even more valuable in a dictionary style guidebook. Her smart cross-references let you surf avidly and with fluency.

Far from being an only-enologists book, it is useful for any wine fan with additional interests like geography, traveling, word origins, agriculture and history.

If your approach to wine is not only a drinking centered one this is a save bet for you.

Finally: Two cokes are two cokes but two red wine glasses may be a Garnacha from Priorat and a Californian Sangiovese.

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Summary: Brilliant, of course!
Review: What can you say about the most comprehensive encyclopaedia of wine grapes written by the world's foremost expert on the subject, when that person also happens to be a clear and charming writer as well? If you want to know about grapes, find out from the woman who has offered her entire cellar to the person who can outstrip her knowledge on the subject. Wonderful!